Take two or three colors of tinted gumpaste and knead lightly together.
Next,
roll the gumpaste out quite thin.
Lay
the rolled out gumpaste over the veiner and press quite hard.
Turn
the veined gumpaste over with the veined side facing upwards.
Place
your leaf cutter over the gumpaste, center over the veined area and cut out.
Remove
leaf and lay aside.
Place the leaf on a former to dry. I also sometimes use crumpled aluminum foil
as a former.
When
leaves are almost dry, dust with various colors of luster dusts you have chosen
to use, blending colors together.
When
leaves are dry, steam over a teakettle by moving the leaf in a circular motion 3
or 4 times above the steam.
Another
photo showing better detail and color of the leaves.
Copywritten ©
2003
by George Fowler the author of the above work.
