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Leaf casts
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:38 am
by Manfred
Dear all
enclosed leaf csts of "wine" made with clear nail lacquer from my wife
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Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:23 am
by mrsonchus
Very nice - they really have come-out well!
A great method for quick documentation of surface characters, and with almost fresh morphology too.
Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:44 am
by MichaelG.
Beautiful results, Manfred
MichaelG.
Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:07 am
by Hobbyst46
Magnificent !
Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:05 pm
by DonSchaeffer
How do you make these?
Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:00 am
by SWmicro
Manfred wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:38 am
enclosed leaf csts of "wine" made with clear nail lacquer from my wife
Thanks for showing, very interesting.
This could be a whole new hobby for me
DonSchaeffer wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:05 pm
How do you make these?
Don, see my other post for a method using wood glue.
viewtopic.php?f=6&p=92800#p92800
Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:28 am
by Manfred
Thank you all for nice comments...
@Don: It`s avery simple method, cover the surface of a leaf with clear nail varnish or glue, let it try and after that peel it off, mount the skin on a slide.
Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:46 am
by MicroBob
Hi Manfred,
beautiful images! This really is a nice method with several possible variations. Apart from solvent based nail polish one can use UV curing nail polish or uv glues.
Bob
Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:47 am
by MicroBob
And the kit:
Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 8:06 am
by Manfred
Thanks Bob for additional information
Re: Leaf casts
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 4:11 pm
by Chris Dee
Fascinating. Nice work Manfred.