Pineapple leaf brush

Pineapple leaf stamp

- Leaves of a fresh pineapple (1-3 are enough)
- Microwave (optional)
- Fork
- Cutting board
- Wooden stick (mine was 17 cm long and 0.5cm in diameter but you can use other sticks too)

WHAT YOU NEED

- Dried leaves of a pineapple (at least 4)
- A piece of wood (8 cm x 8 cm x 1.2 cm) -> the size doesn't have to be the exact same but it shouldn't be thicker than 1.5 cm if you want to use it with a press
- Hot glue gun (or strong universal glue)

Wanna see more? Check out more of my results and please send yours to @the_pineapple_challenge

Preparation

WHAT YOU NEED

CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW I PREPARED THE STICK

HOW TO USE

You can use the leaf stamp with the letterpress or by hand, both is recommendable in this case. It depends how intense your print should be.

In this picture you can also see some variations of brushes that I made. What is your idea?

Disclaimer You cannot wash the stamp! It can happen that parts come off during printing. Don't worry about that and just go for it. Try to make a few nice prints before you have to say goodbye to it :)

The brush can be used like a normal brush. In the beginning it feels a bit weird but you will get the hang of painting with it. I recommend to go for something abstract and not too detailed. You can work with the different properties of each brush.

Wanna see more? Check out more of my results and send yours to @the_pineapple_challenge