Hello. I’ve had excellent results spray painting. In fact I spray painted craft fabric leaves gold bronze and silver and made a wired garland to display during the fall. I particularly like the Rustoleum metallic spray paint
Place your leaves in a shallow box and spray paint with metallic gold paint (Rustoleum is excellent). Several light coats will work great, then turn them over and do the same to the backside. Painted leaves can be beautiful!
Painting leaves and using them as prints are fun and easy art projects that you will be able to do at home with leaves that you find and a few simple art supplies.
Hi Julia, it's going to depend on the type of leaf you use. Hard leaves like holly, brush cherry, or magnolia work beautifully when you use spray paint.
Hi! When my daughters were in Girl Scouts we made some beautiful decorations using fall leaves and gold spray paint. If you are painting carved leaves or something like that, I would use a craft paint in metallic gold. Good luck!
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Here's what 1 lady did with leaves and branches:
https://jenwoodhouse.com/gilded-branches/
Spray paint
I would use spray paint.
Spray paint would be the way would go. RustOleum has a line of metallic spray paint.
Hello. I’ve had excellent results spray painting. In fact I spray painted craft fabric leaves gold bronze and silver and made a wired garland to display during the fall. I particularly like the Rustoleum metallic spray paint
Place your leaves in a shallow box and spray paint with metallic gold paint (Rustoleum is excellent). Several light coats will work great, then turn them over and do the same to the backside. Painted leaves can be beautiful!
Painted Gold Leaves
http://diohomeimprovements.com/2013/09/21/painted-gold-leaves/
I agree. Spray paint. Rustoleum 2X spray paint
Here is how to paint them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJq7idpS73A
I've spray painted leaves for decor. Personally I liked the Krylon brand. Good luck!
Painting leaves and using them as prints are fun and easy art projects that you will be able to do at home with leaves that you find and a few simple art supplies.
And you ask very Good Question.
Hi Julia, it's going to depend on the type of leaf you use. Hard leaves like holly, brush cherry, or magnolia work beautifully when you use spray paint.
LAy them on news paper and hand paint one side at a time with a small brush
Hi! When my daughters were in Girl Scouts we made some beautiful decorations using fall leaves and gold spray paint. If you are painting carved leaves or something like that, I would use a craft paint in metallic gold. Good luck!
Spray paint for sure.
They need to be dried out. Then can of spray paint. You could hang them with cloths pins to dry
I think spray paint would be a good way to paint your leaves. Good luck with your project!