Tutorial: Preserving Moss
Posted: 24. 11. 2021.
I'm currently exploring new scenic photography ideas, and I finally got to use the leaf preservation technique with glycerine I heard so much about. This straightforward step-by-step covers the topic of how to make your natural moss last.
I've made several batches in the past weeks, until I finally had enough new scenery to do test scenic shots. Here are a few:
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Great tutorial! do you think there would be any issues using this preserved moss as basing material?
I think it would be just fine in terms of staying preserved. Depending on what you’re trying to achieve/simulate on a base, and how big that base is, it may be easier to use synthetic alternatives. But I don’t know what your idea is.
Great tutorial. Fantastis presentation. I will use it.
The trees you use behind the moss looks so good… How do you do that?
Thank you
Mychyt
Thank you Mychyt! The trees were made of dried seafoam plant. First sprayed black, and then sprayed with glue and flocked with green leaf flock. All the aforementioned materials are commonly available in shops with miniature & diorama supplies. The resulting trees look nice and realistic, but are rather delicate. So I would not recommend for gaming terrain, but they’re fantastic for dioramas and photography.
I just got some moss today to try out this method for a wargaming base, it looks very good. Some questions came up for me though, like how might the moss change with age (color, texture, etc) and if I should paint it to keep a consistent color over time
Hi Ethan, preserved moss’s green may fade over a longer period of time. Some of mine has faded somewhat, while some is still holding its original colour. I’ve seen people successfully dye it by adding green food colouring to the glycerin water when preserving it, but I have not tried that myself.
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This is awesome, thanks for sharing. I’ll have to try this!
By Bryan on 2021 11 25