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I looked over some processes that I could be used to make transparent or skeletal the sheets, I had an experimentation stage with this process. I started by leaving the leaves in a container with water for a week, during this time the chlorophyll of the leaves was fading, so the water became dirty and had to be changed every week. After the first month, I noticed that only the leaves type: Maple, Oak, Elm, Field maple, Poplar and Field Maple lasted and did not break or disintegrate easily. These were the leaves that I worked with. | I looked over some processes that I could be used to make transparent or skeletal the sheets, I had an experimentation stage with this process. I started by leaving the leaves in a container with water for a week, during this time the chlorophyll of the leaves was fading, so the water became dirty and had to be changed every week. After the first month, I noticed that only the leaves type: Maple, Oak, Elm, Field maple, Poplar and Field Maple lasted and did not break or disintegrate easily. These were the leaves that I worked with. | ||
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The first set of leaves were submerged in water for 2 and a half months. The change was very slow, I could observe the small pieces of the coating or waxy cuticle of the leaves. The second set of leaves was in water with sodium carbonate. I put the baking soda in the oven for 30 minutes at 250 degrees. This generates a chemical reaction that changes its formula from Na2CO3 to NaHCO3, it helps to clean and discolor the leaves. With this process, the sheets were easier to brush. | The first set of leaves were submerged in water for 2 and a half months. The change was very slow, I could observe the small pieces of the coating or waxy cuticle of the leaves. The second set of leaves was in water with sodium carbonate. I put the baking soda in the oven for 30 minutes at 250 degrees. This generates a chemical reaction that changes its formula from Na2CO3 to NaHCO3, it helps to clean and discolor the leaves. With this process, the sheets were easier to brush. | ||