Botanical Beeswax Collage

Linda Womack applies melted beeswax to her botanical collage for an antique yellow hue.

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Steps 3-5
3. To prepare the botanical images, take a digital photo of the flowers for the collage.

4. Import photos into the image editing software on a computer and remove the background so the image consists of just the flower images on white paper. Print the image using an inkjet printer.

  • Note: This technique will not work using color copies or a laser printer.

5. Cut out the image of the flowers, leaving 1/8 inch of white paper around the image.