Carolina Gardening: Concrete Leaf making, 1 by BSD

BSD wrote:
I select the base color that I want using acrylic paint. The paint is then watered down to be used more as a wash (?4 parts paint to 1 part water). You can then paint it on with a brush or sponge. This is not detailed painting you just want the color to show. As in this one I am posting you can tell that the base coat is green. Let this coat dry. Next coat is a color called burnt umber which is a dark brown. Water this down just a little and then brush or sponge it on. Immediately go over it with a dry cloth. You only want the dark color to remain in the leaf veins. If it is a large leaf you may want to do this last step in sections since you don't want to loose your base color. The last step is to spray it with EXTERIOR polyurethane. This will be your sealer and I usually use two coats. There are many detailed ways of making these leaves that require alot of time and effort. I think they should be fun and you should just receive the joy of knowing that you did it.