Preserving Plants with Glycerine (Frugal Wargames Foliage)

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In this foliage technical terrain tutorial, we go through preserving plants with glycerine, giving you a solid base of knowledge to give it a go yourself!

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[marionarmstrong]

Try using a piece of window screen or polyester fiber cloth under the leaf so when you lift them out of the water they are cradled on the screen and keep their shape.

[florianbeck]

Just a small scientific correction: Glycerin is neither fat not lipids. But Glycerin is a part of all fat molecules. Fat molecules are chemically a glycerin ester of fatty acids.
Oh, and chlorophyll has nothing to do with chlorine (besides their name which probably gave both of them their names).

[karellibal]

If you lay the leaves between the paper towel and the glass sheets and submerge it in the glycerine the leaves stay just like before :)

[carolchampon]

You can thin oil paint, but you can't water it down. Thank you so much for explaining the chemistry process. You made me a subscriber.

[Goulmy]

I was working in my garden.Had a crazy terrain idea, with the leftovers. Put them in the sun to dry.... Watched this and went crazy... Stopped the video. Put them in water... resummed the video... AND THAN YOU GO ON ABOUT HOW WARGAMERS DONT NEED IT. The missus just broke down laughing.... Thanks Mel!

[webratjen]

great tutorial, i like your candor and that you embrace your accent (hearing whatcha out in the wild made me smile!)

[montananerd]

Oooh I’m just trying to preserve juniper boughs but now I know how to get my game obsessed kid into foraging 😂😂😂

[allenazali]

thank you for instructing, regarding 12:55, I have used hair spray to preserve mushrooms, it worked well

[ScarletBlossum]

Thank you so much! This has been the most helpful video that I've found

[nadimahbogart]

Why are there thumbs down on this video? How petty do you have to be, if you have a problem with the process at least leave a comment or something and we can troubleshoot and learn together. I for one am excited that childhood flower pressing has grown up to have a functional use. This is great 👍

[gammaphoone]

I deadass had my dagger in hand as I clicked onto this video, nice

[RamblinVan]

Something i've not tried but came to mind for anyone wanting to try this but who doesn't want floppy plants. Have a tennis or small golf ball. Lay plastic wrap over the ball. Lay your leaves over it and shape. Put it in a food dehydrator if you have one, to dry out a bit in that shape. Brush with clear resin, or maybe matte varnish. Maybe this would help the plants retain a more lifelike lean rather than being completely rigid flat or floppy?

[dirtydsrc]

I think it is possible to extract the leaf from the glycerine solution by placing a flat surface underneath the leaf an pull it out slowly and on a slight angle, holding the leaf to the flat surface by the stem with your thumb. let al the excess solution depart from the leaf. It should still be laid out flat. Soak up the rest of the solution dabbing paper towel over the leaf while still on the flat surface then transfer to your glass press to dry. :)

[vikkiwilson]

great info thanks Mel, I see mini painters often use dried roots which look great - i'm starting diggings all around the property:)

[billd.iniowa]

Thanx Mel, a few folks have been waiting for this I know. Good job getting right on it for us. My primary use will be making ground clutter that doesnt turn to dust.

[relaxcalm]

You have a really lovely manner, and really clear explanation

[saifulhaque]

the best preserving idea is to first create a soloution that is isotonic to the plant cytoplasm the solution needs to be treated with antibacterial agents to kill any of the decomposing bacterias the plant need to be cut off at the stem the shorter the stem the faster the process
place the plant into the container with the solution let the plant abdorb the fluid by capillary action through the xylem and phloems
once the plant has fully absorbed the fluids usually one to three days
coat the plant with wax or a ceramic coat that is hydro phobic this prevents the water from leaving the plant and also fills in the stomata
now the base of the plant must be placed in the isotonic solution with a antibacterial capillary membrane at the top to cover it you are good to go the plant will stuck in time it might loose very little of the original colour with time but u can preserve it for ages
u can prevent the color loss by preserving it in the dark

[brokenroots]

Someone's gotta do a video edit with just him inhaling. nice vid btw

[rechellethackray]

Thank you so much for sharing this information 😊

[DA-jsxz]

Take a shot every time he says "yeah".

*Dies in 30 seconds*