Nature in Recreation 



with black asphaltum paint, or cut a piece of black paper and cover the area 

 while printing. After the print is exposed, the paper is removed and the 

 result will be a white area on which can be written with ink or crayons. The 

 invitations will be more 'durable if they are mounted on construction paper. 



Spatter Prints 



Spatter prints are made by pinning a leaf or a plant to whatever is to 

 be used for a background and spattering the surface around it with ink or 

 enamel. Dye is used for muslin or other cloth materials. 



Method 



Several methods may be used for spattering the background. The one 

 most commonly used is the one where a stiff brush is dipped in paint and 

 rubbed over a piece of screen that is held a few inches above the plant, thus 

 spattering it as the brush is rubbed back and forth across it. A much 

 quicker method, however, is to spatter the background by means of a Flit 

 gun (spray gun) that may be purchased at any ten cent store. 



Pin the leaves or flowers securely to the background that is to be spat- 

 tered and spray with the Flit gun, being careful to keep the spray uniform. 

 Enamel is the most economical medium to use for spraying on paper or 

 cardboard. If it is too thick to use in the Flit gun, thin it with turpentine. 

 A good grade of enamel can be used with one-third turpentine. 



Suggestions: i. If a large group is making prints, an easy way to get 

 varied effects is to buy a package of construction paper in assorted colors 

 and spray them all with white enamel. It is more economical to have the leaf 

 itself in different colors than to buy different colors of enamels or ink to 

 spray the background. 



2. Effective screens may be made by covering the frame with wrapping 

 paper, then pinning leaves, flowers, and even cut-outs of butterflies or ani- 

 mals on the background in a design. Spatter the background with a color 

 to harmonize with the rest of the room. 



3. Woodsy costumes may be made by pinning leaves on bright cambric 

 muslin and spraying with solution of dark brown sunset dye. Other colors 



