This report describes the electrochemical preparation of dendritic silver films with unusualwetting properties coming from the use of a self-assembled gold nanoparticle (Au NP)template. It shows that the Au NP self-assembled monolayer on the highly orderedpyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface is responsible for the formation of the dendriticmorphology, which is not observed for the same deposition conditions on a bareHOPG substrate. An interesting evolution of the wetting properties of these filmsduring the electrodeposition process is observed. Field emission scanning electronmicroscopy (FEGSEM), energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS), x-ray photoelectronspectroscopy (XPS) and contact angle measurements are used to reveal the dendriticstructure of the deposited silver film at a later stage of the electrodeposition process.They also reveal surprising wetting properties in terms of hydrophobic surface.