How to Paint a Picture of Autumn Leaves lesson and free printable worksheet.
This is an excellent little project that celebrates the changing seasons. |
| How to Paint An Acorn Picture With Autumn Leaves |
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ART SUPPLY LIST
You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes. You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online.
PRINTABLE ART PROJECT NOTES
Trace the project outline onto some 140 lb watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that will not buckle when wet. If it is too hard to trace through try holding it against a window with daylight shining through to see it better.
FIRST WASH
Start with the lightest colors first. Use a medium brush and watery yellow color and give the leaves an even wash of yellow. Be careful to not get yellow into the acorns; if you do use a tissue to blot it out or wait for it to dry before you do the acorns.
With a small brush give the acorns a watery wash of light brown for the bottom and medium brown at the top.
SECOND COLORS
Use a small brush and add orange to the edges of the leaves in random patterns. This color should bleed and blend into the yellow.
With the small brush add darker brown to the acorns for the shadows.
Give the stem a wash of watery green.
THIRD COLOR
Add red and brown to the tips of the leaves. Then add watery green to the center and by the stem.
Add dark brown to the stem.
SHADOWS
Use A LITTLE dark blue and violet to places that have shadows. Just a little because it will muddy the color and make them dull. These shadows are below the acorns, the bottom edge of the branch, and where leaves are behind other leaves.
FINISHING TOUCHES - AFTER IT DRIES
After it dries, give it the finishing touches. The finishing touches are all done with your smallest brush. Use it like a pencil and draw with the very tip of the brush.
Make a mix of brown and blue put dots in rows on the acorns for the texture of the tops.
Give the leaves some red and brown dots.
Draw green lines for the veins
