Supplies:
BFK Reeves printmaking paper, 15" x 15" is a good size, ripped not cut
pencil
a leaf collected and/or a line drawing of a favorite leaf
This is a perfect time of year to be outdoors and enjoy nature! Leaf collecting and searching for different types of leaves and different colors is great fun. Choose one leaf to use for this project ~ it might be the shape or the colors that you like the best about the leaf you choose.
One Greenleaf Way Studio artist chose a maple leaf. He also used a line drawing of one as a reference. Really look at your leaf and notice what shape it is, whether or not the edges are smooth or "toothed" and how the veins fit into the total shape of the leaf. Do you see any symmetry in your leaf?
Draw your leaf onto the paper in pencil.
Decide what color pastels you want to put down first, second, and so forth. This artist decided to work from light to dark, and so started with an overall application of yellow and then worked in the oranges and the reds. Some of the pastel dust surrounded the leaf on the paper and he just added a little bit more yellow, and using a napkin, smudged in a soft and light background. He finished it off with some yellow highlights here and there and a nice, crisp black outline. Voila!
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| "Leaf" 15" x 15" Pastel on BFK Reeves paper Greenleaf Way Artist, Age 9 |
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| "Deep Into Autumn" 5" x 7" Pastel on BFK Reeves paper Greenleaf Way Artist, ageless :) |
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