Using the watercolor markers outline with a thick line the inside of each leaf. Stress a THICK line.
When all leaves are colored in, dip the brush into water and spread over the water colored marker line. The marker will spread and create different values. I like to ask the students to go from light to dark. The lightest being in the center of the leaf.
Continue to finish all leaves.
Spread the color into the background around the leaves.
Let dry.
When dry cut away some the the outside border of the 12x18 leaf watercolor. This creates a irregular line around the whole picture.
Glue down on construction paper.
Recommended Books:
Autumn Leaves
by: Ken Robbins
Nicely produced, this attractive and instructive book employs full-color photos, most set against stark white backgrounds, to introduce children to a bounty of autumn leaves.
Biography:
Pamela Julian Manney is an elementary art teacher K-5 Port Huron Area School District, Port Huron, MI.