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One of the California Visual Arts Standards for 1st graders deals with adding texture to art. I made these paper towel leaves to give this painting some very real bumps and wrinkles.1. I used Bounty paper towels (I like the spongy look to them) and cut out about 3 large leaves and 4 small ones. Mix up a small amount of 50/50 water and glue. Dip the leaves, get them completely wet, and spread them on watercolor paper as desired. Let dry overnight.
2. Choose one crayon for each leaf and trace around the edge, pressing firmly. Add a stem at one end.
3. I made some extra watery watercolor from my tube set, and painted the inside of each leaf. Dabs of different color in each leaf can add some more interest. When complete, paint the sky. Some splotches are going to pop up from the glue and water, but I think they add to the un-fussy look of the picture. Finally I used a small brush to add brown vein lines on each leaf.
CA Standards of Visual Arts: Grade One
2.7 Use visual and actual texture in original works of art.
9 comments:
I love this - definitely on our to-do list this week. My girls are going to love the paper towel leaves. :)
This looks like a great project! BTW, I think the finished effect looks like leaves floating on water. Beautiful!
Thanks!
Kathy
I am a cub scout wolf leader this year and I am definitely using this project during the fall. Even though they are 2nd graders. LOL
This is a fantastic idea, I'm going to try it out this week with my daughter. We collected leaves and some first Autumn berries today. I'll post our art on my blog and link back to your site so readers know where the great idea came from! Thanks for sharing!
LOOOOOVVVVVEEEE IT!!!!!
Excellent idea. My class are loving watercolours at the moment.
We did this project this week with a 2nd grader and a preschooler. It was so much fun, and the finished products were fabulous. I had liquid watercolor on hand, and it was perfect with the young'uns. Thank you so much for your wonderful creations!
I tried this with my 3 year old and she did a great job. here I decided not to have her do the detailed lines inside and we love the result.
Do you think that first graders could cut out their own leaves? Is it possible to trace a template on a paper towel?
This is my first year teaching 1st grade. Think I'll give it a go. I LOVE your projects!
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