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This is a good exercise for those small motor skills, no realistic drawing skills are needed. I’ve found students have a lot of fun just loosing themselves in their patterns.1. I had large tabloid paper and large cardboard stencils of three different kinds of leaves (oak, beech and sassafras.) Each student was asked to trace at least two of their favorite leaves, and then draw the veins inside. The veins should divide the leaf up into large sections.
2. When they were happy with their drawing, they switched to Sharpie markers and traced all their lines. Within each leaf shape, they were asked to draw a pattern of lines or shapes, changing whenever they got to a new section. Both leaves were to be entirely filled in.
3. When complete with the inside, they were to trace what I call “energy lines” around the outside until the paper was filled. I emphasized throughout the project that nothing was to be filled in. I think it made the student’s think more. . . and made my markers last longer too.
2. When they were happy with their drawing, they switched to Sharpie markers and traced all their lines. Within each leaf shape, they were asked to draw a pattern of lines or shapes, changing whenever they got to a new section. Both leaves were to be entirely filled in.
3. When complete with the inside, they were to trace what I call “energy lines” around the outside until the paper was filled. I emphasized throughout the project that nothing was to be filled in. I think it made the student’s think more. . . and made my markers last longer too.
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I really enjoy your blog. And would like to thank you for sharing your beautiful art ideas with us.
Thank you so much for sharing! Your blog is wonderful. :) Our family did the "Line Art Leaves" this weekend- or pretty close to it anyways!
http://tribeof11.blogspot.com/2010/09/art-attracts.html
This is awesome. My son is is Marine bootcamp right now and fall is his favorite season in Michigan. He said in a letter that he really missed being home and asked that my seven year old "send him some fall leaves." I couldn't figure out exactly what to do and this project will be a perfect thing to send back to him in a letter. Thank you!
This is brilliant, I'm going to use this for my class!!!
Love the idea of "enery lines" (and saving ink!)
I do a project similar to this with scratch art paper. I use a die cut machine to precut the paper into leaf shapes. We put in the veins using a scratch art tool and then fill in the different sections with patterns like you have shown. Same project/new media. Very nice quick project on lines and patterns for the first of the year.
Wow - I am so glad I discovered your blog! I am a newbie art teacher (after my high school dance program got cut, I ended up teaching visual art in elementary school), and I love some of the lessons you have shared. I tried the Line Art Leaves on my 4th-5th graders the last two weeks, and some of the artworks are spectacular (and they said they felt really creative doing them -- something I'm glad to hear, since I'm competing with the fond memory of their just-retired art teacher).
Thank you so much!
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