October 2015 Art Blog
Kindergarten: Leaf Prints This project was an introduction to watercolor and printing. Students were taught the wet-on-wet watercolor technique - using a water wash on the paper, on which a color is applied while the paper is still wet. The myriad patterns and textures found on fall leaves, which were collected around campus were transferred by placing wet leaves onto a yellow underpainting. Students painted on top of the leaves with a variety of colors. Leaves must stay on background until completely dry! The result - soft backgrounds contrasted with beautiful textured patterns from nature! To create a frame for the leaf prints, students experiment printing with different tools such as corks, forks, tubes, etc. to print a pattern. 1 ST GRADE: Color Theory: Fall Colors/Leaf Composition First grade students were introduced to their first color theory lesson. We read the wonderful book titled “Mouse Paint” by Ellen S...