In our biology and botany studies we have been learning about the basics of plants and right now more specifically trees and leaves. While looking for an autumn art project on leaves, I found and fell in love with Eloise Renouf's style of drawing trees as first seen in this sketchbook project. We just had to do something with this!
We used white cardstock and black Sharpie pens. A basic straight-line tree trunk works fine, or you can add a thicker trunk. Choose multiple designs to repeat for the branches. (For inexperienced/unsure artists, practice on scratch paper first.)
Now it's time to paint! Watercolors add both color and additional shape.
Once the kids were done with theirs, they were to use their favorite finished piece as the setting for a new piece of creative writing.
I found creating fall images this way absolutely addicting and made page after page over the course of a few days.
We used white cardstock and black Sharpie pens. A basic straight-line tree trunk works fine, or you can add a thicker trunk. Choose multiple designs to repeat for the branches. (For inexperienced/unsure artists, practice on scratch paper first.)
Now it's time to paint! Watercolors add both color and additional shape.
Once the kids were done with theirs, they were to use their favorite finished piece as the setting for a new piece of creative writing.
I found creating fall images this way absolutely addicting and made page after page over the course of a few days.
Trees and/or scenes can be as simple or elaborate as each artist wishes, and all skill levels can give this a good go.
Happy Autumn, Happy Homeschooling!
Happy Autumn, Happy Homeschooling!
Lovely! Excellent work!
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