How to Paint Leaves

You guys, it's fall in North America! To celebrate, and as a shout-out to the trees in my new back yard, I'm painting some leaves (maple, dogwood, and oak). It's really easy, and I'll show you how. Ten year-olds have done this with me and loved it. Well, the cool ones did, anyway.

The video has been sped up 2 to 10 times. The entire project took about an hour. I hope you try it and have fun, and just think of all the things you could do with pretty watercolor leaves: greeting cards, postcards, place cards for your Thanksgiving table...and other things not involving cards! Why not just frame them?

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Colors used: cadmium red light, cadmium yellow medium, alizarin crimson, magenta, sepia, burnt sienna and dioxazine mauve, all by Old Holland. Opera by Holbein.

Paper: 9"x12" 140 lb. watercolor paper by The Langton (paper is attached to the rest of the block/pad, so no need for tape).

Brushes: two #1 American Painter 4000 rounds (one new, one used), #5 Yorkminster round

Preliminary drawing: 4H drawing pencil by Derwent.

Palette: Eldajon from Jerry's Artarama

Nail polish: Sinful Colors nail polish in Supernova. :)

Music: "Groove Grove" and "Sardana" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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