The information that we explore in our leaf study workshops is usually flexible and Saturday was no exception. I had painted a new leaf design with our class in mind. The painting lead us into discussing many elements that go into creating a good design: focal area, value, intensity, color temperature, and more. We also worked on our effective leaf base coating techniques; creating folds, flips, and rolled edges; water drops, and bug bites. They left with their brains full and lots of techniques and theory to work on and digest.
The student's decided to schedule a follow up class to reinforce all the information that we covered in Saturday's class. Watch for more leaves on the workshop schedule.
Here are photos of my painting in progress. It's still not finished but the leaves are complete. In the photos below you can also see the original photos of the sweet gum leaves that grew in my backyard. The red bud is also from my yard and the generic leaves are my creation to include ripples, folds, and bug bites.
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| Leaves based. Creating drama with background values. |
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| Based with values to create front and back layers. |
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| Shading and light added. Working on red bud leaves. |
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| Still in progress but the leaves are finished. Border incomplete. Think I'll add texture. |
