We all remember how in childhood they collected leaves of different trees and stacked them between sheets of large books, then to glue the herbarium. Few people in childhood thought about the fact that from the dried leaves you can create pictures, and you can do it with the whole family.
Pictures from dried leaves
To begin with, you need to collect as many different materials in the summer as possible. You can dry not only the leaves of trees, very beautiful look wildflowers and herbs. It's good to make pictures of the leaves with your own hands with the child. This is the simplest and most proven way to teach a child perseverance and develop a fantasy. So, let's look at some tips for creating paintings from different natural materials:
- Pictures from maple leaves. It is maple leaves in the autumn period that acquire the most vivid and intricate shades. You can create a picture of maple leaves in the evening. For this, prepare a sheet of plywood or very dense cardboard. Use a pencil to draw a sketch of the drawing. For the first time, it's better to choose the simplest motives. For example, an autumn forest or an image of a tree will look good. In addition to the leaves, you can collect a little extra material: bark, grass, thin twigs. Now create the background of the picture. To do this, with a stationery knife or scalpel, we cut maple leaves into small fragments of arbitrary shape. Cutting should be as the background fills, picking up pieces like puzzles. It is better to cut the fragments at an angle, avoiding even straight lines. From the bark pieces lay the trunk of the tree, and from the leaves of the maple we make the crown of the tree in the picture. The most important rule is to select color transitions. Try to choose contrasting colors for the background and drawing.
- Pictures from skeletonized leaves. This method of decoration is very popular and is actively used in the interior. If the picture of dried leaves is more suitable for children's creativity, then this method allows you to create "adult" decor items. Skeletonization turns an ordinary leaf into a fantasy element, which is used almost everywhere - it can be postcards, bouquets, photo frames, even bags. Finished leaves are sold in stores for creativity, but making them yourself is not so difficult. For this purpose it is better to take leaves of a nut, a fig, a poplar - the most rigid of all. Beautifully look paintings from skeletonized oak leaves. The most beautiful leaves are put in a saucepan and covered with washing soda. Fill all 4 glasses of water and put on a slow fire. The water is drained in an hour, and the leaves are carefully removed and laid out on a napkin. After cooling with a brush with a soft pile, brush the remains of the pulp in the direction from the center to the periphery. Although this leaf looks very fragile, it is possible to do everything confidently and without danger to tear. Very beautiful look such leaves just under the glass on a gentle background. Such paintings will decorate the room and will suit almost any interior.
- Pictures from the leaves of corn. From these leaves it is very convenient to make three-dimensional pictures with your own hands. The corn sheet has a relief structure, due to what you can make beautiful flowers. Such a bouquet will look very natural, the material well tolerates painting, so that you can choose a color scheme for each room. For the material to be comfortable in work, before drying, the leaves are digested a little. Next, the leaves are cut petals and spread from the smaller to the larger. The middle is simply twisted into a roll. Very beautifully obtained spiral florets. You can glue all parts with a glue gun. Painting your creation is better before slicing and working. In addition to painting from leaves, it is convenient to make wicker handmade articles or appliques.