I love fall and the leaves changing colors! This has inspired me to do some experimental leaf printing.
In some ways, my finished piece looks a little like a map:
I started by painting leaves from my yard with acrylic paint and then stamping them onto cold press 140 lb watercolor paper. I then added some wax pastel crayons to the printed leaves and a little watercolor paint to my paper:
I liked how this looks but wanted to add definition with a black pen – I used a Zig Writer 0.5 mm ink pen for outlining:
I then added another layer of watercolor:
And finished it by outlining the color changes with my black pen.
The colors feel like summer as it starts to change to fall.
Would love to know what you think!
Happy Creating! 🙂
You could get lost in this. Very rich in texture, color and detail. N.
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Thank you Nina! I hope to do more of these! 😊
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Wow!! All the layers of different techniques and materials. Fabulously fun and beautiful You have such a gift Jill!
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Thank you Jodi! Love to experiment! 🍂🍁🌿
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This is gorgeous, Jill. I’ve never tried leaf printing. You inspire me, my sweet! Have a wonderful weekend, Jill. 💛
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I hope you give it a try, Laura! It is super fun! Hope you will have some time to play this weekend! 😊
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I am hoping so too, Jill! 🙂 Have fun!
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I love it so much xo
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Thank you Cynthia! 💜💚💛
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Nicely done Jill, I’m just thrilled I have an iPad to be able to zoom in and enjoy all the detail and color of your beautiful art work. Thanks for posting the progression steps.
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Thanks Sharon! I love my iPad! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊🎨
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It has a beautiful batik-like look to it!
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I had not thought of this but I agree, Teresa! Thank you! 😊
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This is beautiful and inspiring! It does have a batik look!
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Thank you! 😊 I love color! 🎨
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I see several faces in this piece!
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Oh, good! 😊 I’m happy you could see them too! I saw an elephant’s head in the top left hand corner too! 🐘🐘🐘
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I like the rich red purples and the line work….definitely feels like a fall inspired piece!
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This came out beautiful!
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Thank you Eileen!
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