Watercolor Leaf

"I can layer watercolor from LIGHT to DARK using multiple layers."

1. Make color puddles and mix your own colors (don’t use the plain colors from the palette)

2. Layer layer layer from light watered-down colors to intensely saturated colors.

3. Let it dry! You can’t do watercolor in one shot. You need to let it dry in between some layers

4. Use WATER! Use a clean or clean-ish brush to pull or move the color around the paper.

Instructions: Follow the steps in the video to recreate the leaf watercolor drawing. Pay attention to...

Varied line thicknesses in the leaf illustration
Intense / saturated color is concentrated at the base of the leaf
Painting was made in LAYERS starting with light watered down "washes" and ending with saturated color.

5pts Participation - Student is present in class during the unit.

0.5pts Title - The title is written at the top of the page "I can layer watercolor from LIGHT to DARK using multiple layers"

0.5 pts Name & Date - Students name and date are written in the bottom right corner of the page

1pt Illustration - Lines are varied in thickness and show both thin and thick lines

2pts Layers - Watercolor is LAYED from light to dark.

1pt MASTERY - Work shows 4 or more distinct layers and color mixing

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10pts Total