Adaptive Art- Fresh Fall Leaves

This is probably my favorite printmaking art project of all time because they turn out beautiful.

To begin this lesson, we read Fresh Fall Leaves.

Next, students went back to their table and each student got a 12 x 18" black paper, an assortment of leaves, a 6 x 6" manila paper, paintbrush, and paint (turquoise, magenta, gold, and silver).

The students covered the "vein-y" side of the leaf with paint. They then place the paint side down on the black paper and cover the leaf with the manila paper (this prevents paint from getting all over their hands). They then gently rub the manila paper to make a print. The lift off the manila paper and the leaf and are amazed at the beautiful leaf print. They repeat this process using different colors and different leaves. Here are the results.