{"id":5880,"date":"2018-09-24T08:47:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T12:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/?p=5880"},"modified":"2019-06-27T20:35:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T00:35:05","slug":"how-to-draw-a-leaf-with-watercolor-and-colored-pencils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/how-to-draw-a-leaf-with-watercolor-and-colored-pencils","title":{"rendered":"How to Draw a Leaf with Watercolor and Colored Pencils"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This mixed media lesson<\/a> is inspired by the pages of an O\u2019 Henry short story. Written in 1907, “The Last Leaf” is a tale of two friends, both artists – one young and one old. The younger artist, stricken with pneumonia, is losing the will to live. From her window, she can see an ivy vine growing up the building across a narrow alley. With winter setting in, the vine is losing its leaves. The sick young woman proclaims to her friend that when the last leaf falls from that vine, she will die.<\/p>\n

As winter passes, a single leaf remains on the vine. The young artist\u2019s health improves, but her friend has stopped visiting. When the winter snow melts, he is found in the alley. He had passed away in the cold after painting, next to the vine with a single leaf.<\/p>\n

As I write this, Autumn is setting in and the leaves are beginning to fall. These wonderful creations are each a masterpiece of their own. In this lesson, we’ll combine watercolor and colored pencils to create a drawing of a leaf with watercolor and colored pencils.<\/p>\n

How to Draw a Leaf with Mixed Media<\/h2>\n

You will need the following materials…<\/p>\n

Surface – Bristol Board (or illustration board, Bristol paper, or another smooth paper). This surface is rigid enough to support a variety of different mediums and strong enough to accept light watercolor applications.<\/p>\n

Colored Pencils (I use Prismacolor pencils, but any other brands are fine.) General colors that are used…<\/p>\n