1. 6 th Grade Art FALL LEAVES IN WATERCOLOR

2.  Leaves are little food factories!  Cycle of the Leaf:  Take water from the ground  Take Carbon Dioxide from the air  Sunlight: water + Carbon Dioxide= Oxygen and sugar  Sugar becomes food for leaf, Oxygen becomes “food” for us!  This cycle is called photosynthesis WHAT ARE LEAVES ALL ABOUT?

3.  A chemical called chlorophyll helps photosynthesis happen  This gives the leaves their green color in the summer! GREEN THUMB

4.  In the autumn, the nights become longer so the leaves get less sunlight  This slowly stops the creation of Chlorophyll  The yellows, reds, and oranges then come out to shine! WHY DO LEAVES TURN COLORS IN THE FALL?

5. Green OakRed Oak OAK LEAF

6. Green HickoryGolden Bronze Hickory HICKORY LEAF

7. Green AspenGolden Yellow Aspen ASPEN LEAF

8. Green DogwoodPurplish Dogwood DOGWOOD LEAF

9. Green BeechLight Tan Beech BEECH LEAF

10. Green MapleFall Maples MAPLE LEAVES

11. LETS FIND SOME LEAVES!

12.  Using your leaves, draw a collage of them on your paper  Make them big and fill up the paper  Look at some of the little defects they might have  Then use colored pencil to outline YOUR PROJECT!

13.  With watercolor give your leaves some color!  Remember what we talked about with value  make some shadows!