With my own hands. The technology is simple, and the result can be very effective. This decor is suitable just as decoration for the interior. Making is easy to turn into a joint creativity with children.
Panel made of natural material
It is very possible to create by gluing dried leaves and flowers, individual petals onto a base, for example, from cardboard. This technique has its own name - mistaken (or osibana). Quite often acts as a hobby for adults. Oshibana is ancient japanese art laying out pictures from dried leaves and flowers.
For children's creativity, the option is also suitable. The child in the process of doing crafts and preparing the material will learn new information about the world around him, learn to compare colors and shapes. He will develop fine motor skills, perseverance. It is very good to combine leaves and flowers with twigs, seeds, grains. So you can get a relief surface and even three-dimensional details.
Do-it-yourself panel of autumn leaves
So, what is needed in order to build such beauty? Panel from autumn leaves(photo below) can only be made from flat elements, while using both the natural forms of objects and complex configurations of artificial origin created on a paper substrate.
You can choose from the following scenes:
- bouquets;
- landscapes;
- still lifes;
- portrait or complex thematic ideas.
In a word, this technique is very interesting, unusual. The result depends on your imagination, perseverance and the blanks that you have.
Materials and tools
To make a panel of autumn leaves with your own hands, you will need the following:
- base (cardboard, fiberboard, paper, for example, colored);
- dried leaves, flower petals;
- glue;
- brush for applying glue (optional);
- glass and frame for work decoration.
So, nothing special is required. The main thing is patience and the desire to do something special.
Leaf preparation technology
To do beautiful panel from natural material, it is important to properly prepare source materials. You will need:
- freshly picked leaves, flowers, petals;
- unnecessary thick books;
- cardboard;
- cotton wool;
- scissors;
- threads or large stationery gum (not erasers, but those used for banknotes);
- a flat free surface for several days (table, shelf).
Drying the material is not a quick process, but you definitely shouldn’t rush to get high-quality blanks for work.
The sequence of drying leaves is as follows:
- Spread the leaves evenly and carefully between the pages of an unnecessary book (the paper may get dirty). Do not lay out the leaves one by one, it is better to do this after a few pages (they will dry out faster and better, they will not stick together).
- Place the book under a press (box, crate, or several large books).
- Wait a few days.
- Check if the blanks are dry. If the quality suits you, take out the leaves and get to work. If the material is not dry, leave for a couple more days.
How to dry flowers
Flower petals or small (not thick) flowers are dried in the same way as leaves. So, you can prepare flowers of daffodils, phlox, bindweed, viola ( pansies), bell. But asters, roses and other flowers, in which the base is dense, fleshy, it is better to dry like this:
- Prepare a sheet of cardboard or thick paper a little larger than the flower itself.
- Fold the blank in half like a postcard.
- Cut a hole of any shape in the center of each side (this is a kind of ventilation so that the flower does not rot).
- Unfold the cardboard and put a layer of cotton wool inside.
- Put a flower on the cotton.
- Add another layer of cotton on top.
- Close with cardboard (fold the sashes).
- Secure the "postcard" with rubber bands or tie with threads.
- It is advisable to put under pressure.
- Check the result after a few days. If the cotton wool is very damp and the flower is not dry, change the cotton wool and dry it.
As you can see, the technology for harvesting leaves and flowers is simple, but if you do not follow it, you will not get high-quality material. Incompletely dried leaves can be deformed, and the petals of the flowers will fall off.
Panel execution technology
To make a beautiful panel of leaves (photo above), you need to work like this:
- Take a cardboard base or colored paper if part of the background is left uncovered by the dried material.
- To make objects of complex unnatural shape (vases, houses), cut out substrates (blank parts) from thin paper.
- Spread glue on one side of the backing paper and place dry leaves on top.
- Wait for the element to dry and trim along the edge contour. Throw away small leaf clippings, and use large ones for other details.
- When all the components are ready, apply glue to the base and glue the blanks. If necessary, first lay out a background of leaves or petals.
- After the painting has dried, arrange it in a frame under glass. So the panel will be better preserved.
Panels of dry leaves can be made in the form of a relief using twigs, spikelets, cones, grains and seeds. This option is perfect for children's creativity.
So, making a panel of autumn leaves with your own hands is easy. This creative activity can be interesting and useful way spend time with the child. Prepare quality material and explain the technology. Even small children can make a simple composition of leaves and flowers.
If you like needlework and at the same time use natural materials, then a picture of autumn leaves is something that you can do very quickly and easily. And you do not have to buy expensive material or make any effort to make a real masterpiece that can decorate your home.
Why should you be doing this kind of work?
First of all, it should be noted the advantages that a picture of autumn leaves has. This:
- — environmental cleanliness;
- - naturalness;
- - economy;
- - decorative;
- - exclusivity;
- - ease of manufacture.
With a little effort and imagination, you can create paintings to your liking, and each of them will not look like the other. The process of such creativity is also very exciting for children, especially if you first go for a walk with them and collect beautiful leaves, herbs and flowers.
After drying the material with an iron (express drying) or between the pages of an unnecessary thick book and having prepared glue, brush and cardboard, you can proceed to creative process, which will surely give you and your children joy and pleasure, as well as contribute to the aesthetic development of your child.
Applications from autumn leaves are very effective method decorating your home a short time. In this case, you do not have to pay big money for the materials from which your masterpieces will be made.
How to collect and prepare the necessary material?
Applications from autumn leaves should be done only after 
assembled necessary material. collect material better in autumn when the leaves get delicious bright colors and you can make pictures all year round. Well, flowers and herbs can be dried for the entire period of their growth and flowering.
It is better not to collect dry elements, because they can crumble. While picking, pay attention to the size, shape and beauty of the leaves.
In addition to leaves, flowers and herbs, you can also use fluff, cone scales, seeds, as well as ordinary decorative materials(feathers, ribbons, etc.), creating a variety of combinations.
Dried material must be handled with great care, as it becomes very brittle even after being gently dried in a book. Make sure the plants are completely dry, otherwise finished work may deteriorate.
Make sure that during the period of storage of the material it does not begin to rot due to poor drying or due to moisture ingress.
How to quickly dry leaves for crafts
Wipe the leaves with a damp cloth or cotton pad to remove dirt and dust. It is not necessary to wet and rub too much, so as not to damage the fragile surface.
Line an ironing board with clean paper and spread the leaves on it.
If you use newspapers, be careful as the printing ink can be printed both on the leaves and on the surface of the ironing board.
Top with another sheet of paper.
Switch the iron to minimum temperature and make sure there is no water in it. If your iron does not have too high power, then you can set the temperature closer to the average, but not the maximum, because too hot an iron will ruin the leaves.
Iron the leaves a few times, then remove the paper and flip them over to the other side. Cover again with paper and iron.
Repeat the procedure until the leaves are completely dry.
Materials you will need:
- - dried natural material:
- - PVA glue, as well as a regular brush with which it will be applied to the base;
- - sharp scissors for cutting necessary elements;
- - thick cardboard or plain landscape paper (but cardboard is undoubtedly better), to use as a base;
- - plasticine, with which you can fix volumetric elements;
- - you should also prepare some kind of load so that you can press down the future picture.
Features of making paintings paintings from flowers and leaves
To get started, come up with a plot for the future picture and select the type of application you are going to make. Here you can rely on your imagination, take some image as a basis (picture, photo, etc.) or create images based on the capabilities of the material - when exactly it suggests ideas.
If you come up with a plot, make a sketch with a simple pencil on the basis, marking out where which parts will be located. Then think over the sequence of gluing leaves and herbs (especially for a multi-layer complex application). Well, then you can start gluing.
If you didn’t have enough leaves, or didn’t find something specific, then the missing details can simply be added or made from other materials (for example, a flower vase or a head for a little man).
If you are going to do a leaf painting for the first time, then try to draw something simple first to understand how the material behaves, how it should be handled and what nuances may arise.
Having mastered the process, you can move on to more complex images and increase the amount and variety of natural material.
The picture is constructed quite simply: first, larger parts are usually glued to the base, and then smaller ones. If the leaves have extra details, then they can be carefully trimmed.
Naturally, you should select the elements by color so that the picture is as natural and harmonious as possible.
And of course, you need to work carefully and with soul so that your little masterpiece will adequately decorate your home interior.
Painting-imprint
From the leaves, you can not only make applications, but also paintings - prints. To do this, apply paint with a brush on a beautifully shaped sheet and make an imprint.
The second option is done using watercolor paper. In this case, the fallen leaves are placed between watercolor paper and a napkin and carefully tapped over the entire surface with a hammer so that the coloring pigment remains on the paper.
Landscape "House in the village"
Let's figure out how to properly assemble a landscape of leaves and herbs.
Any floral landscape is glued from top to bottom.
Glue the sky and the river (to simulate the sky, put the sheet at an angle, for the river - horizontally. Thus, thanks to one material, you will achieve a double effect - the movement of air and the smooth flow of the river).
Proceed to distant shores. Pick up dim pastel shades. Suitable raspberry leaves (with reverse side), peony and rose petals.
Glue the hills of the near shore from a green leaf.
Making a house: first glue the walls, then the roof and windows.
Plant trees around. Create a crown from all kinds of herbs (lungwort, knotweed, fern), cut trunks from birch bark, banana skins.
The last “strokes” are small bushes, a fence, sheaves.
Decorate the picture in any framing workshop (passport, glass, frame).
Do not hang the picture under straight lines sunbeams so that it doesn't get damaged.
colorful collages
Autumn leaves are so beautiful on their own that they look great in frames and without any plot. Look how beautiful! The first layer is dark leaves, then put the contrasting and most beautiful ones, so the volume will be felt. Everything is framed.
Another idea: put a sheet of thick cardboard on a collage of leaves, in which stationery knife carved letter or simple figure.
Photo frame
For autumn exhibition you can make frames for photos and for the design of essays and poems on the theme of autumn. Here are the options similar works- very simple and effective.
Painting of flowers and leaves "wrong". Master class "Quiet pier"
The target audience: children from 12 years old, teachers, parentsPurpose: painting as a gift
The purpose of the master class: performance of decorative and applied work in the technique of "Planar floristry".
Tasks:
1. Teach:
Learn how to work with natural material (collection and drying of plants)
2. Develop:
Develop emotional sphere, creative thinking, imagination and fantasy.
Develop fine motor skills.
3. Nurture:
To educate children in independence, creativity, aesthetic feelings.
Any plant material is good in itself, in its original form, so to speak. Nature presented in it all possible forms with symmetry and asymmetry, color and texture and even aromas. Therefore, the desire to bring this perfection into your home and somehow capture it in pictures is understandable.
Floristics is a special kind of creativity. It combines a reverent attitude to all living things, observation, the ability to see the beautiful, unique in every small blade of grass and the artistic perception of the world as a whole. The floral picture has such an arsenal means of expression, with so many techniques and creative techniques that, perhaps, no other type of fine art possesses.
Dried flower arrangements have been a traditional art form in Japan for hundreds of years. It received the name "oshibana" (oshibana) there, which in translation means "pressed flowers". In China and its neighboring countries, Thailand, Korea and others, pressing flowers has been a separate, very revered craft since ancient times.
Plants that are suitable for planar floristry can be harvested throughout the year, because each season has its own beauty and opportunities. Spring will give dried leaves from wild plants. In summer, you can dry flowers, collect poplar fluff for compositions. Autumn is "red", which means colorful autumn leaves from trees like oak, maple, rowan and bright fruits. In winter, seeds are collected from ash and maple. As the main background, you can use all available means - beautiful paper, drawing paper, interesting pieces of wallpaper, everything will do.
Planar floristry This is not only painstaking work, but also a pleasant, exciting activity. To join this art, it is not necessary to be a professional artist. You just need to understand the texture of natural materials and learn how to combine them organically and thus become a co-author of nature itself.
Using the available tools and materials, you can create your own unique compositions that can decorate the interior or serve as a wonderful gift.
Rules for collecting and drying plants
To create interesting works, it is absolutely necessary that the natural material be as diverse as possible, different in texture, shape and color.
Collect plants that will later become "paints" from early spring to late autumn, even at the beginning of winter. It is necessary to remember a few rules for collecting and drying plants.
1. Plants can only be harvested in dry weather.
2. Dry the stems and leaves separately from the flowers. Compositae (marigolds, poppies, lilies) dry in parts, separating the petals. Daisies, violets, umbelliferous, cereals, veres dry whole.
3. Lay plants between sheets of paper so that they do not wrinkle. Press from above with a load, the weight of which can be from 4-5 to 10-15 kg. The air temperature is not lower than 22-24 degrees. In autumn and winter, it is necessary to dry the plants near heated batteries. After a day, check the quality of drying plants, if necessary, change the paper - and so on until the plants are completely dry for 2-3 weeks.
4. No need to throw away plants that are lost natural look. The whole palette of pastel shades can come in handy in the work.
Master Class
To make an application from dried plants, you will need the following tools and materials:
- scissors (large and manicure);
- tweezers;
- medium soft pencil;
- material for the base (thick cardboard);
- material for the design of the picture (frame with glass, 2-3 mm thick);
- PVA glue;
- brushes or thin sticks for glue;
- plants dried under pressure (corncob wrappers, leaves of viburnum, poplar, burdock, maple, strawberries, grapes, lilacs, rose petals, twigs of wormwood, birch, birch bark, cattail).
Attention! All plants are interchangeable, so if the listed plants are not at hand, they can be replaced with similar ones in color and texture.
Before starting work, with light strokes, we make a sketch on thick cardboard with minimal elaboration, given the possibility of improvising in the process. We outline the contours of the image, giving Special attention the main lines and forms - the horizon, the foreground.
We depict the sky with birch bark of different shades (from white to beige). To do this, we use the inner and outer parts of the birch bark. We try to combine colors so that they smoothly blend into each other, we achieve the effect of cloud blur. Abundantly coat inside birch bark with glue and glue to the base according to the outlined contours. For more thorough gluing after each stage, it is necessary to put the work under the press for a while.
Overlay the primary layer to represent the surface of the water. We use the inner part of the bark of a slightly rotten birch. It already has the colors and shades necessary for the image of ripples on the water.
We depict the coast in the foreground. Using a set of leaves shades of green(from light to dark) variety of plants.
We depict the forest in the background. To get a picturesque background for next stage work, we use the leaves of yellow and green flowers. We arrange them horizontally.
We return to a more detailed study of the surface of the water. We create a solar path. This is the lightest part, so we lay it out using the outside of the birch bark white color. For the darkened parts of the water, birch bark of dark shades is needed. Perfect for this inner layer rotten bark.
We turn to a more thorough study of the forest in the background. To depict numerous aerial plans and various different types trees, we will use dark poplar leaves; grapes, lilacs, yellow leaves autumn birches, red maple leaves. For the image of a coniferous forest, different types of wormwood (white and green) are suitable. All leaves are glued vertically.
We start working on the boat, which is located in the background. First, draw it on paper, cut it out and glue it a little to the left of the middle.
For the image of the boat, we use dry autumn cattail leaves. Let's start with the body. The boat is made of wood, so you need to depict it in action. On the outside boats lay out boards of gray-brown leaves, placing them horizontally. The boards on the inside of the boat are in the shade, so we use dark brown leaves. Glue light stripes around the entire perimeter of the upper part of the boat to display the thickness wooden base. In the inside of the boat, it is also necessary to depict three boards for sitting: stern, rowing and bow. For this we use leaves. beige colour placing them perpendicular.
On the shore, in the foreground, we have three birches from the outer layer of white birch bark. We cut out the desired shape of the trunk with scissors and glue it according to the composition.
We are working on the structure of the tree bark. Old trees have many irregularities, various cracks, tubercles, which, of course, should not be left without attention. We spread them with birch bark of different shades. On the shady side trunks put darker pieces of birch bark. We mark dark dashes and spots on the bark of the tree, trying to place them as randomly as possible.
Let's move on to the crown. When depicting trees, we must take into account the anatomical structure and the shape of the branches characteristic of birches. We form the crown from poplar and birch leaves by picking with hands. On the crown of the tree we add thin hanging branches. At the same time we depict birch trees in the background. We use the same set of leaves. We stick to the same technology.
We are working on the second boat, using the same techniques, materials and techniques for doing work as on the first one. We depict the shadow from the boat on the surface of the water, which is covered with light ripples. To emphasize this, the material used is uneven and broken. For this effect, the torn birch bark of the inner part of the dark bark is used, and the outer part, which is lighter, is used to depict highlights.
Let's move on to a more thorough study of the details of the foreground. At the base of the tree and next to the boat we have a bush. We convey the density of the herbaceous cover with plants of different shapes and textures: white sweet clover, common oregano, dandelion, cereal plants. Curly decorative indoor plants in the background lay out small islands.
Now everything fell into place, and the composition can be considered complete.
The finished picture is inserted into a frame under glass.
Close-up of boats.
Close-up of the crown of birches.
In this article you will find four ideas for making a portrait of autumn leaves with step by step description and photos
- portrait "Girl - Autumn",
- a portrait from the leaves "Girlfriend - Autumn",
- a portrait of the leaves "Queen of Autumn",
- portraits of a boy and a girl from the leaves.
The first three portraits were made by the participants of our competition for children's crafts
Leaf Portrait: Autumn Girl
This master class was prepared and this portrait was made by the participant of our competition "Autumn Workshop - 2015", curator Popova Nadezhda Konstantinovna (Center child development and creativity of "Fidget" from the city of Podolsk, Moscow Region).
You will need to make a portrait
- sheet of A4 format,
- watercolor paints,
- markers,
- PVA glue.
How to make a portrait of autumn leaves "Autumn Girl": step by step description
Tips for the teacher: in the process of making this portrait, we will be able to give children the concept of “composition”, work on color perception, promote the development of imagination (through “additional representation” of the image) and fine motor skills(working with a brush).
Making a portrait step by step:
Step 1. To begin with, we will tint a sheet of paper with watercolors in autumn colors.
Step 2 Consider the autumn leaves and try to make a composition that resembles a headdress or hairstyle. Let's imagine what image of the girl - Autumn will correspond to the resulting composition.
You can first draw a face, then stick the leaves, or vice versa, following your artistic instinct, stick the leaves, and then finish the face.
The portrait is ready. Not difficult at all, but quite picturesque! Creative success!
Leaf Portrait: Girlfriend Autumn
A portrait of autumn leaves may be different. Here is a portrait made of leaves by Anastasia Miklyaeva, a small participant in our Autumn Workshop competition (Neposedy Center for Child Development and Creativity, Podolsk, Moscow Region). Anastasia is four years old.
Leaf portrait: collective work of children 5-6 years old "Queen of Autumn"
An autumn leaf portrait can be made not individually with a child, but with a whole group of children or in a family with children of different ages.
This portrait is teamwork of children senior group"Kolobok" MKDOU kindergarten "Fairy Tale"(Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh region).
Educator and supervisor of work - Yulia Viktorovna Brazhnikova
In this work, not dried autumn leaves are used, but leaves cut out of colored paper. But you can also make a portrait from dried autumn leaves.
How to make a portrait using the appliqué technique
Step 1. Choose any picture - template beautiful woman, print, stick on a cardboard base.
Step 2 Cut out autumn leaves from colored paper.
Step 3 Glue autumn leaves of colored paper onto a sheet, imitating Autumn's hair.
Step 4 It remains to make only a wreath for our Autumn. For this we use flowers dried in the summer.
Leaf portrait: boy and girl
I will share more ideas for making a portrait using the application technique of autumn leaves. These are the ideas of the famous teacher Lykova Irina Alexandrovna, the author of numerous books and manuals on children's creativity, author of the program "Colored palms", doctor of pedagogical sciences. How to make an application - a portrait of leaves is shown step by step in the diagram below.
For a portrait of a girl select a leaf of delicate color. Next, from the parts of the leaves we make up the girl's hairstyle (we cut the leaves into pieces desired shape). Add elements - eyes, lips, collar, bows.
For a portrait of a boywe select a leaf of a rounded shape and a leaf - a forelock (bangs). Cut out the ears from the leaf. Glue the face, bangs, ears. Glue the hat on top. Glue or draw eyes and mouth.
Beautiful handmade paintings of dry leaves and flowers are great for decorating the Autumn-themed classrooms at school and kindergarten. Therefore, for the smallest artists, we have selected best photos with examples and master classes on making such children's crafts. Simple Instructions suitable for both grades 1-3 of the school, and for children from 3 years old, as well as the middle and senior group of the kindergarten. Be sure to make thematic paintings and panels of dried flowers and leaves with your own hands or with the hands of children.
Funny paintings of leaves and flowers by the hands of children - a selection of photos with examples
Pick up good ideas on the manufacture of paintings from dried flowers and leaves, you can among our photo examples. We selected best options combinations of dry natural materials and creating from them full-fledged images, drawings with a plot. To repeat such pictures is within the power of both the students of the older group of the kindergarten and the schoolchildren.
A selection of photo paintings from dried leaves and flowers, made by hand
In our photo examples, the guys will find a lot of cool images of dry flowers and leaves. Handmade paintings in the form of animals and birds, natural landscapes are perfect for decorating classrooms in schools and kindergartens.
Beautiful do-it-yourself leaf paintings on the theme "Autumn" for children - master classes
In autumn, changes in the natural world are especially noticeable, because during this period insects hide, and some animals hibernate. Therefore, for a school competition or an exhibition in a kindergarten, children can make a picture of leaves on the theme of autumn with one of the animals or insects with their own hands. With the help of our next master class, the guys will learn how to make cute ladybugs and butterflies.
Materials for making a beautiful autumn leaf painting with your own hands
- a sheet of A4 paper;
- dry leaves different sizes and flowers;
- dried flower petals;
- PVA glue;
- wax crayons and pencils;
- tassel;
- scissors.
Master class with a photo of children making a beautiful picture from dry leaves on the theme "Autumn"
Video lesson for children on making their own autumn pictures from dried leaves
Another interesting picture can be made in the next master class. A simple video will tell children from kindergarten and school how to correctly depict a beautiful hedgehog using natural dried materials.
Bright paintings of leaves and flowers in kindergarten - master classes for senior and middle groups
Babies from kindergarten you will definitely like it nice picture in the form of a postcard of leaves and flowers, made according to our next master class. simple craft can be used as a gift.
Materials for making do-it-yourself paintings from flowers and leaves in the senior group of the kindergarten
- dried flowers with long stems;
- thick cardboard (ideally - a small canvas on a stretcher);
- brush;
- pencil;
- acrylic paint;
- sponge;
- decoupage glue.
Master class with a photo of creating a picture of flowers and leaves in the senior group of kindergarten
Video tutorial on making do-it-yourself paintings from leaves and flowers for the middle group of the kindergarten
Create another one funny pictures with their own hands from dried flowers and leaves, students of the middle or senior group of the kindergarten can follow the next video lesson. With it, children learn how to create beautiful animals and birds.
Simple do-it-yourself leaf paintings for children 3 years old - step by step master classes
From ordinary leaves, children of 3 years old can create pictures with their own hands not only with insects, but also with birds. Our master class will tell them how to make a cool turkey out of natural materials.
Materials for making a simple picture by children 3 years old with their own hands from leaves
- multi-colored leaves of the same size (you can even not completely dried);
- brown cardboard;
- self-adhesive eyes for toys;
- pencil;
- a piece of white cardboard;
- yellow paper;
- scissors.
Master class with a photo of making do-it-yourself paintings from dry leaves for children 3 years old
Video lesson on a simple picture of dried leaves for children 3 years old
For ease of work for children, you can use maple leaves of different sizes. Namely, they are the main material for creating cool images in the next master class.
Our master classes with photos and videos will tell you how easy it is to make paintings from leaves with your own hands. Simple instructions are suitable for senior and middle group kindergarten, as well as grades 1-3 elementary school. Original pictures of dry leaves and flowers can be used to participate in autumn competitions and exhibitions.