Mizz Mac’s Print An Apple

How many of you are familiar with the tale of Johnny Appleseed? I can’t say I am extremely familiar but know that this time of the year many school children are learning about Johnny Appleseed and apples. Apples are in season in the Fall. One of my favorite childhood desserts was a  baked apple sprinkled with cinnamon and a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top.

The Apple for art teachers is a unique shape. It is really a natural shape but if we are to draw an apple, we first break it down into a cube! Weird!

Today’s lesson is a fun one and not that complicated. Here is your supply list:

½ an apple per student or group of four

1 soft round watercolor brush per apple half

1 container of red tempera paint

1 6”x 4 ½” white drawing or construction paper

 

Directions:

Pick up the apple half and paint the meat side with red paint. If the apple has been freshly cut, blot it on a paper towel to dry some of its juices.

Stamp the painted apple half on the white paper.

 

Add painted thumb print stampings around the apple print.

 

Use markers to draw a stem and a leaf.

That’s all there is to a successful apple print

The apple print is a fun and visually successful lesson. The printed paper can be mounted on construction paper or decorative paper or both for a quick display of art.  It can also be a nice craft but use acrylic paint instead of tempera paint. The acrylic stampings can be applied to kitchen towels, napkins, or even paper decoupage on a tray for those hard-to-buy grandparent gifts or room mother gifts.

Have fun with this basic printing project! Mizz Mac

More of Mizz Mac’s art lessons and projects can be found on her store www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/Gena-Mcwilliams.