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title: "Year 2 - Art - Autumn Leaves"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-23-year-2-art-autumn-leaves"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
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# Year 2 - Art - Autumn Leaves

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Y2_art.jpg)   23 October 2025

![](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/images/news/fca757e107ba835487b7c1dfbba96027.jpg)Year 2 have successfully wrapped up their Explore and Draw art unit! To finish, the children created stunning pictures of autumn leaves using an exciting technique. They first drew the detailed leaf shapes and veins with wax crayons and then painted over the entire piece with watercolors. The magic happened when the paint didn't stick to the crayon, creating a beautiful wax-resist effect that makes the vibrant crayon drawings pop against the watercolor background. The finished artwork looks absolutely amazing and truly captures the beauty of the season!

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