This assignment was called the water-color painting, where we had to paint leaves. We took pictures of groups of leaves and painted them using water colors. One new skill I learned during this project was shading and depth. I learned how to make the painting appear to have shadows and high points. The main art elements in this painting are value, form, color, and texture. Together, the made the painting look more realistic and flat and 2D. This project depicts a group of dark and worn multicolored leaves. They are all different shapes and colors and types of leaves. I used value to make the leaves appear 3D and color and texture to make them look more like the picture. The skills I learned of making things more realistic and layering colors, helps me in other painting I am doing and prevents more mistakes.