Colored autumn leaves for printing. Autumn leaves: pictures, templates, stencils
IN summer period the leaves are green in color, but in the fall, they all acquire a special shade: scarlet, yellow, orange-brown. In order not to collect leaves on the street, it is much easier to do everything yourself; just have leaf templates on hand for cutting out of paper. 
How to get a template
Paper crafts are very popular among children; this type of creativity is especially often needed in kindergartens and schools. But what to do if you urgently need to create an autumn panel or composition, but don’t have the necessary material? We invite you not to stop before creative process, and quickly make the necessary leaves. The question remains, how can these leaves be obtained? 
Not only children, sometimes adults too, find it difficult to draw sheets on their own. For example, a maple leaf is easy to depict, but the cloves of a birch leaf are more difficult to handle. We have collected for you the most popular leaf templates for cutting out paper, which will help you out if you urgently need to do a craft.
You can get a finished leaf in different ways:
- attach a thin sheet of paper to the drawing on the monitor, and carefully, without pressing, redraw the leaf;
- print the blanks on a printer, color them and use them for their intended purpose.
By the way, you can color leaf templates for cutting out of paper on a computer. Just download the sample and decorate it with the desired colors, such a leaf will turn out very bright. Well, for those who save time, there are ready-made color templates. They are easy enough to print and use in crafts. 
How to make durable templates
Today there are many stencils made of plastic on sale. You can buy animal figurines, vegetables, and of course autumn leaves. Why spend money? If you are sure that you will need autumn leaves more than once, we suggest you make reusable stencils.
Making a durable template Choose one of the templates we offer:
- birch leaf;
- maple leaf;
- oak leaf.
Please note that these templates are not common. They are designed for crafts and making vytynanok.
A stencil of leaves for cutting out paper templates, which you see in the example, can help out. With their help you can get a lot of leaves for crafts. You can use a ready-made sample of leaves on windows or doors.
After using this stencil once, do not throw it away, put the leaves in a box or envelope, take them out if you need to new craft. Such durable templates will not deteriorate soon. 
What can you do with stencils?
The variety of craft options is impressive. Imagine how many uses and exciting activities may entail just a few patterns with autumn leaves. All that is required of you is to print out stencils for cutting out of paper, then it’s a matter of imagination.
Here are some ideas for using ready-made templates:
In addition to these ideas, we suggest you make more than just autumn leaves. Create a real bright composition from them. Children can work on the creation. For example, use our craft, which involves simple materials.
oak leaf You will need:
The first thing to do is choose a leaf template to cut out from paper and print it out. If it is not possible to use a printer, apply the paper to the monitor and trace the outlines with a pencil. Do not press on the screen, it is better to make a light sketch and draw small details and draw contours on the table. Cut out the prepared leaves. 
The described technique allows you to get absolutely any leaf, but the most beautiful leaves, of course, come from maple. It is his template that we will use in further work.
Original craft or beautiful decor ready for your home.
You can also use templates to create beautiful autumn wreath. Choose different leaves. And the most important thing is not to use the same colors when painting. Here the leaves can be green, red, or yellow. Add clear veins to the leaves and the wreath will look like a real one.
Templates for crafts for school
Every child, regardless of whether he attends a kindergarten or a school, loves to collect autumn leaves. They are beautiful and bright and you can always find a leaf larger and more beautiful than the previous one.
It is no less interesting to cut them out of paper. The task is not difficult, and of course fun. May appear when using leaf templates for paper cutting and difficulties, for example with small parts. Here the children will have to help, but schoolchildren will quite cope with the task of cutting along the contour.
birch What you can do using templates:
- autumn garlands;
- decorative decorations for school windows or chalkboards;
- posters;
- wall newspapers with autumn themes;
- greeting cards;
- wreaths;
- applications;
- decorations for hanging on the ceiling;
- door decorations;
- landscapes;
- artistic compositions.
All these and many others can be done with templates, paper and paints.
Autumn can surprise everyone with its palette of colors and the magic of falling leaves. A leaf torn from a tree, falling, performs its last dance before the arrival of winter.
It is not necessary to collect leaves from the street. You can make your own leaf fall using regular templates. We have collected samples of the most beautiful tree leaves just for you.
The article presents a variety of paper accordion leaves, templates and step by step instructions creating a particular sheet. Such leaves may be in the very different colors, for example, if they are dedicated to autumn events, it is better to use colored paper in yellow, orange and red colors, for spring events - good option There will be leaves of light green and green shades. Even for winter celebrations, you can make leaves from silver or white paper.
For work you will need the following materials:
- Colored paper of various colors suitable for leaves;
- Scissors, glue stick, simple pencil.
Paper accordion leaves step by step: 8 options with templates
Option 1. Accordion paper maple leaf
You will need yellow or green colored paper. Cut an arbitrary rectangle from it.
Fold it in half.
Draw or print the template for yourself. Cut it out and attach it to the colored paper folded in half, taking into account that the straight long side on the template falls on the fold.
Trace with a pencil. In the photo the fold is on the left. And in the future, all stages presented with paper folded in half will be folded on the left.
Cut out the workpiece, carefully cutting off all wavy lines.
Now open it. You should end up with a similar piece, with symmetrical edges.
At this stage, it's time to make a paper accordion. It is better to start from the bottom, widest side. Fold a small fold, no more than 7 mm wide, but extending over the entire area of the sheet. Press carefully and then fold the same fold in the other direction. Repeat this process until all the paper has turned into an accordion.
For convenience, turn the accordion over with the long side up.
Find the middle and fold it in half. Press well, especially in the area of the bottom fold, and glue the inside sides together. In the photo this area is shown with arrows.
Depending on the structure of the paper, sometimes it becomes necessary to glue the bottom two or three folds of the sheet. Most often they come apart in very thin paper. Dense holds all the folds together well without glue.
The accordion paper maple leaf is ready, straighten its folds and glue a thin stem.
Option 2. Autumn leaf made of accordion paper
Of course, it can be not only autumn. If you make it from green paper, the leaf will look like spring or summer.
To create it you also need a rectangular piece of paper.
As in the first option, the paper needs to be folded in half.
Then you should use a template or draw a simple zigzag line, reminiscent of one part of a Christmas tree. 
This line should start from the fold of the paper and end at the bottom.
Cut out the drawing obtained using a template or your own efforts.
Open the sides.
Make small folds, length from one side to the other, and width of 5-7 mm. If the sheet large size or children are small, the folds may be larger.
The accordion is made; for convenience, turn it wide side up.
Mark the middle and carefully fold it in half. Press down, especially at the very bottom.
Apply glue to one of the inner sides and glue them together. In the photo this area is shown with arrows. If necessary, glue a few folds at the very bottom of the leaf.
At the end, straighten the accordion sheet a little and glue the petiole, which is a thin strip of colored paper from which the sheet itself is made. But such a stem is not strong, it can only complement the leaf, and, for example, gluing leaves to a homemade tree will not work. It is better for these purposes to use colored cardboard, or colored paper, twisted into a flagellum and threaded through a hole in the bottom of the sheet.
Option 3. Oak sheet of accordion paper
The outline of this leaf is similar to that of an oak leaf, only the longitudinal folds slightly worsen this definition. But for variety, this version of the leaf will also come in handy, especially in those jobs or events where you need a lot of leaves of various shapes.
Cut out a square from paper.
Fold it in half, the fold is on my left.
Use a template or draw it yourself large waves, starting from the fold side and reaching the bottom side. 
Cut the part through two sides at once, but without touching the left one. She must be whole.
Open the paper.
And, as always, make thin folds, starting with the widest part of the paper. Carefully fold all the paper into an accordion, one fold in one direction, the next in the other. For convenience, the paper can be turned over during operation. As a last resort, draw light longitudinal lines with a simple pencil and then fold a leaf along them.
Place the resulting accordion with the longest side facing up.
Find the middle and fold the accordion in half. Glue the inside sides together.
Straighten the folds, glue the petiole and the accordion-shaped oak leaf is ready.
4 version of accordion paper sheet
This species looks like a hornbeam or beech leaf. And on the leaves of many other trees. The main thing is that it does not require any templates; it is extremely simple to make.
To make this oblong leaf, you need triangular shaped paper. You can first cut a square out of paper.
Fold in half, connecting opposite corners.
Cut in half and you get two triangles.
You will need one triangle per sheet. Turn it wide side down and start making folds there, like an accordion.
Turn the entire triangle into an accordion.
For convenience, turn it over with the longest side facing up.
Find the middle and fold exactly in half, bringing the ends together. In the middle, apply glue to one side and glue the side parts together.
Straighten it a little and glue the stem. The sheet is ready.
5 version of accordion paper sheet
The most common type, the shape resembles the leaves of poplar, linden, and birch. For variety, let it be green, although the leaf in the autumn, yellow-orange version is no less interesting.
It requires a not very wide paper rectangle.
Fold the rectangle in half, the fold in the photo on the left.
Use a template or draw a convex line yourself, the beginning of which is from the side of the fold, and the sloping slope reaches the underside of the sheet folded in half. 
There are no exact proportions or markings here. If you want a more prominent narrow tip, the indentation on the line can be made more pronounced.
Cut out the design without touching the left side.
Open the paper.
Make an accordion, starting with the straight, longest side. As usual, the width of the folds is ideal in the region of 5-7 mm.
Turn the accordion over with the straight side facing up.
Fold in half and glue the inside sides together. If necessary, glue the bottom folds.
Spread the leaf and glue the stem.
Option 6. Another maple leaf made from accordion paper
There are quite a few varieties of maple leaves made from folded paper. It all depends on the template. There are very simple ones that can be drawn almost arbitrarily, and more complex patterns that it is still advisable to follow as accurately as possible. In the second case, the maple leaves are more perfect, closer to the original.
Despite the fact that I was the first to show one type maple leaf, I still can’t resist and show you another one that I really liked.
For this you will need square colored paper.
This square then needs to be folded in half.
Print the template and carefully reproduce its lines on colored paper, taking into account that the fold is on the left. 
Then everything is as usual. Unfold the paper piece.
Make narrow folds, starting from the straight, wide side and up to the very top.
Find the middle and fold the accordion-folded paper in half. Here you can see that this yellow paper is thinner than the previous ones; at the very bottom the folds do not hold together. Therefore, they need to be forced to do this with glue. You can safely apply glue at the fold on the three lower folds. And, of course, glue the inner two sides together, where shown by the arrows.
Slightly straighten the folds, glue the stem and beautiful, in this option The autumn maple leaf accordion is ready.
7 version of accordion leaves
A simple round shaped leaf. There can be a variety of colors inherent in the leaves.
You will need a rectangular piece.
Fold it in half.
Using a compass or something suitable round, draw a rounded line connecting the sides of the paper. The fold is in the photo on the left.
Cut along the outline.
Open it up and you will have an even semicircle.
Make small folds, starting from the straight side of the semicircle and to the very top.
Turn the accordion piece over so the long, straight side is facing up.
Fold in half and glue the inside sides together.
Carefully straighten and glue the stem. The round sheet is ready.
Option 8. Thin oblong accordion leaves
The shape is inherent in the leaves of willow, olive and some others.
To make such a sheet, you need a rectangular, rather narrow strip of paper. The narrower it is, the thinner the leaf, although it is more difficult to make very thin ones.
Fold the strip in half.
Draw a slanting line. Please note that in the photo the fold of the paper is on the left.
Cut along the line to create a double triangle.
Reveal its parts.
Fold into a shallow fold. As you can see, it is problematic to make even folds on very narrow paper, but this will not appear on the sheet.
Turn the long side up and bend the accordion in half. Glue the middle.
You will get this narrow sheet of accordion paper.
Galina Gavrilina
Master class
"Maple leaves from crumpled paper"
Every season is beautiful in its own way... Autumn is a time of colorful colors. Inspired by the arrival of the autumn sorceress, the guys and I decided to decorate our group with this kind of collective work.
It's bright autumn tree gave us her smile and good mood!
The basis for our tree was a paper tree from a purchased design kit. You can also make a tree yourself: draw a trunk and crown without leaves on a piece of whatman paper, then cut it out along the contour.
For work we will need:
A sheet of white writing paper;
Paints (gouache or watercolor);
Brush;
Jar of water;
Maple leaf template;
Felt pen;
Colored pencils;
Scissors.
Sequence of work:
1. Crumble a sheet of white paper into a ball with your hands.
2. Soak in cold water.
3. Gently squeeze it out and straighten it.
4. Cover the wet sheet with another clean white sheet and place it under a press (thick book) to smooth it out. After drying, the sheet should look like this.
5. Take paints and randomly color the resulting white sheet in the colors of autumn: yellow, orange, red, light brown, yellow-green, etc.
After drying, we place the sheet under the press again to straighten it.
The sheet on the left is painted with watercolors, and the sheet on the right is painted with gouache.
6. Apply a maple leaf template to a dried multi-colored leaf and trace it with a felt-tip pen or pencil (the template can be made by tracing a regular maple leaf).
7. Cut along the contour with scissors.
8. Thanks to the crumpled paper, the leaves already have veins. If desired, you can add large veins with colored pencils.
These are the leaves you should get. We attach the finished leaves to the branches of the tree.
Our autumn tree is ready. The leaves turned out just like real ones!
I wish you creative success!
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Hello readers, guests of the blog site!
How are you? You're probably sad about the weather, maybe it's cloudy or too sunny? Do you want to raise it? Then I propose to do a simple job of creating wonderful creations in the form of autumn leaves. With which you can decorate your interior in the house or bring it to kindergarten or a school and use them to decorate a classroom, reception area, and even a concert hall. Why not? After all, these beautiful little things life will please the eye.
I present to your attention a selection interesting ideas and master classes on how to make autumn leaves in different ways from paper. At the same time, the article will provide both templates with stencils and simply steps to work. Even a beginner, even a child, can handle it.
Well, don’t sit at home in vain, create for the joy of everyone. And at the same time, you can also take a look at other articles on similar topics, these could be, and even. Which will fit perfectly if your educational institution hosts exhibitions or competitions.
So, let's get creative and inspired! Watch and repeat, I hope that everyone will like the note and you will certainly add it to your browser bookmarks and share it on social networks. Good luck!
Let's start with perhaps the easiest ideas. And why exactly from them? Yes, because you can quickly take any template and place a white sheet of paper on the monitor screen and trace the blank. Voila, scissors forward and the miracle picture is ready. Or if you have a printer, click on print and print the photo.
This way, you will have everything you need for creative ideas in your arsenal, and you won’t be bored. Instruct the children to color the leaves or use colored stencils. This selection contains both types of work.
For example, these samples show you different varieties, as you can see, birch, rowan, maple, aspen, etc. What kind of tree leaf are you looking for?
Master class on creating autumn leaves from corrugated paper for kindergarten
Let's create a whole composition with the kids in the form of an autumn twig with yellow-orange leaves from corrugated paper. True it will be collaboration, because a glue gun will be used. I think no one will mind! Read this tutorial and get creative!
Source https://youtu.be/kqHE8uo2NcU
You will need:
- yellow, orange, brown corrugated paper
- wire
- hot gun
- scissors
- watercolor paints
Stages:
1. Cut the rectangular blank diagonally, as shown in the photo.
2. Then use a glue gun and glue the wire.
3. Place a second piece of crepe paper on top.
4. And wait for the glue to dry and cool.
Important! All this work is done by an adult, but the next stage is to trust the child or work collectively.
5. Shape the workpiece with scissors.
6. The most interesting moment, apply watercolor to the leaves and let them dry completely.
7. Decorate the stem with brown ribbon and drop a drop of glue onto the base of the workpiece. Next, create a branch by combining all the parts together and gluing them with brown paper or tape.
I would also like to show another work in the form of an application. Only it will be slightly unusual, since the sheet will be created from pieces of multi-colored paper. Invite the children to pick it with their hands of any shape. But use the backing in the form of baking parchment - spread glue over the entire surface.
Lay out all the scraps and also grease each piece with decoupage glue.
As soon as the work dries, lay the stencil and make an outline, and then cut it out.
It will turn out like this cool craft on the windows.
How to make an autumn leaf using the accordion technique
Maple leaves are the most common in the world of Autumn-themed crafts. Why? All because they are so beautiful! Therefore, be sure to take note of these works.
We will need:
- A4 color paper
- scissors
- pencil
Stages:
1. Take any sheet of colored paper, choose any color, but it’s better not to take green. Because then it will not display the autumn theme. Fold it in half and attach the template to the fold line, and trace the contours with a pencil.
Sample 2. Now, as you guessed, take the scissors in your hands and cut.
3. Then roll the workpiece in the form of an accordion; it will be better if it is not very large, as shown in the photo.
4. Fold the piece of paper in half to create a fold line.
5. For the stem, roll or twist a regular rectangular sheet, but of course it should not be wide, about 1 cm by 15 cm. And fix the middle with it.
6. Glue the parts of the leaf together with a glue stick neatly and beautifully.
7. This way we got a charming maple leaf.
Pictures of autumn leaves for design, printing and cutting out
And again, at the request of readers, I publish many more templates with pictures of autumn leaves. Many have asked for compositions from bouquets of leaves, so you can create them from blanks, catch them friends and write if you liked them. You can also specify what else you would like to see on the site pages. In general, you are wondering about your health, because autumn is in full swing, or has it just begun in your area? Or maybe it's already too late.
In any case, all these samples will decorate any upcoming holiday, it will turn out fantastically beautiful. Every year we have teachers in kindergarten they decorate the locker room with such “creativity” garlands, and the kids are simply delighted with what they see. After all, they can easily color them according to the sample. Like here for example:
Well, now, as promised, the promised stencils.
By the way, you can also make crafts using the style of vytynanok. Moreover, for durability, they can be laminated with special paper using an iron or covered with tape.
Volumetric maple leaves using origami technique for children
For those who simply adore paper and can sit for hours and make something out of it, design something, this is for you. step by step instructions will help you conquer new heights. It turns out that even a symbol of autumn can be created using the origami technique. And besides, there are a lot of options for creating. Can you imagine? Cool, I'd say.
Watch this video from the YouTube channel and you will certainly succeed. Maple leaves are beautiful, both in real life and in crafts.
And here are other ideas, the technique is also origami, but the manufacturing process itself is completely different.
Or take these tips:
The work can also be done in the quilling style, such leaves are simply wonderful, although you will have to tinker with them. You need to make rings from colored strips, and then place the stencil on a sheet and trace it, and it is on it that the picture will be created. See diagram:
And here is the template you will need:
Then proceed to the instructions, the entire MK is shown below in pictures:
But what a charming result.
This is where I end the post and want your autumn leaves to look charming where you plant and hang them. I look forward to everyone's feedback and wishes. If you liked the note, click on the social media buttons.
Goodbye. Visit the blog more often, I’ll be glad to see you again.
Best regards, Ekaterina
On this page you can download and print stencils and coloring pages of leaves of various trees. All versions of tree leaves can be printed on a printer to be used as coloring books for children or as stencils for decoration. Stencil forms are usually printed, carefully cut out, and then used for their intended purpose. For example, artistic painting of walls or as independent design elements. All proposed stencils and colorings of tree leaves are presented in vector PDF format. They can be downloaded or printed without loss of quality in any size, not just A4.
Maple leaf - stencil and coloring
Below you can download or print the maple leaf. The maple leaf located on the left is suitable as a coloring book. From the link on the right you can download or print a maple leaf stencil, which has a thicker and shorter stem that is easier to cut.
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