Now the foliage is what gives the forest
its lush, well, forest look, so it's really important. We've selected three
kinds for you to work with.
DRAGON LEAF
That's not its scientific name or anything--
just a nickname given to it (which we happen to like) because the sides
of this leaf resemble the spines of a dragon. You can put a line through
the center and think of these spines as branching out from it. Dragon
leaves can grow in any direction -- up, down, up or sideways, and can be
colored in all different shades of green. Remember to make your leaves
wider when you make them longer -- that's what's known as proportion (for
instance, when you draw a leaf twelve inches long, it should be a lot more
than two inches wide). We suggest you try making several in a few
sizes.
 Hey,
you didn't cut the grass yet!
This is really easy to do and will add
a lot of color to our mural. The difference between ordinary grass and
the kind that grows in the rain forest is that while garden-variety grass
grows like carpet fibers, rain-forest grass grows like a plant. Notice
how the leaves shoot out from the center. In other words, it's wider
at the top than the bottom.
 ELEPHANT
EARS
Now maybe that is a scientific name,
since these really do look like elephant ears. When you draw these,
think of a heart shape. Draw a line through the center and then draw lots
of lines from the center out to the sides. They can be in groups
of twos or threes. Make sure they are W I D E.
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