Pumpkin Painting

Oct 25

**decor crafts** -> **art**

Halloween or Thanksgiving
List of supplies. My video shows the entire process.
Free printable pattern.

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Free Video Tutorial

After the list of supplies, I provide a free video tutorial.

This page provides the free pattern and list of supplies.

SUPPLIES

Free Pumpkin Painting Pattern - print, then enlarge, shrink or crop to your liking

Gesso (optional - if you would like your canvas to be smoother, or you feel it needs more gesso)

canvas of your choice - panel or gallery wrap (any size you wish)

acrylic paints (I use Grumbacher, Golden, Liquitex, Artist Masters - any good quality artist paint will work well)
choose colors you like: I used the following:

I used the following colors - choose your favorites.

orange, red, yellow, green-gold, black, white, dark blue, aqua, dark brown

NOTE: The exact names of the colors are not important - choose your favorite shades.

paint brushes in various sizes

cup of water, paper towel, easel

ink pens in fine point - optional but nice for adding detail. I used .4 tip pens for adding detail to the hat, and around the cut-outs of the face.

DIRECTIONS

1. Place a bit of each paint color on your palette or coated paper plate.

2. Dip your brush in water, dab it off on a paper towel - then dip it into the paints and start painting.

The video shows my method. I used brushes for most of the painting. I also used a paper towel for a sponge type effect. An actual sponge would have worked, but I could not find my sponges. This gave the painting a bit of an abstract look. I purposely went over the outer lines of the pumpkin. I felt it added interest to the painting.

Tip: After adding yellow to the inside areas of the face cut-outs (eyes, nose and mouth), I added just a dab of gold, then white. The pure white brightened up the area to make it look as it the inside of the pumpkin was very bright and glowing.

3. When finished with the painting, I let it thoroughly dry, then added a coat of Gamvar Varnish.