It's officially pumpkin season! I love making pumpkins (I think I made like 20 last year!) We are starting off very basic with an orange pumpkin with a teal blue background and some clear glass and beads on a 6x6 canvas. We are mixing some crazy colors together and having some fun. Let's get started! 

We are going to start by painting the background with white paint, Mermaid Blue, and a green teal color. Add strokes in all different directions as you mix the colors. I'm also painting the sides as well. Let dry.

Grab the tracer, tape it to the canvas, place graphite paper underneath, and trace your pumpkin with a stylus onto the canvas. 

I'm using Spiced Pumpkin, Terracotta, Heritage Brick, and Yellow Ochre to paint the pumpkin. I'm going to start with the Spiced Pumpkin color and then add in some of the other colors for highlights and definition. I'm even going to add in a little bit of the blue paint too. I'm just adding in colors that make me happy!

Now, I'm using Burnt Umb...

We are using a 4x12 canvas today, which I've only been able to find at Michael's. We are doing a cute tall pumpkin with an old, twisty stem and a black background. I'll also be adding some clear glass and resin to make it all pop!

Start by painting your canvas with black paint. I did two coats of paint. Let dry.

Grab the tracer, tape it to the canvas, place graphite paper underneath, and trace your pumpkin with a stylus onto the canvas. I'm going to freehand mine with a watercolor pencil.

I'm going to be using Burnt Orange as the base color of my pumpkin. I'm also using Heritage Brick, Gilded Oak, Raw Umber, and a little bit of white paint. 

Start by painting the entire pumpkin with the Burnt Orange. Then, paint your stem with the Raw Umber. 

Next, I'm going to add some shadowing and details to our pumpkin. I'm using the other colors on my palette, like Heritage Brick, Gilded Oak, and the white.

 Let's work on the stem. I'm going to add a little bit of green paint to my s...