Watercolor Pumpkin Tutorial 🎃

“Souls who follow their hearts thrive.” - Proverbs 13:19 (MSG) 💕

I am so excited to paint a pumpkin with y’all today using some watercolor paints! We’ll be building on the skills we learned last week doodling a pumpkin, and now we’ll be adding some bright colors and washi tape. I’ll also be sharing all of my favorite supplies for creating this festive, whimsical pumpkin - perfect for the new fall season! 🍁🍃🍂

STEP 1:

Start by drawing a wonky circle and adding a stem. Then, add some lines to your pumpkin and doodle on some flowers. This should be quick, fun, and completely imperfect.

STEP 2:

Now let’s add color! 🎨 I’m making this a little abstract and just adding orange and pink watercolors to my pumpkin and stem, blending the colors together. Then, I’ll add some little areas of blue and red both to my stem and my pumpkin. Finally, I’ll add yellow to my flowers. I’ll also paint a quick pink border to my art piece too.

STEP 3:

At this point, you could add a verse around your pumpkin. This week, I am focusing on this verse - “Souls who follow their hearts thrive.” - Proverbs 13:19 (MSG). You could also add Psalm 126, which we used last week. ❤️

I am going to take some washi tape and just add some pieces to my pumpkin. I have a lovely orange with white polka dots pattern, a metallic gold pattern, and some bright pink tape. Creating is just being playful, so have fun with this! 🌈You can also make a washi tape border.

I hope this inspires you to sketch or paint some pumpkins as we move into a new season! There is so much joy and blessing when we listen to the whispers of God - and this pumpkin is a little snapshot of that. 🎃

If you love making this pumpkin, come join my upcoming Pumpkin Blessing workshop! We will be creating a colorful pumpkin that will bring more color and joy to your fall! One that is made with paint and paper. And this pumpkin will be filled with lots of love. It’s more than just a painted pumpkin. But a pumpkin that tells a story and is also a reminder of God’s blessings for you. This online workshop starts September 28th!

🖌️Supply List:🎨

• Mixed media paper
• Watercolor paint
• Faber-Castell pen 
• Washi tape