![]() My biggest tip for this step is to do it standing up. When the paint dries it will also feel and look bumpy which brings the background to life! This will imitate the texture or look of wood grain. Since the white paint is still wet, the fork will make some texturized marks and the brown will show underneath. I used a 1″ flat wash brush to paint on the brown. No need to get the strokes to look perfect, it’s going to be covered up in the next step. The first step is covering your canvas( outside of your pumpkin shapes) with your dark brown paint. I’m a big believer on getting creative with texture and looking around your home for things to use before buying.įor this technique you’ll need a fork (plastic or metal), some dark brown(burnt umber) and white paint (titanium white). The technique I ended up choosing doesn’t use any special mediums or tools that you need buy. I experimented with the different ways to make the background look like a piece of vintage/rustic painted wood. Making a texturized “faux” wood background is super fun and was my favorite part of this painting! Yes- I love my pumpkins, but this texture technique really struck a gourd with me. It’s that simple to draw your pumpkins! Nothing to it! And now you are ahead of the carve! □ How To Make a “Faux” Wood Background Here’s my sketch with 2 pumpkins- one large one (my focal point) and one smaller one. And in reality, many of them are not perfect, which I actually prefer. You can draw your pumpkins symmetrically, but I like to make them a bit asymmetrical to make them more interesting. The first step is to grab any pencil and draw your pumpkin(s). If you’re looking for other fall crafts check out this pumpkin painting ideas post. ![]() ![]() Oh, and if you love this tutorial, check out my learn to paint series for other fun step by step paintings. Hope you have a gourd time making this painting (haha) ! And be warned, more pumpkin puns to follow…. Finally, you’ll learn how to paint a pumpkin on canvas with a double loading brush technique. The tutorial will show you how to draw a pumpkin on canvas followed by painting a beautiful textured wood background. ![]() This easy fall pumpkin painting is a perfect project for beginners or even older kids! It makes a cute thanksgiving, fall or halloween painting on canvas idea that you can decorate your house with too! I’ve put together a step by step tutorial (including a full length video tutorial on YouTube) to show you how to paint a pumpkin on canvas, yourself! Fall is my fave! And this fall, I was feeling inspired to paint some lovely orange and teal pumpkins for a cute fall painting. ![]()
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