3 Ways to Paint a Pumpkin 🎨🍁 (Ad-Free YouTube Video) (Patreon)

I’m excited to share this week’s ad-free YouTube video with you: 3 Ways to Paint a Pumpkin: Watercolor Techniques You’ll Love. In this composition, we'll explore three different approaches to painting everyone’s favorite fall subject — the pumpkin — each one focusing on a unique watercolor technique and style:

Blue Pumpkin: Beginner-friendly two-layer method using a super-granulating pigment for beautiful, effortless texture.

Orange Pumpkin: Classic glazing technique with transparent layers that build depth and luminous shadows.

White Pumpkin: Shadow-only painting—no white paint—perfect for pale subjects like white roses or sunlit buildings.

All the colors used, along with a black-and-white outline and reference images, are included in the attachment below so you can paint along or experiment with your own palette. If you’d like to dive deeper, the full real-time sessions are available here on Patreon:

📝 Drawing Portion (1.5 hours): https://www.patreon.com/posts/drawing-for-fall-141222194

💧 Watercolor Portion (~4 hours): https://www.patreon.com/posts/141745387

Enjoy painting, and I hope these three techniques spark lots of ideas for your own fall artwork! 🍂✨

🎨 WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES:

PAPER: Arches cold pressed block 12 x 16 inches: https://amzn.to/3QGcmwc

BRUSHES: You will need at least 2 round pointed brushes in sizes ranging from #0 to #4, and one flat brush for lifting.

GLOVE: Protective Glove/Smudge guard: https://amzn.to/3GFcojf

PENCIL: Staedtler 3H or 4H https://amzn.to/4fkdt06

🎨 WATERCOLOR PIGMENTS (Main Palette):

Forest Blue (PB36, PBk11) from Schmincke: https://amzn.to/3TrE0jl

Phthalo Blue Green Shade QoR (PB15:3) from QOR: https://amzn.to/3uzszMD Use any of your favourite non-granulating blues or greens, including Aqua Green from W&N, or Phthalo Blue Red Shade and Phthalo Turquoise from any brand.

Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue {PY 53, PY 151, PY 83} from Daniel Smith. Alternatively, use any of your favourite yellows, including Hansa Yellow Light from any brand.

Hansa Yellow Deep (PY65) from Daniel Smith : https://amzn.to/49fhK0U Alternatively, use any of your favourite oranges, for example Permanent Orange from Daniel Smith or Winsor Orange from W&N.

Dioxazine Purple (PV23) from QoR: https://amzn.to/4ddnr24 Use any of your favourite non-granulating purples or violets.

Perylene Red from Daniel Smith: https://amzn.to/3XOuc5p Any red will work here.

Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet (PR206) from Daniel Smith. Alternatively, You can use Quinacridone Burnt Orange or any of your favourite transparent browns.

Green Apatite Genuine from Daniel Smith {PrimaTek}: https://amzn.to/3x1Mt4o Use any of your favourite granulating greens, including Cascade Green, Serpentine Genuine from Daniel Smith Primatek range, or any green from Schmincke's super granulating range.

🎨 WATERCOLOR PIGMENTS (Optional):

Cobalt Teal (PG50) from QoR: https://amzn.to/46bXWM1

Burnt Sienna from W&N: https://amzn.to/3qRqjyz

Yellow Ochre (PY43) from W&N: https://amzn.to/43CQvMy