Pumpkin Patch Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

🍁 In this cozy watercolor lesson, we’ll paint a bright red barn surrounded by autumn colors and a cart full of pumpkins, a perfect pumpkin patch scene!

We’ll explore how to build the composition from simple shapes, balance warm and cool tones. I’ll show how to work with layers of watercolor to keep the colors vibrant yet soft, and how to use the liner for clean, expressive details.

You’ll learn:

– how to paint a small architectural subject easily and proportionally

– how to combine warm oranges, yellows, and reds with cooler blues and greens for balance

– how to keep watercolor washes light and fresh while adding texture and depth

It’s a joyful and relaxing autumn sketch, full of color, warmth, and seasonal charm✨

The full lesson is available for all members of the Dream & Draw Sketching Club on Patreon.

🎨Here’s the palette we’ll use in this lesson (substitutes in parentheses):

Lemon Yellow PY3 [Daniel Smith]

Pyrrole Orange PO73 [Daniel Smith] (Azo Orange PO62 [M.Graham])

Ultramarine PB29 [Daniel Smith]

Dioxazine Violet PV23 [Turner] (Violet PV3)

Naphthol Red PR112 [M. Graham] (or Cadmium Red PR108 )

Burnt Umber PBr7 [White Nights] (or Van Dyke Brown PR102; PBk8)

Light Ochre PY43 [Daniel Smith]

Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35 [White Nights]

Cerulean Blue PB28 [Sennelier]

Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith]

Share your sketch:

On Instagram with the hashtag #dreamanddrawschool and tag my profile @dreamanddraw.school

In our chat 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework 👉 https://www.patreon.com/dreamanddrawschool/chats (or go to Community > Chats > 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework)

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Watch the preparatory lessons:

Materials video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sketching-80343147

Liner and Pencil Practice video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/liner-and-pencil-80344410

Watercolor Practice video:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/watercolor-video-80345551