My creative friend Viv recently had a tutorial about painting pumpkins in pastel. Check out her informative blog for some fun and encouragement. I followed along and painted the pumpkins in three different mediums: watercolor, oil pastels, and soft pastels.
I really like the look of soft pastels but they sure are messy to use. Because I don’t like the “dimples” that this particular paper shows, next time I will try sanded paper. The oil pastels were fun to blend, but their colors are so bold. However, this was my first attempt with oil pastels, and I need to work on color mixing with this medium. I enjoyed blending and dry brushing the texture on the watercolor pumpkins. Which do you like best?
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I like the series – interesting to see the differences in the techniques. Probably like the water color the best, but all are fun!
Thanks so much, Julie!!
It’s so fascinating to see the differences between the different mediums. x
Thanks, Sunnyfae. It was a fun experiment!