Whimsical Watercolor Pumpkin Tutorial - Easy for Beginners 🎃🎨🖌️

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

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[@kimlong692]

Oh and gorgeous pumpkin

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Thank you Kim, Every year I love painting pumpkins, all different colors too!

[@rmuller366]

(Moved this reply up top) “Thanks Debbie! Rita here, new to your Facebook group. You just added me earlier this week and I posted a couple of my paintings. I appreciate your feedback. I’m not really a beginner, but am happy they’re your passion. I love the idea of a tutorial drawing anything using perspective. Pumpkins would be a great place to start. I’ll look at your other links here too. Thanks for the discount code on the water well from Meeden. I just ordered mine and can’t wait to use it. Yay! I’ve way outgrown my two juice glasses😂. Blessings!”

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

lol, I used canning jars for years. After dumping them a few times, (what a mess that was) and wanting something prettier :-), I got the Meeden palletes and water wells, and so gald I did they are beautiful ceramic and well made. I have worked for years with all levels, but it is so much fun to see beginners come in and get excited about what they were able to create!

[@BrownDogOriginals]

I love the way you explain what you are doing and why. I learn so much from your videos!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I'm so glad! I'm just starting to put together some Fall, things, Id love to hear what you might like to see too! I love this time of year and the colors. Happy painting friend :-)

[@pennywheeler2598]

The pumpkin is absolute beautiful!!!🧡💕🖌

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Thank you Penny, A subscriber I believe form the UK, said they have white and blue pumpkins, I just had to paint such a unique colored pumpkin!

[@valariemagnus508]

Yes. Maple leaves! Thanks for the whitish pumpkin!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

You are so welcome! I think you are right, maple leaves! I did do a leafe and berry and acorn yesterday. Maple leaves next because they are SO FUN kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5rWZnuhgqxlerssi=sVKpy0p-Xf7Xh0Yq Happy painting!

[@tamra9124]

Hi Debbie! That right hand in the paint was a nice happy accident---gave the Pumpkin some splotchy texture you see on some Pumpkins!!! Yaay!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

HA! right?? I do that a lot, not sure why always have, I start on the right?? Egads. Ive learned not to freak out over my little goofy bloopers~ Thanks, I love your joining me in happy accidents!

[@sandysanzenbacher7313]

Great pumpkin Debbie. I have messed up or smudged my painting many times. I bought the Fix It brush size 2 from Princeton and I just love the results. It takes no time at all to use it to wet the spot and then dap it off with tissue. It’s a great tool for me.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Yes, I have tried that as well. Wonderful you are finding those unlimited tools that help! Thank you for sharing :)

[@Judith-z3z]

I wish we had some oak trees around so I could actually look at a leaf but using your great tutorial will allow me to “play”. I sure wish it was more fall like here. with the heat wave we are having the current temp is 115! I know you are in SoCal too so you are probably feeling the same heat!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

We had a taste of Fall, it was so wonderful cool evenings and mornings and then a few days later BAM! back up to 100's. Cant believe it. Hoping it goes back down soon. I will have to see if I can find an oak tree leaf. They are beautiful. I had a few but they all crumbled away!

[@Angie-pl3uw]

Thanks for the side perspective. I loved this whitish pumpkin, especially the wet in wet section! Hurrahs for Debbie.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you~ BTW I draw this similiarly to the technique I draw flowers, which I Find interesting. Drawing the center first and then guidlines except for here not guidlines for petals but for each section of the pumpkin. Makes it so easy to draw a pumpkin at any angle! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ7Rm4V-pdN0fbMsi=Npk3LwSdT2B_1liW and this one on drawing kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaCZpYmXi6lqlassi=pYWxxFQT2PloXua0 I hope you give it a try, (I even heard there are actually blue pumpkins!) Who Knew

[@rmuller366]

Lovely pumpkin Debbie! I loved seeing that perspective on the last group of pumpkins you painted. Perspective is always a challenge for me. Lots of erasing and redrawing and then never sure if it’s right, lol. Just the nature of illustration. Thanks for all the painting tips in this one and for being ok with sticking your hand in the wet paint. We all do it, but it’s fun to watch a pro just move on after and then show how to fix it. I’m learning in watercolor much can be fixed contrary to what some artists think. I find it a very forgiving medium as long as you work fast.😊. Blessings to you!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Thank you Rmuller, and Yes, if you work fast as you said you can many times pick up the paint, lift it with a damp brush, blend it a bit, sometimes if the paint is highly saturated color Prussian blue and reds, pinks can be tough to lift and fix but many times it can be either incorporated into your painting or lifted out~ I even heard of someone using those white Mr Clean Magic Eraser! Crazy right? Blessing to you and Happy painting, I Hope to continue to inspire you, working with BEginners is my passion for years. I will be diong more maybe a drawing pumpkins different perspetives tutorial? What do you think. Meanwhile its simliar to drawing flowers aside from the guildlines are for the pumpkin segments vs petals. Here is a couple meanwhile to take a look at, I hope they are helpful~ kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ7Rm4V-pdN0fbMsi=Npk3LwSdT2B_1liW and... kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaCZpYmXi6lqlassi=pYWxxFQT2PloXua0

[@rmuller366]

Thanks Debbie! Rita here, new to your Facebook group. You just added me earlier this week and I posted a couple of my paintings. I appreciate your feedback. I’m not really a beginner, but am happy they’re your passion. I love the idea of a tutorial drawing anything using perspective. Pumpkins would be a great place to start. I’ll look at your other links here too. Thanks for the discount code on the water well from Meeden. I just ordered mine and can’t wait to use it. Yay! I’ve way outgrown my two juice glasses😂. Blessings!

[@helengentile9327]

I just love your pumpkin Debbie the colors are amazing. Your tutorials full of information and easy to understand. Thank you ,loving the autumn colors. 🍁🍂🎃

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I’m so happy you are enjoying those. They are fun are they and really make you feel that beautiful fall weather even here in Southern California✨🐝🌸 happy painting, friend, and let’s keep creating together

[@cristinacuenca4176]

Great! Great! Thank you so much. A big hug from Spain. 😊

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Hi! Thank you and you are welcome, it is my pleasure. Hugs from Southern California Happy painting!

[@mariansmartt]

Loving the fall colors! Deb, I bought a tube of the Daniel Smith Fuschite Genuine and I am totally obsessed with this as a fall color. It will even be great for Thanksgiving and Christmas art. Please please say than you to the person who suggested you try this color. And thanks to you for passing it on to us! See what a great community we are! Let’s keep sharing!❤️❤️😘😘

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Wonderful! Yes I agree all of you are so open, supportive and have such great ideas and supplies to share! I Love the supportive engagement here. I too love that new Daniel Smith color. It is very subtle and has just a touch of shimmer! Happy painting friend Xo

[@Russllandia]

Great pumpkin 🎃 I love that you're so brave and dare to try new things! Hugs from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Thank you! 🤗 Hugs to you as well~ I love my Sweden artists, you are so supportive and curious. I have been very inspired by all of you to try new th ings, brushes, papers, look for different options, it has been so much fun! I hope to continue to bring you fun things. I will create a tutorial on drawing pumpkins with different perspective, it will be similiar to the floral drawings using guidlines for the pumpkin segments. Here are the flower ones to give you a general idea. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ7Rm4V-pdN0fbMsi=Npk3LwSdT2B_1liW And, kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaCZpYmXi6lqlassi=pYWxxFQT2PloXua0 Happy painting and hugs from Southern California!

[@pamgrover9910]

Fabulous job,love the colors,more fall painting please.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I’m so happy you ask that! I’m Hoping to share lots more Fall goodies 🎨🖌️

[@cindiwalsh2329]

Thank you, I love all your tutorials. You're very encouraging and easy to follow. I also appreciate your materials suggestions.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

You are so welcome! I hope they help. I would have loved to have had such things back years ago when I was in college. Long before IPhones, computers, and all the wonderful resorces we have today! Have fun, I hope to continie to suport and inspire you!

[@kimlong692]

Omgosh Debbie, I did the same thing with the little papers that came on the Mei Leng paint pans so I'd have the numbers for reordering..haha great minds think alike😂.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Yes, I didnt use too, but learned my lesson and makes it so easy and more efficient than purchasing more of the entire palette. Indeed great minds friend!

[@camp1809]

Thanks!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

My pleasure 🌸🖌️🎨

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I’m kind of new here to KZbin so not sure how the super thanks works but thank you so so much. I can’t tell you how much that means to me.!

[@camp1809]

@@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy I feel I get closest to feeling successful when I follow your tutorials.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Im so glad! Thats why I love teaching, sharing all of you. And thank you for your SUPERTHANKS, that helps me a lot. I am not sure why your posts went to spam. I just found them, so again THANK YOU

[@michelzabethmills]

Japanese blue pumpkin can grow large in Australia and there are few other varieties we can grow use to have them all the time x get few different ones but rather small in UK 😊

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Interesting. I’d only seen them in photos they must be beauyiful and so unique. I cannot recall where this particular subscriber was from but she said they have blue and also a white variety, which we get some white but mostly orange and a peach color. Fascinating for me. I suppose I will have to paint a blue one next!

[@lindakuck5981]

This is lovely! Thanks Debbie 😊❤

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

You are so welcome I hope you give them a go! Happy paitning and most of all have fun!

[@elainelee6741]

❤❤ love it.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Im glad, I hope it inspires you to give them a try! Happy painting!

[@Pebbles_7]

Love❤ now we need some maple leaves!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I think you are right, I did share some filler you could place around your pumpkin berries, leaVes and acorns~ kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5rWZnuhgqxlerssi=sVKpy0p-Xf7Xh0Yq For sure Big beautiful maple leaves are next in order!

[@yaghobshojaei]

Excellent ❤❤❤ I subscribed to your channel

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Thank you , im thrilled to have you here and hope to continue to inspire you!

[@jenbalaskas5389]

I’m very new to watercolors (painting in general) but I find it very relaxing. Your style of teaching has been so helpful! Im trying to share a pic of my pumpkin but can’t!! Would love to see what others are looking like! Thank you! Keep the tutorials coming!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Thank you so much! I also find it so relaxing, to watch and paint. I know what you mean about not being able to share here. I just recently created this private fb group just for my KZbin subscribers to share paintings, and ask questions, its such a great group,very supportive and inspiring. Here is the Private Group fbook.cc/4fsz I hoep to see you! Happy painting.

[@patriciasell]

❤

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Good to see You Patricia. Happy weekend!

[@joprescott1980]

Drys lighter though right?

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

yes~ always :-)

[@carolcolclough4650]

I am a fan of yours and you have taught me a lot. As I take pictures of your projects at various stages, I would so appreciate if when you are talking and explaining and not painting, would you please keep your hands away from the picture so that I could get a clear shot without your hands in the way? Thanks!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I will do my best, with so many things to think about when im filming it can be challenging to keep my hands out of the video unless I am deliberately pausing so you can take some screen shots. Ill see what I Can do for you friend. I also have the 2.50 little tutorials with worksheets if you like. Thank you for being here with me, Meanwhile let's keep creating beautiful, fun things!