Fall 2016 Acrylic Class

Acrylic Class Project: Pumpkins on Parade Week 2

This week I added one of the smaller pumpkins in front and started adding highlights, shadows and some detail.

When you are adding highlights and shadows remember that each segment of the pumpkins is curved so each will have it's own unique shadow pattern.

On the blue pumpkin, I am not worried about the detail just yet, I want to get the highlights and shadows established before I add add that texture. I also added touches of orange to parts of the pumpkin because it is there on the real pumpkin.

I worked on the highlights and shadows of the  small orange pumpkin and based in the light yellow fairy pumpkin in front of it. Working wet into wet, I created to bases for the shadows.

Whether I am working on the big pumpkins or the small ones I am always following the shapes and curves of the pumpkin.

Note how each segment is light on one side and has shadows on the other.

I was using my #4 flat bristle brush but you may also want to use a sable brush.

The dark color I used was made up of the darkest colors I have on my palette, so far, the only black I have used is the gesso to make the canvas black.

I will be working a bit faster on this project so you can see how it gets finished, if you can't keep up I will be posting my progress until it is finished. Good luck.

Keep painting and I will see you in class.