Create a fun fall themed watercolor illustration with a smooth sky and perfectly painted pumpkin. It’s easy: I’ve provided 2 sample sketches to use as practice.

1 ) Complete the warm up exercises to explore and get comfortable with painting smooth areas of color and fading colors out.

2) Create at least one fall themed painting using simple painting skills. But while you’re at it, why not make two!

What you’ll need:

Set of watercolor paints
A large, medium and small watercolor brush that has a point (I recommend the Princeton Select Pointed Filbert Brush #4, a round #4 and a round #8 available at most craft stores in the US.)
Watercolor paper, recommend 140lbs/300gsm, hot or cold press. (I prefer hot press, but am using cold press in today's project. Around 5x7” size.)
Large jug of water
Pencil - either graphite, or I like (Prismacolor Col-Erase) red pencils, as long as it’s not water soluble.
Paper towels
White plate, or mixing pan
Optional: Waterproof color pencils, to add details.

Post your work in the class projects, I love to see how everyone does! On Instagram you can tag me @MirkaHokkanen and use hashtag #MirkaSkillshare.

Peter Schutte

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