Scarecrow Pumpkins | Watercolor Weekend

What do you mean it’s the middle of October, where has the time gone? My project today is fall themed, I know, again! I love this time of year. The colors and everything Fall makes me happy. I used the new Fall Journal stamp sets to create this cute Scarecrow Pumpkins. All I can say is “So. Much. Fun.” I need to retire so I have more time to create! Let’s get into it.

I stamped all of the images first. Starting with the items in front, masking them off and stamping the next image. Exception: the leaves in front of the pumpkins, I didn’t stamp these first even though they in the very front. Instead, I didn’t ink the bottom of the pumpkins so that I could sneak the leaves underneath.

TIP: I stamp all of my elements onto masking paper, cut them out, and arrange them until I am happy with the composition. I ended up using every mask I created. For the scarecrow, I only masked off the feet and pants where the straw would touch.

I started with the pumpkins, masked them off, added the cart, scarecrow and the straw bales. I stamped the small straw bundle twice behind the masked cart. Once it was all stamped, I pulled the color out of the darkest areas to create shadows. Don’t pull too much color unless you want to mute your next layer.

Next, using my palette, I added color to all of the elements. You can add several different colors (drying between layers) to get some nice depth. I added the grass details, a farm background and sky to finish it off. Using my twintones, I added some darker shadows. Lastly, I signed and dated.

I am loving this season and I know I’ll be getting into Christmas Cards (I have an extensive list) and snow soon! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and thank you so much for spending some time with us!

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