Pink Pumpkin On Tin

We are using a very different surface to create some art today! I am using a 10x14 piece of old rusted sheet metal and we will be painting a pink pumpkin, adding a glass stem, and sprinkling lots of seed beads. This project is perfect for the fall season and would look great as part of your rustic autumn decor!

First, I sketched a pumpkin onto my tin using a piece of chalk. I am going to start by painting my pumpkin with Poodleskirt Pink and white paint. Do not fully cover the surface because we will be adding more paint for shading and highlighting. Dry with a heat tool.

I will add some more Poodleskirt Pink and layer on some Dragonfruit (darker pink) and white as well. I'll use my brush to blend the colors together. Dry with a heat tool.

I'm going to fill in any spots with more paint here and there. I'll also take my paintbrush in the white, tap off excess paint, and just lightly drag it down my pumpkin to create some light texture. I'll do the same with my dark pink. 

Finally, I'll take a small piece of sandpaper and lightly sand some areas of my pumpkin to get a little bit of that metal to show through. 

Next, I am going to paint a leaf with Celery Green and Avocado Green. I'm going to start with a base coat of the Celery Green and then add white and Avocado Green to create highlights and shadows. Dry with a heat tool.

I'm going to take a black Posca Pen and outline my pumpkin and leaf with a thick line. I'll also add some detail lines to my pumpkin and draw on a few curly q vines. I'll also grab my Gold Metallic DecoColor pen and add a few lines here and there as well.

Place your glass pumpkin stem on your pumpkin and then we will add resin!

Mix 1/4 ounce of resin and stir gently for three minutes. Pour the resin onto your tin and spread it onto your pumpkin using your gloved fingers or brush. I'm just going to contain my resin to my pumpkin, not my entire surface.

Use a heat gun to pop your bubbles. Keep your heat moving at all times!

Then, I'm going to sprinkle pink seed beads, lighter pink seed beads, and crystal seed beads along the ridges of my pumpkin.

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