Pumpkin On Wood 🎃

Let's work with a different kind of surface! Today, we will be creating a pumpkin on a piece of wood - this is a stained 2x4 cut to 6 inches long. We will be adding all of the glass goodies and a super fun glass stem that will make your artwork really stand out! This would make such a great shelf sitter in your home for the fall season.  

I like to stain my entire board and then cut it. This is stained with a dark walnut color - just brush it on, wipe it off, and let it dry. 

For my background, I am going to use a palette knife to apply my paint because I want this to look a little more distressed and rustic. I'm going to use white paint and Forest Moss. Use the flat backside of your palette knife and lightly drag the paint onto your wood with a back-and-forth motion. Dry with a heat tool.

Next, I'm going to sketch on a pumpkin. Make an egg shape and make parenthesis shapes on either side. Pumpkins never look perfect! I'm going to use Honey Brown to paint my pumpkin. Dry with a heat tool.

Then, add another coat of Honey Brown and add in some Antique Gold for shadows, and white paint for highlights. Paint each section of your pumpkin at a time. I'll also take a little bit of Avocado Green with a liner brush to add in some of those curly q vines. Dry with a heat tool.

Take some Splendid Gold paint and brush some onto the left side of each pumpkin section to give it a metallic touch. I'll also paint the top of my wood with gold too. Dry it again. 

Grab your graphic marker to add detail lines. I'm going to outline my pumpkin with short, quick strokes. Next, I'm going to put a little bit of tacky glue on my wood to secure my stem. I'll also add a little bit of gold glass to my pumpkin.

Mix 1/4 ounce of resin and stir gently for three minutes. Pour the resin onto your glass and spread it onto your wood using your gloved fingers or brush.

Use a heat gun to pop your bubbles. Keep your heat moving at all times! Finally, sprinkle some gold seed beads onto your pumpkin too.

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