Paint a Pumpkin Patch with Gelatos

 

A couple of weeks ago I posted a tutorial on the Faber-Castell Blog about pumpkin paintings. 

I pulled together a video for today's post to show more detail and share more information. You can use Gelatos on any porous surface. I've used canvas, paper, cardboard, black paper, any paper really. I did gesso this paper before the painting. The gesso lets the Gelatos slide around more and mimic watercolors. 

Pitt Pens work well with the Gelatos to add details and shading. 

If I could get only a few Pitt Pens, the grays (they come in warm and cool) and the white would be The Ones. :)


Enjoy the video! 

You can view it here on YouTube

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Comments

[Mirna]

I know this will probably sound silly but I never realized you had to "activate" the gelatos before using them! I think that explains why I've been having so much trouble with mine. Thank you for sharing!!

[Diana Trout]

You can use them dry but I like to add some water so that act like paint. They perform better on a gessoed surface too if that helps.

Diana Trout
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