Pumpkin Pouring

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Liquitex Basics Acrylic Colors:
• Titanium White (Item #3396975)
• Mars Black (Item # 4009718)
• Cadmium Orange Hue (Item # 3397221)
• Yellow Oxide (Item # 3396934)
• Liquitex Pouring Medium (Item #16442246)
• Liquitex Gesso (Item # 17570144)
• Liquitex Freestyle Flat Brush (Item #17530940)
• Faux Pumpkins of Choice
• 7 Plastic Cups (for mixing)
• Palette Paper
• Craft Sticks
• Non-Stick Covering for Work Surface and/or Grate (recommended)
• Optional: Gloves

DIRECTIONS:

1. Protect your work surface with paper or plastic (recommended) and assemble supplies & tools.
2. Squeeze approximately 2 TBSP of gesso onto the palette paper. Using a brush, paint the entire viewable area of the pumpkin with gesso. Let sit until completely dry, could take up to 24 hours.
3. Prepare paint. Add pouring medium & paint into 3 plastic cups with quantities below:
4. Cup 1: 2tbsp Pouring Medium + 1 1/2 teaspoons Titanium White.
5. Cup 2: 2tbsp Pouring Medium + 1 1/2 teaspoons Mars Black.
6. Cup 3: 2tbsp Pouring Medium + 1 1/4 teaspoons Yellow Oxide + 1/4 teaspoons Cadmium Orange.
7. Mix each color using clean craft stick for each cup, until all the pouring medium is incorporated.
8. Ensure pumpkin is on a level surface and can remain on the surface for drying time before beginning the pour.
9. Starting with the yellow/orange mixture, slowly pour about a third of the mixture around the top of the pumpkin, allowing the paint to spill down the sides.
10. Slowly pour about a third of the black mixture around the top of the pumpkin, allowing the paint to spill down the sides.
11. Slowly pour about a third of the white mixture around the top of the pumpkin, allowing the paint to spill down the sides.
12. Repeat this process in color order 2 more times until all the cups are empty or until desired look is achieved.
13. Allow 24-48 hours to dry.