Let’s begin our autumn adventure with a cozy pumpkin patch! In this masterclass, we’ll paint a charming scene filled with colorful pumpkins, flowers, hay, greenery and a glowing lantern. Along the way, we’ll play with rich autumn colors, create a variety of beautiful textures, and bring all those little seasonal details to life with watercolor and expressive linework. Step by step, you’ll see how this detailed composition comes together — from the first washes to the final touches. Get your paints ready and let’s bring this cozy autumn scene to life!

For this lesson, you will need the following materials:

Pencil and eraser
Pencil HB and eraser (e.g. Koh-i-Noor, kneadable eraser Faber Castell)

Liner
Waterproof black liner 0.1 / 0.2 (Pigma Micron, Uni Pin, Shinhan Touch) or waterproof black ballpoint pen

Brushes
Brushes for watercolor (round and synthetic/kolinsky sable) №2-3 and №6-8. Anastasia is using: Jackson's Quill Round 3/0, Jackson's Studio Synthetic Round 3, Cornelissen Series 80A Kolinsky Sable 2

Watercolor paper
Cellulose / 25% cotton, 200-300 gsm, e.g. Fabriano. The paper size is square format (15x15 cm / 6x6 inches). You can use an A5 format and trim it into a square or simply draw in the center of an A5 paper.

In this lesson, Anastasia uses the following colors (with possible alternatives in parentheses):

• Lemon Yellow PY3 [Daniel Smith]
• Jackson's Yellow Light PY154 [Jackson's] (Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35)
• Indian Yellow PY150 [M.Graham] (Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35)
• Azo Orange PO62 [M. Graham] (Cadmium Orange PO20)
• Light Ochre PY43 [Daniel Smith]
• Cadmium Red PR108 [Sennelier]
• Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith] (Carmine PV19)
• Dioxazine Violet PV23 [Turner] (Violet PV3)
• Ultramarine PB29 [Daniel Smith]
• Phthalo Blue PB15 [Daniel Smith] (Cyan PB15)
• Burnt Umber PBr7 [Daniel Smith] (Van Dyke Brown PR102/PBk8)
• Phthalo Green PG7 [Daniel Smith] (Emerald Green PG7)
• Chromium Oxide PG17 [Winsor & Newton] (Green PG8)
• Pyrrole Orange PO73 [Daniel Smith]
• Green Apatite Genuine [Daniel Smith]
• Cascade Green [Daniel Smith]
• May Green PG7, PY151 [Schmincke] (May Green PG7/PY3)
• Burnt Sienna PBR7 [Daniel Smith]
• Magenta Permanent PV19 [Sennelier]
• Cobalt Violet PV14 [M.Graham]
• Moonglow PB29,PG18,PR177 [Daniel Smith]

Additional Materials
White acrilyc marker Posca 0.7, white gel pen Sakura Gelly Roll 0.8 (not glaze, not souffle), glass for water, napkins, masking tape (washi tape) and palette.

Homework:
1) Draw a sketch following the lesson
2) Take a photo of your sketch and post it:

• In the comments below the video
• In your Instagram feed with the hashtag #dreamanddrawschool and tag my account @dreamanddraw.school

Happy painting!

All copyrights to the lesson materials, methodology, images, including references, belong to Anastasia Kozlova and the Dream & Draw Art School. We do not permit the use of artworks created during the lessons or any lesson materials for commercial purposes. However, you are always welcome to study Anastasia's technique, which she shares in detail in the lessons, and apply it to create your own original works.

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