2nd Grade Romero Britto Inspired Pumpkins

We began by drawing a pumpkin step by step on white construction paper and added the lines that divide the different sections. I have the students yellow, orange, and red tempera and had them experiment with mixing these to get various warm colors (golden, tangerine, mac n cheese, red orange, etc.) They painted each section a different color.

The next day they outlined the pumpkin and sections with oil pastel and added a different pattern in each section with oil pastels. We looked at and discussed a ton of different patterns prior to starting along with several works by Romero Britto. Lastly, they cut out their pumpkin, glued onto a background paper and added the green vines! These turned out stunning!