This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Give me all the fall!  Fall is my favorite time of year and this painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is something you can use for so many projects.  Today, I’ll show you how to create a realistic looking pumpkin with a few simple techniques.  Let’s get started!

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This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Supplies you’ll need to paint your own wood pumpkin cutout:

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

I started my design with a wooden pumpkin cutout from Twin Knobs Woodworks.  The “Knobby Pumpkin Door Hanger” measures approximately 20″x21″ and is cut from 1/4″ Birch plywood.  You can grab this cutout HERE.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Next, gather some sponge brushes to do all the painting on your pumpkin.  You can see that I grabbed one large and two small ones.

Begin painting your entire pumpkin using “C” or comma shaped motions.  I used the color Fluff from Dixie Belle and the large sponge brush for this step.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Be sure to also paint the edges of your cutout.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Next, start to add dimension to your pumpkin by highlighting the knobby areas of the pumpkin with the color Burlap.  I used a smaller sponge brush for this step.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Use those same “C” or comma shaped motions for this part.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

You can also use your large sponge brush that you used for the white paint to blend the colors together as you go.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Next, add more depth using the color Chocolate.  I used another smaller sponge brush for this step.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Continue highlighting and blending until you get the look you like.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Now it’s time to add your stem.  I used the color Chocolate to begin this step.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Be sure to bring the stem down into the body of the pumpkin and to attach it to the sections you created while highlighting.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

You can see here how this will give your pumpkin a more realistic look.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Now, use the Fluff and Burlap paint to give your stem some dimension.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Finally, it’s time to paint the “Welcome” portion of the door hanger.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

I used a makeup sponge and the color Bunker Hill Blue for this part of the project.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

To apply your paint, simply pounce it onto your surface in thin even coats.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Once the pumpkin and the welcome cutout are dry, use Gorilla Super Glue for assembly.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Simply add the glue to the back of the welcome cutout and press onto your pumpkin’s surface.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

Now you can attach a piece of twine for hanging!

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

You can also add a coordinating bow, like I did here!

This painted wood pumpkin cutout tutorial is perfect for those who love fall and want to add a seasonal element to their home decor.

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