Happy Halloween Painted Pumpkin
Posted by DecoArt on Dec 5th 2014
With Americana® Multi-Surface Acrylics, this pumpkin can be part of your indoor or outdoor dècor.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- tracing paper
- transfer paper
- #12 flat brush
- black Sharpie® marker
- #1 round brush
- pen
- medium foam pumpkin
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Let dry completely between painting steps.
- Make sure the foam pumpkin is clean and dust free.
- Use a pen and the tracing and transfer papers to trace and transfer the pattern for the label from the "Happy Halloween" sign only. Go over the pattern lines with a black marker to make them more visible.
- Use a #12 flat brush and Black Tie to paint every other stripe on the pumpkin. Rinse brush.
- Use a #12 flat brush and Chartreuse to fill in the label. (You may need to use a #1 round brush around the pointed parts of the label.)
- Use a pen and the tracing and transfer papers to trace and transfer the words "Happy Halloween" to the center of the label.
- Use the #1 round brush and Black Tie to paint on the words "Happy Halloween." Rinse brush.
- Use the #1 round brush and Lavender Fields to add diagonal lines inside some letters and then outline the label. Rinse brush.
- Use the handle end of a #12 flat brush and dip in Lavender Fields to add dots to the edges of all Black Tie stripes. Wipe off the handle end.