Happy Halloween Painted Pumpkin

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.

    1. Make sure the foam pumpkin is clean and dust free.
    2. Instruction #1
    3. 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.
    4. Instruction #2
    5. Use a #12 flat brush and Black Tie to paint every other stripe on the pumpkin. Rinse brush.
    6. Instruction #3
    7. 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.)
    8. Instruction #4
    9. Use a pen and the tracing and transfer papers to trace and transfer the words "Happy Halloween" to the center of the label.
    10. Use the #1 round brush and Black Tie to paint on the words "Happy Halloween." Rinse brush.
    11. Instruction #6
    12. Use the #1 round brush and Lavender Fields to add diagonal lines inside some letters and then outline the label. Rinse brush.
    13. Instruction #7
    14. 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.
    15. Instruction #8

    DOWNLOADS

    "happy Halloween" Pattern