Happy Halloween Painted Pumpkin

Bypass all the mess of carving a pumpkin with the Happy Halloween Painted Pumpkin pattern. You can put this masterpiece outside on your porch or windowsill or keep it indoors as a decoration in order to get into the Halloween spirit. With the free pattern, this craft is quite simple to make and mainly requires acrylic paint. Because this craft uses a foam pumpkin, you can store it with the rest of your decorations until next Halloween, unlike carving a real pumpkin and dealing with the decay.

Primary TechniquePainting

Easy

SeasonFall

Materials:

Americana Multi-Surface Acrylics: Chartreuse, Lavender Fields, Black Tie
Water container
Palette or plastic plate
Paper towels
Tracing paper
Transfer paper
#12 flat brush
Black Sharpie® & regular marker
#1 round brush
Pen
Medium foam pumpkin

Instructions:

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 traceand 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.