How To Decorate Pumpkins With Paint

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How to decorate pumpkins with paint. The first thing is to consider is your theme and colour. Most of these ideas have tutorials in their post so be sure to click the blue gray links to be taken to the original source. Pumpkins have a glossy and non porous surface so the paint doesn t have anything to adhere to.

If the pumpkin is not primed the color ultimately can rub off crack peel off or wouldn t stick or cover the surface well. We totally love decorating and painting pumpkins at this time of the year. Pour your pink acrylic paint into a paint tray or disposable bowl and dip the paintbrush or foam brush into it to load it with paint.

Tip 1 make sure to always press lightly with the pen or it could scrape off the paint from the pumpkin. Brush pink paint over the entire surface of the pumpkin. Learn fun ways to dress up your pumpkins this season.

30 pumpkin painting ideas. Clean the pumpkin gently with a damp cloth or wet wipes then pat it dry. Wrap electrical tape in green red yellow and blue around the pumpkin or paint stripes on with acrylic craft paint taking care to make sure all lines are evenly spaced and that all seams meet in the same area.

Tip 3 start at the top of the pumpkin letting the design dry as you work your way down the pumpkin. This time we decided to decorate our pumpkins with elements from our new greetings card designs. Start with a white pumpkin such as a lumina or paint a regular pumpkin a matte white.

Just sift through your beauty drawer. What you have to do. Swirls of shiny nail polish are a great way to decorate pint sized painted pumpkins.