Blue Whale Painted No-Carve Pumpkin for Kids

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Wipe and dry the pumpkin

   Clean the pale or natural pumpkin surface with a damp cloth and let it dry completely. A pale or white variety gives the blue whale the best contrast. An orange pumpkin works but needs three coats of blue rather than two to achieve a vivid, opaque color.

2. 2

   Paint the blue body

   Sketch the large oval whale body with a washable marker, including the forked tail at one end. Fill the entire shape with medium blue acrylic using a wide flat brush. Apply two coats, letting the first dry before the second. Keep the body wide and rounded rather than sleek.

3. 3

   Add the white belly stripe

   Once the blue body is fully dry, paint a wide oval area of white acrylic across the lower half of the whale body for the belly. The belly should overlap the blue on both edges so the transition looks natural. A slightly irregular edge reads more organic than a perfectly clean line.

4. 4

   Paint the eye and water spout

   Add one small black dot eye near the head end. Then paint three short upward-curved blue strokes above the head for the water spout. Short loose strokes look more like spraying water than a straight column of paint.

5. 5

   Dot the bubbles and seal

   Use the handle end of a round brush dipped in blue paint to dot six small bubble circles around the whale. Once all paint is dry, apply a clear acrylic sealer spray and let the pumpkin cure before moving it. Display with the whale belly-side down so it rests naturally on its flat base.

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