Ghost-Painted Giant Pumpkin Beside a Garden Chair

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Clean the surface

   Wipe the full exterior with a damp cloth and let it dry completely. A giant pumpkin surface can have soil, waxy residue, or uneven texture that lifts paint if not cleaned first.

2. 2

   Apply a white sealer coat

   Apply one coat of white gesso or diluted white acrylic over the full front face area. This sealer prevents the pale orange skin color from bleeding into the bright white ghost shapes. Let it dry fully before painting.

3. 3

   Sketch five ghost positions

   Lightly chalk-mark five ghost positions across the large face, varying their sizes slightly so they do not look mechanically repeated. Ghost shapes are rounded at the top, narrowing to a wavy base; at this giant scale each one can be 15 to 20 cm tall.

4. 4

   Paint the ghost bodies

   Load a wide flat brush with bright white acrylic and fill each ghost in one or two large strokes. At this scale a wide brush is faster and gives a naturally bold, gestural quality. Apply a second coat once the first is dry for full opacity.

5. 5

   Add eyes and lavender dots

   Once the white is completely dry, dot two small black acrylic eyes on each ghost using the tip of a fine brush or a large-headed pin. Stamp lavender polka dots across the rest of the surface using a round sponge or a wide pencil eraser loaded with lavender acrylic.

6. 6

   Seal and display beside the garden chair

   Apply a matte acrylic sealer spray for outdoor protection. Display beside the garden chair where the large scale of the ghosts reads well even from the garden gate. No lighting is needed since the design works in any ambient light.

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