Painted Mini Pumpkin With White Ghosts and Lavender Dots

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Clean and seal the surface

   Wipe the mini pumpkin clean with a damp cloth and let it dry completely. Apply one thin coat of white gesso or matte medium as a sealer over the whole surface. This step prevents the orange pigment from bleeding into the white ghost paint.

2. 2

   Apply a light base if needed

   If the sealer coat still looks faintly orange once dry, apply a single thin coat of off-white acrylic over the whole pumpkin before painting details. Let it dry before proceeding.

3. 3

   Sketch ghost positions

   Lightly pencil three ghost outlines around the pumpkin, spacing them so each ghost faces slightly outward. Ghost shapes are simple rounded tops tapering to a wavy base, easy to paint freehand.

4. 4

   Paint the ghost bodies

   Load a small round brush with bright white acrylic and fill in each ghost shape in two coats, letting the first dry before adding the second for full opacity. Keep edges soft rather than ruler-sharp for a friendlier look.

5. 5

   Add eyes and dots

   Once the white is fully dry, use a toothpick or the tip of a fine brush dipped in black acrylic to place two small dot eyes on each ghost. Then stamp six lavender dots around the pumpkin using the eraser end of a pencil loaded with lavender paint.

6. 6

   Seal and display

   Apply a coat of matte acrylic sealer once everything is dry. Place the finished mini pumpkin in a tablescape, on a tray, or inside a trick-or-treat bowl. No lighting is needed since the design reads well in any ambient light.

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