Looking for pumpkin painting ideas ?
This list has a few kid-friendly pumpkin painting ideas too !
This way it could be a family art project.
Choose a few favorites from the list, and try your hand at making them.
Now lets take a look at the list and get inspired.
77+ pumpkin painting ideas for some gourd-geous gourdes this fall.
Ideas for all ages and skill levels: from easy kid friendly ideas, to more advanced.
Ghostbusters Painted Pumpkin
A Halloween classic - you definitely need a Ghostbusters pumpkin !
Colorful Gold Splatter Painted Pumpkins
Try these neon-painted pumpkins with gold splatter to cheer up the neighborhood.
Creative Donut Painted Pumpkins
Feast your eyes on these donut-themes mini pumpkins !
If you don’t have glitter sequins will work too.
Add a metallic accent stem here and there and you’ll have the best pumpkins.
Easy Marbled Pumpkins
Marbling is easier than it looks.
You need a bucket of water, a white-painted pumpkin, and your choice of nail polish.
To get the best results you better spin the pumpkin a little while dipping.
Freehand this design to get an artsy look, us use a stencil for a cleaner look.
Leaves, flowers, twigs, and grapes are the usual fall motifs.
Bring the kids into it to help them express their creativity too !
Watercolor Pumpkins
Watercolor is fun on any canvas, including pumpkins.
As long as you start with a white pumpkin any color you add will pop !
Vintage Clown Pumpkins
Bring back the past with these old school clown inspired pumpkins.
These could be part of a nostalgia-themed Halloween.
Emoji Pumpkins
More of a modern vibe person ?
Paint your favorite emojis on pumpkins and you’ve got a project for the kids as well !
Try using various but related colors to get some cool effects.
White Painted Pumpkin
To keep things simpler try only using one color - in this case white.
Practice painting with just one color and let your creativity flow.
You’ll get beautiful results.
Stacked Pumpkin Tree
Consider building a tree out of pumpkins, like you’d build a snowman.
Split your design into 3 or 4 pieces and paint each pumpkin, starting with the largest.
Keep the colors simple - orange, black, white - to get the best effect.
Cheshire Cat Painted Pumpkin
Honor this classic spooky, funny cat by dedicating a pumpkin to it.
You could to the old Cheshire cat, or the new one.
Both have wide, wicked grins.
Animal Print Pumpkins
Animal print is easier than it seems.
Metallic accents like gold, silver, or copper make the pattern pop even more.
Beginner-Friendly Monster Eyed Pumpkins
This one is beginner-friendly, and kid-friendly.
You each get a pumpkin and paint a small version of your favorite monster or ghost.
Better yet, let the kids do this one by themselves (with supervision).
Desert Oasis Painted Pumpkins
If you want a desert-themed Halloween these pumpkins will make it very easy.
Cacti, canyons, agave, and a hawk or two are common motifs.
You need a perfect white base and a deep, inky indigo paint.
Harry Potter Pumpkin
Paint your favorite Harry Potter characters onto your pumpkins for a Hogwarts-themed Halloween.
Painted Cat Pumpkin
Love the cat-o-lantern look but don’t want to carve ?
Paint a cat face, either black-on-orange or orange-on-black and you’ve got a cool pumpkin.
Minion Pumpkin
If you’ve got big pumpkins try making life-sized Minions !
You could do any color apple you like, as long as it has a creamy brown base.
Spooky Ghost Pumpkin
These ghost pumpkins absolutely have to be white, or at least light grey.
You could leave the features orange, or paint them black.
Easy Painted Color-Block Pumpkins
These color-block pumpkins are easy and beginner friendly.
you could reference as many lines as you like !
Don’t forget to do a Patrick one as well.
You could use a big, tall pumpkin and paint the eyes right onto the pumpkin.
Colorful Leaf Pumpkin
Paint a pumpkin all-white, and start painting the colorful leaves onto it.
Address Number Pumpkin
Make your address number easier to see by painting it right onto the pumpkin.
Metallic Patterned Painted Pumpkins
Blue-tone chalk paint and metallic accents always work great, even on pumpkins.
Easy Cow Pumpkin
Sometimes the best pumpkins are the simplest, including this cow print one.
Monogram Pumpkin
Try some simple, minimalist monogram pumpkins this year.
Eyeball Pumpkins
Play into the Halloween atmosphere with these eyeball pumpkins.
Candy Corn Painted Pumpkins
Showcase your love for candy corn by painting the pumpkins.
Works best with a slight ombre effect.
Fairy lights are optional but they add to the atmosphere.
Glow In the Dark Pumpkins
Want your pumpkins to stand out at night too ?
VanGogh Starry Night Pumpkin
Practice your color composition some more ?
Try Recreating VanGogh’s Starry Night.
It’ll fit right in with the other artsy Halloween pumpkins.
Easy Rainbow Pumpkins
Stack a rainbow of pumpkins to liven up the neighborhood.
DIY Ladybug Pumpkin
If you’re a nature enthusiast this ladybug Pumpkin is right up your alley.
Pop Art Pumpkins
Pop art can turn a boring orange pumpkin into a cool orange pumpkin.
Bonus points if the dots glow in the dark !
Painted Mummy Pumpkin
A mummy pumpkin goes great next to Frankenstein and a few witches.
Gold flecks optional but add a lot of flair.
Pumpkin Painting FAQ
Whats the best jot down of paint to use for pumpkins ?
The best paint for pumpkins is acrylic paint.
If you mess up, it can be removed with water very easily.
Whats the metallic paint on pumpkins ?
The metallic paint is usually acrylic paint, but with a metallic finish.
If youre doing the whole pumpkin its easier to work with spray-paint (also metallic).
How long will a painted pumpkin last ?
Does the pumpkin need a primer ?
A coat of primer is necessary to give the paint something to stick to.
Otherwise the pumpkin is too shiny and youll need more coats of paint.
So there you have it, pumpkin painting ideas to last you for several Halloweens.
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