Pumpkin Painting Using the Projector Method

I have been very fond of painting and especially painting on pumpkins for Halloween. But sometimes I can’t really seem to have much control with trying to paint a portrait of something by hand because of how neat or coordinated it would look. But luckily I happened to have my own art tracer projector which is commonly my “cheat sheet” yet handy tool and life saver in making pictures come out the way you want to especially in painting. Here, I am going to demonstrate how you can paint your own pumpkins for Halloween using the projector method as I show off this example of me painting Old Hag from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!

The materials are very simple. Here’s what you will need…

• a pumpkin, real or artificial (mine is real and it’s bought from Acme for only $5)
• an assortment of paints and brushes
• a computer print out of the image you plan to use for your painting
• a black marker
• old newspaper
• a sturdy table to place your pumpkin
• a tracer projector (not shown but I will show you what it will look like in the next few steps)

First things first, take time to wipe your pumpkin clean from any dirt and debris if your pumpkin is a real one. Then, set up your workspace with a sturdy table and old newspaper.

Next take out your computer image you plan to use and place it under your tracer projector.

Once you have your image enlarged onto your pumpkin, you are going to trace it out with a black marker. Now, it’s not going to look as neat as you want to at first. But that is ok because you are going to fill up your basic shapes with paint anyway.

Now, it’s time to paint! The colors I have used for my piece go perfect with the picture I have chosen since we all can associate a witch with the color black, an apple for red, and so forth.

Once the paint has dried, you can now display it anywhere you want to have your own pumpkin art gallery!