1. Clean and Seal Your Pumpkin

Sealing your pumpkin before you paint it is optional, but it helps to give you an excellent surface to paint on. Choose an aerosol or brush sealant and cover your pumpkin. 

2. Choose the Paint

Choosing the right paint for your pumpkin depends on painting with children or creating your masterpiece. Use washable paint with kids for obvious reasons.
I used chalk spray paint, which offers a muted surface compared to a shiny finish. 

3. Use the Proper Brushes

4.  Spray Paint The Pumpkins

I used chalk spray paint. It has a nice matte finish. 

4.  Plan Your Design

I painted my pumpkins to go with the décor of my house, blue and white. After deciding what color scheme or design you want to go with, decide if you are going with a freehand design or use a predesigned stencil. Look at the designs above as you draw your design, it helps to have a design to look at as you design your pumpkin. 

5.  Start To Paint

Trace your design on the pumpkin with a pencil or pen.

Using your thinnest paintbrush and your darkest blue paint, begin to trace over the lines you just sketched (this includes the outline of the petals of your flowers). Some strokes will be thicker than others, but don’t sweat it. Don’t worry about making it perfect, the paint will start to blend nicely.  If you make a boo boo, use a damp paper towel to wipe it of and then start over. 

Fill in the petals of all of your flowers- don’t go too opaque with your painting, it’s ok if it’s not a 100% solid finish. I used the paint pen and the permanent market to accent the flower pedals. 

Add some dots, swirls, and curves to the petals using the light blue paint color. Using your black or another color of your choice paint, fill in the centers of the flowers, add further details to the petals and add a few random dots around the flowers for contrast.