DIY Halloween Landscape Painting
Turn inexpensive framed landscape paintings into spooky Halloween decor with ghosts, pumpkins, and bats. An easy, beginner-friendly Halloween painting party idea!
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Cost: $6
Materials
- framed landscape painting
- acrylic craft paint and markers
- small paintbrushes in assorted sizes
- paper plate or paint palette
- cup of water
- paper towels
Instructions
- Prepare the painting: Choose an inexpensive framed landscape painting. If the artwork is covered with glass, carefully remove the glass before painting.
- Plan the design: Decide where to add ghosts, pumpkins, bats, or other Halloween details while allowing some of the original landscape to show through.
- Paint the ghosts: Use white acrylic paint to create rounded ghost shapes with wavy bottoms. Let the paint dry, then add black eyes and mouths with a small brush.
- Add pumpkins: Paint orange circles or ovals, add curved lines for pumpkin sections, and finish with small green or brown stems.
- Paint bats and other details: Use black paint to add bats, a moon, stars, or other spooky accents.
- Let the painting dry: Allow the paint to dry completely before handling or displaying the finished artwork.
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Notes
Customize the design to suit the original landscape.
- Use inexpensive framed artwork from Walmart, thrift stores, yard sales, or discount stores.
- Drying time varies depending on the paint and how thickly it is applied.
- This is a fun project to make individually or as a Halloween painting party activity.
- Use inexpensive framed artwork from Walmart, thrift stores, yard sales, or discount stores.
- Drying time varies depending on the paint and how thickly it is applied.
- This is a fun project to make individually or as a Halloween painting party activity.
