Pumpkin Painting Stencils

Using pumpkin carving patterns can be easy, however, creating carving inside a pumpkin can be a bit messy and unsafe. Especially, unsafe for children as the carving knife if not handled properly can cause injuries. So, a safer way to decorate pumpkins is using paint colors. It doesn't matter if you are an artist or not, today there are many different interesting stencils available which you can use to create some cool looking painted pumpkins.

Painting pumpkins is an easier job, and your children can also help you in painting pumpkins. With some good ideas you can paint some simple designs onto the pumpkin. However, if you are not good at painting and end up creating a mess while painting, then using some cool patterns you can create neat looking painted pumpkins.

For creating painted pumpkin faces, or shapes on to pumpkins or scenes on pumpkins, it is important that you pick the best pumpkins. Small-sized pumpkins work best as they are easy to handle, faster to finish painting on, require less material and can be perched on a desk or on a shelf too. So, buy small-sized pumpkins. Also, they stay in shape for longer compared to larger pumpkins. If you are picking pumpkins from a patch, then cut the pumpkins with 2-3 inches of the vine still sticking to the stem of the pumpkin. Look for pumpkins which don't have any gashes or blemishes. You can use blue, orange or white pumpkins for painting.

Buying the Stencils
Pumpkin painting stencils can also be ordered online, or you can find them in superstore during the season time or in stationery stores. You can also find some cool face painting stencils for kids, which you can use to apply neat makeup to match the children's Halloween costume. They cost very less and you can find a set for just a few dollars. One stencil pattern can cost around a dollar or two. These are very easy to use stencils, and all you have to do is just place them on the pumpkin and apply paint to create cool looking painted pumpkin crafts.

Downloading Free Stencils
You can find many free pumpkin stencil patterns online. There are many sites offering free Halloween stencils, so you can pick any kind of stencils you like. You can pick stencils of classic Jack-o'-lantern, or some other spooky faces. You can also pick some pumpkin carving templates, and use it for creating stencils. These templates are pretty easy shapes and can be used to make stencils. Given below is info on how to use the printable Halloween painting design for making stencils.

How to Use the Stencils?
If you have bought the Halloween pumpkin stencils from a store, then using them is very easy. All you need to do is do is place the stencil neatly on the pumpkin. Either you can hold the stencil with your free hand, or ask somebody to hold it for you. Then use acrylic painting colors or one solid black color and with the brush fill up the hollows in the stencil. Then slowly and carefully take out the stencil and let the paint dry.

If you wish to use the prints you took of the Halloween stencils you found on the Internet, then use these tips. Stick the paper to the pumpkin neatly with a sticky tape. Then use a push pin, and mark along the outlines of the shape. Then remove the paper and you will have an outline of the shape,which you can fill with color.

Make sure you pick good quality pumpkins, and if you are keeping the pumpkins outdoors, then get them inside during nighttime to avoid them from freezing.