Fearless Friday, Halloween Fun
Okay, so how is it already Friday??
I don’t know where this week went
but my art supplies are dusty, ahem,
so today I am sharing a couple of painting ideas from the archives
Let’s make some Halloween treat bags!
Painting pumpkins is just like Painting Tomatoes
Use orange and yellow orange or yellow and a fat round brush like a #8
Dip brush in one color and make a “C” to form left side of pumpkin
Without cleaning your brush, dip in the other color
and make a backwards “C” a little way apart from the first C
for the left side
and continue dipping and making “C”s for 2-3 more strokes
to fill in the body of the pumpkin
For the stem I like to use a small flat, square tipped brush,
Load the brush with both light and dark brown
Starting from the bottom of the stem
make a quick stroke upwards in a curve, as in photo top right
Reload brush with both colors
and make a second stroke overlapping the first,
starting slightly lower than the first stroke, photo lower right.
Next, load brush once more
and make a third stroke overlapping the second, photo lower left
Because you used 3 strokes,
the top edge of the stem end will appear uneven,
just like a real pumpkin!
Using 2 colors for the body and for the stem,
gives the pumpkin highlights and depth
If you want to add extra detail, use a small thin brush and a dark brown
Make some thin swirly vines
Add leaves with a little larger, fatter brush,
dipping in green and yellow and making short, small fat strokes,
turning brush tip as you finish the leaf to make a pointy end
Now for Wendi…she is a good witch…
I like to keep Halloween happy,
I’m not much on the creepy crawly stuff
First make a light orange round dot for her head
using orange mixed with white
Make a round stroke on one side
and then the other and filling it in to the desired shape,
top left and right below
Her dress is made with 3 black strokes, with a medium round brush
1st stroke flares to the left,
then second stroke to the right
and third stroke down the middle as in photo upper right
Remember, this is a witch, her hem is supposed to be jagged!
Then make two more strokes, on each side of the dress body for her arms
Her hat is made with a simple triangle
and then pull the brush in a wavy stroke across the bottom for the brim
as in the above photo collage bottom left
I like to make her hair crazy, using a thin small brush,
loading it with brown and yellow
and making fast squiggly lines outward and upward
Then small black Xs for her eyes,
and orange dots with the paintbrush end for a little blush,
in the above photo collage bottom right
Use a small flat square tip brush and make 2 white strokes
straight down from her dress for her legs
Let the white dry and come back with a clean brush
loaded with bright orange and make stripes
You can decorate her dress with polka dots if you like
and give her a star or moon on her hat
I used brown lunch bags from the grocery store for these treat bags
If you don’t feel like painting pumpkins or witches,
you can try some simpler patterns like and polka dots candy corn
Candy corn is easy, just a wide orange stripe,
topped with a yellow stripe and finished with a white round tip
{I painted the tip a pale orange so it would show up on the white paper}
A flat square brush, like the one used for Wendi’s legs,
makes quick work of the stripes
Then make the white tip with a small round brush.
Add small accent dots with the tip of the brush handle dipped in paint
Have some Halloween fun and
Be Fearless!
Remember, if you are painting on glass, use a curable paint made for glass like these here
Pssst…if you want to paint some Candy Corn burlap place mats click here
To see a stitched Wendi Witch and the “how” to click here
You can find lots of fun Halloween items in my Society 6 shop too~
Halloween Collection shop here
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things
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You make painting seem so easy, Jenna. I love those cute pillows too.
Thank you Angie 🎃!
The treat bags are adorable, Jenna. My girls would love them, they are constantly coloring and painting. Happy weekend and we are cooling down, Yay!
Thank you Pam, I’m glad they enjoy creating!
So many cute ideas but I especially love the clever treat bags. I’m hoping this fall I can pull together a little Halloween lunch for friends. We’ll see how that plays out, but if I do, I’d love to do something like that — they’re darling!
That’s a great idea Jeanie, luncheon favor treat bags!
Keep the fun coming Jenna! Methinks Halloween might be one of your favorite times of year…
I guess I have been posting a lot of Halloween things lately! I do like the fun and happy side of Halloween, but not the gory scary stuff 🎃
Oh, me neither!
The treat bags are extra special and very personalized!
Best fall wishes!
Thank you Mary, have a lovely weekend!
Oh Jenna… you create the cutest witches in the world. Have a wonderful weekend.
Thanks so much Katie!
Jenna, You are so incredibly talented. I would give anything to be able to paint and creative such lovely works of art. I am so in love with the witches shoe. So colorful and so full of whimsy!!!! Love to see more!
Thanks so much Marsha!
So cute! I love the witch!
Thanks Patti!
What cute ideas for painting for Fall.
I think I am going to do this for book club! Thank you!
That’s a great idea, make them little treat bags to take home!
Such a fun tutorial!
Thanks Linda, Happy Weekend!
I remember your cute treat bags Jenna! The witching hour and month is almost here! )
I know you’re excited about October!
You are so talented! You made this one look so easy like I could actually do it. I doubt it, but I might give it a shot! Thanks for sharing on Crafty Creators!
Thanks Niki, I hope you give it a try!