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Glow-in-the-Dark Pumpkins

Make your Halloween pumpkins glow with frightful color when you use FolkArt Glow-in-the-Dark Acrylic Paint!

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At a Glance:

Project #16109 Skill Level: Intermediate
supplies

Plaid Supplies

FolkArt ® Glow-in-the-Dark Acrylic Colors - Orange, 2 oz. - 2872

Number Needed: 1 $2.69
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FolkArt ® Glow-in-the-Dark Acrylic Colors - Neutral, 2 oz. - 2716

Number Needed: 1 $2.69
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Plaid ® Brush Sets - Basic Brush Set, White Nylon - 44220

Number Needed: 1 $3.99
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Licorice, 2 oz. - 938

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Wicker White, 2 oz. - 901

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Pumpkin, 2 oz. - 225

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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Other Supplies

  • Assorted Pumpkins
  • pencil

instructions

 

  1. Paint all pumpkins black and let dry.
  2. Basecoat patterns onto pumpkins with basic acrylic paint.  For example, paint white dots onto large pumpkin with Wicker White, paint face with Pumpkin Orange, and moon and stars with Wicker White.  Let dry.
  3. Apply Glow paint over basecoated areas. Apply several coats of glow, letting paint dry between coats.
  4. For splatter pumpkin use Glow Orange only and splatter paint onto pumpkin with large brush.  Let dry.

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