30+ Pumpkin Painting Ideas

Painted pumpkins are perfect for Halloween. Enjoy these super creative pumpkin painting ideas!

Painted pumpkins are so much fun. Have you ever painted a pumpkin before?

There are so many unique and creative ways to paint a pumpkin. I’d rather make a painted pumpkin any day than deal with carving a pumpkin and touching the gooey guts inside. This girl is a fan of no-carve pumpkins!

You can paint real pumpkins and fake craft pumpkins.

This video tutorial shows you four fun ways to paint a pumpkin!

Pumpkin Painting Video Tutorial

I’ve also gathered over 30 pumpkin painting ideas to inspire you. There’s a style for everybody… spooky, colorful, sophisticated, whimsical. You’ll have a hard time choosing which painted pumpkin to make! Click on the text link above each picture to see more about how to make each individual pumpkin idea.

Plaid Painted Pumpkin:

Sharpie Watercolor Pumpkins:

Striking Black and White Pumpkins:

Marbled Pumpkins with Nail Polish:

Paint a Pair of Silly Witch Legs:

Artsy Hand-Painted Pumpkins:

Folk Art Pumpkins:

Gorgeous Floral Fall Painted Pumpkins:

Spooky Word Painted Pumpkin:

Cinderella Glitter Pumpkin:

Doodle Pumpkin:

Neon Dipped Pumpkins:

Metallic Painted Pumpkin:

Abstract Colorful Pumpkins:

No-Carve Owl Pumpkin:

Mud Cloth Painted Pumpkins:

Muted Tones Painted Pumpkins:

Blue Porcelain Painted Pumpkins (okay, could you die? GORGEOUS!):

Vintage Chalk Paint Pumpkins:

Faux Bois Painted Pumpkins:

Pour Art Painted Pumpkins:

Fun Black and White Pumpkins:

Letterboard Pumpkin:

Baseball Pumpkin:

Funny “Pun”kins:

This might be the most beautiful painted floral pumpkin ever:

Metallic Glitter Drip Pumpkins:

Glow in the Dark Dot Pumpkin:

Colorful Fall Pumpkins:

Watercolor Pumpkins with Glitter Stems:

Sharpie Owls:

There you have it… tons of creative ways to paint a pumpkin. I love the hand-painted floral pumpkins best, but I’m not sure I’m a good enough painter to pull them off. Which was your favorite pumpkin?

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