Here’s a fun and different idea for making a super cool DIY pumpkin this year! Create a pumpkin that’s out of this world and looks like a galaxy nebula! This look is fun and abstract and no two pumpkins will turn out exactly the same, but they are guaranteed to be super cool!!
FYI If you like this post, you’ll love my DIY Halloween page called Easy Pumpkin Ideas where you’ll find 10+ project DIYs! Check ’em out!
What you need:
– Black Pumpkin (Mine is a Funkin from Hobby Lobby)
– Various Tulip fabric paints (mine have some definite messy/crafty love on them)
– Tulip Fabric Spray in black and white (not shown)
– Tulip Fashion Glitters (in coordinating colors to your paints)
– Paper plate or palette
– Cut sponges
– Brushes for making stars (optional)
– Image printed out or pulled up on your phone to go by.
Here’s a quick stepout of my process. Since this process is very loose and abstract, you can literally spend 10 minutes on it -or- and hour to get it “just right”. I want to show you my basic tips, but I encourage you to read up on some more processes for success.
Before I began, I pulled some images of “Galaxy Art DIYs” up on my phone to see what other folks have created. You can also look up “Galaxy Nebula” for various space telescope photos for inspiration for your design. I used these images as inspiration for my design, but I didn’t copy them exactly.
I started by sponging on a light blue base color on the top of the pumpkin, then I sponged in other colors around it blending them slightly. I had no initial rhyme or reason for this, but I did know I wanted to keep my colors seperated a bit and not too blended together. Next, I experimented with some fabric sprays. First I spritzed on some black fabric spray, which gave it a cool, organic look. I then went over top and added a few splatters of the white. Do this sparingly, because you don’t want too many as they will take away from your colorful design.
Note, you can also add “stars” by using the back of your paintbrush to dot on stars randomly all over the pumpkin. In my opinion, I liked the fabric spray look a lot better than the dotted stars look, but dotting on the stars will work perfectly if you don’t have fabric spray.
Admittedly, after I spritzed on the fabric sprays, I went back in and sponged a little of my pinks and blues back over. This is where I talked about getting it “just right”. You are going to have to judge what looks right to your eye! For a final touch, I sprinkled on glitter over the coordinating color of wet paint. It really made my galaxy pop!
If you are still feeling unsure and want some more painting advice before you begin this process, I found this video tutorial very helpful by Tutorials by A (she’s awesome).
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Here’s a few closeups of my finished look. I think it turned out so cool!
What do you think? Do you want to give this galaxy art pumpkin a try??
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