60+ Easy Pumpkin Painting Ideas for Halloween, Fall 2021

It’s that time of the year when pumpkins are going to become vital for Halloween decorations and to add style and fun to fall decorating. Carving pumpkins is the biggest fad but it’s not for everyone. If you have an artistic bend, try painting pumpkins to showcase them everywhere – indoors or outdoors – as your decorating needs may demand.

You can paint pumpkins in any form or color, any theme or pattern, so involve your kids in the activity. The end result can be anything from scary to cute but the reaction you’ll get from the guests coming over will surely make your day.

We have listed a few easy pumpkin painting ideas for your inspiration that can be left alone for long after the spookiness is gone and the colors of fall invade us.

90s Neon Splatter Pumpkins

Buffalo Check Painted Pumpkin

Polka Dot Pumpkins

Coastal Themed Painted Pumpkin

 Baby Yoda Pumpkin

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DIY Boho Chic Painted Pumpkins

Crackle Paint Pumpkin

DIY Donut Pumpkins

Bubble Gum Machine Painted Pumpkin

Farmhouse Style White Painted Pumpkins

Painted Mini Pumpkins

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Pastel-Colored Pumpkins

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Spray Painted Pumpkin

Whitewashed Pumpkins

Metallic Two-Toned Pumpkin

DIY Painted Pumpkin

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DIY Emoji Painted Pumpkin

Tribal Inspired Pumpkins

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Boo Pumpkin

No-Carve Little Mermaid Pumpkin

Pumpkin Mummified

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Nightmare Before Christmas Painted Pumpkins

Minions for Outdoor Fun

Stitched-Patched for Halloween

The Subtle Unicorn You’d Want

Dripped in Paint

Zombie Style

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Monsters to Scare Kids

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Poisoned Apple

Captain Marvel is Everyone’s Favorite

Chinoiserie Pumpkins

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Galaxy on the Pumpkin

Weathered Teal Pumpkin

Sally Styled

Plum Ombre Display

Harry Potter Pumpkin

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Sugar Skull, Light and Sweet

Jack Skellington Halloween Pumpkin

Bright Blue Cookie Monster

No Carve Pumpkin Frankenstein

Pumpkins Painted with Cute Faces

Marbled Indigo Pumpkins

Starry Night Pumpkin

Spider Web on the Pumpkin

Black Cat Pumpkins

Painted Witch Pumpkins for Halloween

Gold Painted Pumpkin Décor

Black for Beautification

Gingham Painted Pumpkin

Subtle and Pink

Brushstroke Pumpkin

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Copper Top Pumpkin

Chalk Painted Pumpkin

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Chalkboard Pumpkins

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Also Read: 30 Quick and Easy DIY Halloween Crafts You can Try at Home

Patterns on Pumpkins

Candy Corn Pumpkin

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Painted Floral

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Chevron & Gold Pumpkins

Glittered Chevron Pumpkins

Star Wars-Themed for The Force in Us

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Light-Hearted and Sweet

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Ghosts are Downright Scary

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Creating a Desert Oasis

Glow in the Dark Pumpkins