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Along Came a Spider

Decorate your Halloween home with this fanciful, "bugged" pumpkin.

Along Came a Spider
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Along Came a Spider
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    DecoArt Products Required
Americana Acrylics
  • DAO1 - Snow (Titanium) White
  • DAO34 - Lavender
  • DAO67 - Lamp (Ebony) Black
  • DA159 - Cherry Red (semi-opaque)
  • DA235 - Citron Green (transparent)

    Americana Brushes
  • DBL1000-B - Liner #0

    Americana Multi-Purpose Sealer
  • DS17 - Multi-Purpose Sealer

  • Americana Spray Sealers
  • DAS13 - Americana Matte Spray

  •     Supplies
        Surfaces
  • 1" flat brush
  • 1/2" flat brush
  • Water container
  • Palette or plastic plate
  • Paper towels
  • Tracing and transfer paper
  • Tall, skinny pumpkin

  •     Instructions
    Preparation: Wipe pumpkin with soft, dampened cloth or paper towels and allow to dry completely. (If pumpkin is exceptionally dirty, rinse with garden hose. Scrub gently; do not bruise or puncture skin.)

    1. Use 1" flat brush and Multi-Purpose Sealer to coat pumpkin. Let dry.
    2. Trace and gently transfer pattern.
    3. Use 1/2" flat brush to paint spider eyes Snow White; irises,Cherry Red; and body and legs, Lavender. Let dry. Once dry, outline spider, add wispy hair strokes, and dot eyes with Lamp Black.
    3. Use 1/2" flat brush to paint eye pupil and mouth, Lamp Black; irises, Citron Green; remainder of eye, Snow White; nose, Cherry Red. Let dry.
    4. Using liner brush to outline all facial features (with exception of mouth) Lamp Black. Outline mouth and paint highlights in eyes with Snow White.
    5. Lightly mist entire pumpkin with Americana Matte Spray. Repeat, if desired, allowing to dry between coats.
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