40 Fun and Creepy Pumpkin Painting Ideas to Recreate

Whether you’re looking for fun or creepy pumpkin painting ideas, these designs will be a perfect addition to your Halloween decor!

Pumpkin painting is one of my favorite fall activities to do in the lead-up to Halloween. But the question that’s always faced when doing it is “What am I going to paint on my pumpkin?” If you find yourself asking the same question, you’ll be happy to know that I’ve compiled 40 pumpkin painting ideas that you can recreate on your pumpkin(s)!

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40 Halloween Pumpkin Painting Ideas to Recreate

1. Domo-kun Pumpkin

Remember the fuzzy brown monster from the Japanese broadcaster NHK? I love how he actually makes a pretty cute pumpkin painting design. It suits the spooky season too, seeing as he always has his mouth wide open, looking like he’s ready to bite or eat someone. A little creepy to me.

2. Kirby Pumpkin

Kirby is the cutest! This design will bring back all the nostalgia from playing Kirby’s Dream Land, Kirby’s Adventure, and all the other Kirby games you played as a kid. Just make sure you have a lot of pink paint for this because you’re definitely going to need it!

3. Ghostface Pumpkin

Is it Halloween without Ghostface making some kind of appearance? The Scream franchise is iconic, and for horror and non-horror fans alike, Ghostface’s mask is always recognizable. This creepy pumpkin painting design is perfect for the season!

4. Poisoned Pumpkin

This ghoulish pumpkin is poisoned with a green radioactive substance and just looks really cool as a pumpkin painting design!

5. Emo SpongeBob Pumpkin

Emo SpongeBob SquarePants has been an internet meme since 2007, and it’s safe to say it’s pretty timeless, considering it suits a pumpkin painting design to this day!

6. Nemo Pumpkin

This is such a cute design idea, especially if you want to make your painted pumpkin Disney themed! Since Nemo is already orange, you’ll only need to paint his clownfish stripes, his eyes, and mouth. So not only is this design cute, but also super easy to recreate!

7. The Lorax

This fuzzy Dr Seuss character is so easy to design on a pumpkin, just like Nemo, because he’s orange too! All you’ll need to paint are his eyes, eyebrows, and mustache.

8. Leopard Print Pumpkin

You’ve heard of leopard print clothes and leopard print nails, but what about leopard print pumpkins? This is a chic and easy pumpkin painting idea you can recreate, which will definitely add a stylish vibe to your Halloween decor!

9. Poké Ball Pumpkin

This is the perfect kind of design to recreate on a pumpkin. Obviously, the shape of poké balls perfectly matches the shape of a pumpkin, making this design so easy to do. So, if you love Pokémon and are happy to buy some red, white, and black paint, this would be a great addition to your Halloween decor!

10. Spider-Man Pumpkin

One of the most popular superheroes in the world is the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, which makes this pumpkin painting idea so iconic. I’d highly recommend using a dry erase marker to draw the webs before painting over it. Also, make sure you have a lot of red paint, as you’ll need it to paint your whole pumpkin before adding the other features of Spider-Man’s mask!

11. Zombie Pumpkin

Zombies are one of the most iconic Halloween symbols, so if you want to add a creepy vibe to your Halloween decor, painting a zombie pumpkin would be perfect!

12. Drinking Ghost Pumpkin

While ghosts in general are scary, I love how this design has combined scary and relatable elements, with a ghost holding a wine glass. The bats are a great addition too!

13. Dog Ghost Pumpkin

This would be such a cute, fitting design if you have a dog of your own! You can draw your own dog dressed as a ghost while holding a pumpkin basket. It’ll be the cutest piece of Halloween decor ever!

14. Minion Pumpkin

You really can’t escape the Minions, especially during Halloween! They make the perfect Halloween costumes (both for duos and trios), and they’re super cute to paint on a pumpkin!

15. Sprinkled Ice Cream

This design looks so fun to recreate! Pink ice cream with sprinkles…yummy!

16. Sonny Angel Pumpkin

Sonny Angel has been getting really popular over the years, and they actually really suit a pumpkin painting design! Since Sonny Angel is always wearing headgear, you can make him wear strawberry headgear on your pumpkin! The stem can be colored to mimic a strawberry stem too!

17. Mini Mouse Ghost Pumpkin

Make Mini Mouse spooky by dressing her up as a ghost on your pumpkin design! Don’t forget the pumpkin basket too!

18. Cat Pumpkin

This is a pretty funny pumpkin design. There’s something comical about cats holding onto a surface when they’re inevitably going to slip.

19. Frankenstein’s Monster

For a cool, Halloween-related print, paint the face of Frankenstein’s monster all over your pumpkin!

20. Strawberry Pumpkin

This is such a cute pumpkin painting idea, not only because strawberries are sweet but because on this design, the strawberry is smiling too!

21. Ghosts and Stars

For an easy and fun Halloween print, paint your whole pumpkin blue, then add some ghosts and stars onto it!

22. The Joker

The Joker is a pretty creepy Batman character, and this design really nails his creepy essence!

23. Jason Voorhees

Friday the 13th fans will love recreating this pumpkin painting design of Jason Voorhees. His mask is so iconic that it’ll be recognized instantly by horror and non-horror movie fans alike.

24. Scrump

Remember Lilo’s doll from the Lilo and Stitch movies, Scrump? While Scrump is a sweet doll that comforts Lilo, she does look pretty creepy, which makes her a perfect design to recreate on a pumpkin!

25. Tow Mater

This design is perfect for Cars fans. Tow Mater is such a goofy character and has a very easy character face design that can be painted on a pumpkin!

26. Venom Pumpkin

I don’t know about you, but when I watched the Spider-Man 3 movie as a kid, Venom was so scary. Even with the recent Venom movies, his character is still a little creepy! So, this pumpkin painting idea is very fitting for the spooky season!

27. Freddy Fazbear

This brown bear from Friday Night at Freddy’s is super creepy; there’s just something about those eyes…

This is such a cool pumpkin painting design, and you can even add his ears, which you can easily attach with toothpicks to hold them in place!

28. Paw Print Pumpkin

This is a pretty simple and easy print to go for when painting your pumpkin. It’s great to use sparkly paint for the paws just to add some pizzazz.

29. Perry the Platypus Pumpkin

If you want to recreate this design, it’s required that you say “a platypus pumpkin?” and when you add a brown hat, say “a Perry the platypus pumpkin!” I don’t make the rules.

30. Eyeball Pumpkin

When you isolate an eyeball from a head, it really does make you shiver a little. And to make your eyeball pumpkin look creepier, color the iris a slimy green!

31. Cow Pumpkin

Cows are just adorable, especially highland cows. They look just as cute on a pumpkin too!

32. Spirited Away Soot Spirits

One of the best Studio Ghibli movies, Spirited Away, features soot spirits that somehow look very cute, especially when carrying kompeitō (colorful star-shaped candy). And they make an adorable painted pumpkin design!

33. Billy the Puppet

Billy the puppet from the Saw movies has such a creepy face, which is very fitting for the Halloween season! Make sure you have a lot of white paint if you’re recreating this idea!

34. Doodlebob

If you’ve watched SpongeBob SquarePants, then you’ll recognize this character for sure! Doodlebob is one of SpongeBob’s most iconic creations, and he’s so easy to design on a pumpkin. Note that you’ll need a lot of white paint to recreate this!

35. Pennywise Pumpkin

Pennywise is such a creepy horror film character, and this design truly recreates his creepy face amazingly!

36. Eyeball With Teeth

This design is lowkey scary because an eyeball with teeth is so unsettling. If you’re going for scary Halloween decor, recreating this will fit the theme perfectly!

37. Garfield Pumpkin

Garfield is a fun, cheeky character, and because he’s a ginger cat, he’s very easy to paint on a pumpkin. All you’ll need to do is recreate his signature smirk.

38. Day of the Dead Inspired Pumpkin

Día de Muertos (aka Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday dedicated to paying respect to loved ones who have passed away. This pumpkin painting idea is inspired by calaveras, decorative skulls that are placed on altars.

39. Spa Pumpkin

Make your pumpkin spa-ready by adding an avocado face mask to it! If you’ve got a headband to complete the design, even better!

40. Snoopy Pumpkin

Have Snoopy wrapped in a scarf, with leaves falling down around him. This pumpkin painting idea is so cute and very suitable for the fall season overall.