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How to craft Halloween table decoration

Required Materials

  • Faber-Castell Metallics
  • Bottles to paint
  • Printout of the painting template

Lettering on a dark glass bottle


Print out the template for lettering first. Wipe the bottle with a clean cloth, it should be free of grease and dust.Glass is generally difficult to sketch out, but there is a way to help. Stick the lines for "Dracula's" with the help of a narrow Washi tape (approx. 5 mm width). This means that you stick three strips of Washi-Tape horizontally onto the glass and write DRA - CULA'S into these two lines with the Faber-Castell Metallics pen. The Washi tapes are at the same time the aid for drawing the horizontal lines above and below the lettering.In the second step you use the Faber-Castell Metallics pen to draw "Blood" on the bottle and then draw the banner and other decorations. After drying, the Metallics are both smudge-proof and splash-proof, after fixing at 160°C for 30 minutes in the oven they are even waterproof (not dishwasher-proof).

Lettering on a clear glass bottle


Print out the template for lettering first. Wipe the bottle with a clean cloth, it should be free of grease and dust. You now have two options: either you simply draw the lettering or you place the lettering under the bottle to trace it.
Of course this doesn't work as easy on a round object as on a flat surface, but it does. To do this, you pinch an eye. This restricts spatial perception and makes drawing easier. You can rotate the bottle a little further after each letter to achieve uniform letter spacing. After drying, the Metallics are both smudge-proof and splash-proof, after fixing at 160°C for 30 minutes in the oven even waterproof (not dishwasher-proof).

Handlettering Place cards / Pumpkin


Required Materials

  • Faber-Castell Metallics
  • Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Watercolour Markers for sketching out
  • Ornamental pumpkin

If you are not yet so proficient in typing, first write the names down again on a sheet of paper as a reminder. So you can easily see how much space you need for the name.

Now draw a help line on the pumpkin for orientation, on this line you write the name. I used the fixed tip of the Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Watercolour Marker (green or grey). With this pen you can also specify the name on the pumpkin. Since the color of the pen is water-based, you can simply wipe off your preliminary drawing if the positioning doesn't fit yet.

In the second step, use the Faber-Castell Metallics to write the name on the pumpkin.
When the Metallics paint has dried well, you can carefully wipe off the help line. Done!

Download Templates

Draculas blood

PDF, 124KB

Mouse tears

PDF, 123KB