Get ready to make the best out of the Spooky Season.
Every Halloween, even walls get dressed up. As ghosts, zombies, and vampires creep into our search bars, Displate collectors are looking to match their metal to the mood. That’s where you come in – and maybe win our Halloween Challenge in the process?
We’ve sifted through the trends and rounded up six of the season’s hottest themes. Use them as your guiding light… and don’t forget to haunt your audience with your own unique style!
Light a candle, grab your veil and broom, and let’s get started.
#1 Draw Into the Dark
Keyword: dark
What the darkness hides is up to you. It could be moody, eerie, beautiful – even a little off. Think of it as visual tension that pulls viewers in. You don’t have to go full horror, but if you want to, we won’t stop you!
#2 Capture the Magic
Keyword: magic
No explanation needed – symbols, spells, potions, or completely unexpected creations: anything goes! Soft, strange, chaotic… This theme invites surprises, making it the perfect playground to experiment with your style.
#3 Mood > Motif: The Halloween Edition
Keyword: Halloween
Sure, bats, brooms, and pumpkins are classics – but your Halloween art doesn’t need to follow a formula. It’s all about mood. That subtle texture, that lingering unease, that feeling that sneaks in and stays a while…
#4 Ghosts Are Haunting In!
Keyword: ghost
Ghosts aren’t just for drama. They’re quietly unsettling. Hovering in the background, peeking from old photos, or casting a strange shadow in the corner. And the best part? They never go out of style. What does your ghost say about you?
#5 Pumpkins. Duh!
Keyword: pumpkin
Pumpkin is the visual equivalent of a seasonal playlist. You know it’s coming. You roll your eyes. And then… You start sketching one. Because deep down, everyone loves a dramatic seasonal diva with no edges and strong color presence. Pumpkin is not the problem – predictability is. Surprise us.
#6 Give the Zombies Some Range
Keyword: zombie
Smell that? Zombies may have lost the plot a bit, but they keep showing up – which is kind of iconic, in its own way. Visually, you have all you need to experiment: with shapes, with texture, with anatomy that doesn’t work the way it should. Go (or crawl) ahead and push it further, exaggerate posture, or explore stillness.
#7 Spooky, If You Must
Keyword: spooky
It’s not just “Slap a creepy emoji on it and call it a vibe”. Think too many chairs in a room. Stillness that doesn’t feel right. A smile that’s a liiitlle too wide? Spooky deserves better, so don’t water it down into something polite!
#8 Deal With Tarot
Keyword: tarot
How does it feel to be called out by a piece of paper? Think of Tarot as a punch in the gut: wrapped in symbolism and, if you’re lucky, good linework. Sometimes it hits deep. Sometimes it’s just a card that says: “yes, this mess is about you”. And sometimes, it’s plain weird – when your Empress is a little bit tired, and your Devil is just just a pile of receipts.
This Halloween, Make The Season Yours!
Your take is what matters most. Ghosts, pumpkins, tarot… Whatever speaks to you, make it yours! Because Halloween isn’t about fitting in. It’s about standing out.
So craft a collection that tells a story. Sharpen your hashtags. And don’t forget your Share & Earn link! The algorithm loves great work, and your link gives it that extra push.
Good luck! We’re watching. (In the best way.)
