You wanna make a ghost feel alive? Start by letting the paint breathe—use a translucent glaze to give it that wispy, almost invisible edge. Throw in a faint outline in a cool, muted color so the eye lingers, then add a touch of motion blur like a sigh drifting across the canvas. And remember, the trick is to hint at presence, not scream it out—ghosts are subtle, not loud. Give it a ghostly sigh, and let the viewer feel the breath, not see it.