Easy Shrunken Head Bob Pumpkin With Office Suit

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prep and gut

   Wipe the pumpkin, cut a back lid, and scrape the interior wall in the face area to about 2 cm. The painted elements cover most of the front so a uniformly thin wall is not critical, but the three small face holes will glow more warmly through a thinner section.

2. 2

   Paint the mustard suit

   Paint the large mustard-yellow office suit shape in the lower two-thirds of the pumpkin front, using a wide flat brush for the main body and a liner for the lapel edges. Let the suit color dry fully before painting the head. The disproportionate bigness of the suit relative to the head is key to the character's comedy.

3. 3

   Paint the small blue head

   Paint a small oval in pale blue-grey above the suit collar, centered on the pumpkin. Keep this oval small: the comic effect depends on the head being noticeably smaller than the suit below it. Let the blue paint dry completely before proceeding.

4. 4

   Mark and cut the three face holes

   Mark two small eye holes and one mouth opening within the painted blue head using a marker. The holes should be small but visible, scaled to the tiny head rather than to a normal pumpkin face. Cut each one with a thin-blade saw, working carefully to avoid cracking the painted rind surface.

5. 5

   Add hair and neck detail

   Use a liner brush to paint thin black hair lines at the top of the blue head oval, and a simple neck line connecting the head to the suit collar. Keep these details minimal: the proportional mismatch between head and suit is the whole joke, and overworking the details takes attention away from it.

6. 6

   Insert light and display

   Place a tea light inside and view from the front in a darkened room. The three glowing face holes in the tiny head against the large painted suit should produce an immediately readable and delightfully creepy character. Photograph before taking outside.

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