Expert Derpy Tiger Seated Pumpkin With Bird

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Choose a large pumpkin and plan carefully

   This design fills the entire face of the pumpkin. Choose a large, symmetrical pumpkin with a flat front. Print the stencil to scale and dry-fit it against the pumpkin before cutting. Spend extra time mapping the arch legs, the base root zone, the tail path, and the bird contact points before removing the stencil.

2. 2

   Transfer every detail

   Pin-transfer the arch outline, seated body silhouette, paw shapes, tail path, bird legs and beak, tooth positions, stripe slits, and eye-pupil locations. Use different colored markers for cut-through versus shallow areas. The bird contact points especially need clear markings so you do not accidentally cut through them.

3. 3

   Cut the open arch

   Cut the arch background opening first, removing the rind inside the arch except where the figure elements are positioned. Work the arch in sections from bottom to top. Leave the full bird crown contact area and the right-side tail-to-arch-rim join completely uncut at this stage.

4. 4

   Define the seated body and tail

   Shape the seated body by cutting the open background around it within the arch. The broad paw and base root is a single connected horizontal strip at the bottom. The tail joins the body and the right arch rim, so cut the tail outline carefully to preserve both connection points simultaneously.

5. 5

   Cut the eyes with vertical pupil bars and teeth

   Cut the eye openings with the vertical pupil bars remaining as retained strips spanning each eye hole. Add the tooth shapes rooted to the lip as in earlier difficulty levels. Then add the stripe slits across the body, keeping each one isolated from its neighbors by solid rind.

6. 6

   Add the bird connections last

   The bird's legs contact the tiger's head and its beak or tail contacts the arch top. Cut these connections as the absolute final step. Use a very narrow detail saw and make each cut slowly. Insert the LED immediately after, as the fully carved pumpkin is at its most fragile right after this step.

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