Grumpy Six-Gap Pumpkin With Brow Slits

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Hollow and prepare

   Remove the pumpkin lid from the back. Scoop to a wall thickness of about 2 cm. Wipe the face dry before sketching.

2. 2

   Mark brow slits and eyes

   Draw two short downward-sloping brow slits first, one above each eye position. Then draw the two broad slanted eye openings below them, without any retained pupils. The downward slope of the brow slits should mirror the inward angle of the eyes.

3. 3

   Mark the mouth and nose

   Draw a gentle downturned arc across the lower face and place six square gaps evenly along it, leaving a solid rind bar of roughly equal width between each gap. Add a small triangular nose hole centered between the eyes and mouth.

4. 4

   Mark and confirm cheek slashes

   Sketch four short cheek slash holes, two per side, angled inward toward the nose. Confirm there is at least 10 mm of uncut rind between the slashes and the nearest eye or mouth edge.

5. 5

   Cut from top to bottom

   Begin with the two brow slits, then the eyes, then the nose, then the mouth squares one at a time from outer corners inward, and finish with the cheek slashes. Cutting in this sequence keeps the face rigid through each stage.

6. 6

   Light and check

   Insert an LED light and check that the brow slits glow above the eyes, reinforcing the heavy-browed scowl. The six square mouth gaps should cast an even row of rectangles of light. Adjust the light position to brighten the forehead area.

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