Sleeping Fox Face Sideways Pumpkin on a Kitchen Table

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Clean and dry the pumpkin

   Wipe the entire pumpkin with a damp cloth. Pay particular attention to the upward-facing broad side where you will paint. Let it air-dry completely before sketching.

2. 2

   Sketch the face layout

   Use a light pencil to mark the center of the broad top face and sketch the sleeping fox features: two teardrop or rounded cheek patches flanking the center, two small upright ear triangles at the top edges, and a small triangular nose in the center. Sketch the closed curved eye lines above the cheeks.

3. 3

   Paint cream patches and ear outlines first

   Fill both cheek patches with undiluted cream acrylic using a medium flat brush. Outline both ear triangles in cream, leaving the orange rind visible as the ear fill. Let these dry fully, at least 15 minutes, before adding any darker features.

4. 4

   Add the dark features

   Use a small round brush to paint two curved closed eye lines in black above each cheek patch. Add the small solid black triangular nose in the center. Keep lines confident and fluid: two arcing strokes per eye, one pressing stroke for the nose.

5. 5

   Add cream dots and seal

   Dot a few small cream accent marks around the muzzle area using the tip of a round brush handle dipped in cream paint. When fully dry, apply a light matte sealer spray. Display on a kitchen table in daylight so the story-book character reads at close range.

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