Weeping Pumpkin With Segmented Frown and Tear Holes

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Hollow and thin

   Hollow from the back and thin the wall to about 1.8 cm. Dry the face surface. The bottom-rooted pupils need a smooth, even wall thickness to carve cleanly.

2. 2

   Transfer the layout

   Use a poking tool to mark both eye outlines with their bottom-rooted pupil positions, both separate arched brow holes, the rectangular gap positions for the segmented frown, and all tear hole positions. For each eye, confirm the pupil root spans the full lower rim width before cutting.

3. 3

   Cut brow arches

   Remove the two separate arched brow holes first with a thin detail blade. Cutting these while the forehead rind is fully supported gives the cleanest arched edges.

4. 4

   Cut eyes with bottom-rooted pupils

   Cut the outer eye opening for each eye, then carefully cut the pupil shape inside it, leaving the full lower rim intact as the root. The pupil should be stable after cutting. Remove all loose rind with the tip of a knife rather than prying.

5. 5

   Cut segmented frown

   Cut the rectangular mouth gaps one at a time, leaving generous rind bridges between each gap. The bridges should all be at least 10 mm wide. Work from the outer corners inward to keep the frown arc consistent.

6. 6

   Cut tear holes and light

   Finish with the tear-shaped cutout holes using a sharp detail blade. Insert an LED at the dimmest setting or use a single small real candle placed away from the carved side. In dim light, the glowing tear holes and softly lit pupil silhouettes create a genuinely melancholy effect.

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