Wide Grin Short Fat Pumpkin on the Porch Floor

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prep the pumpkin

   Cut the top lid at an angle on this flat shape since the cavity is shallow. Scoop carefully to about 2 centimeters of wall thickness; the belly of a short fat pumpkin can be surprisingly thin in the center. Use a wide flat spoon rather than a pointed scoop to work across the broad interior.

2. 2

   Mark the squat triangle eyes

   Draw two wide, flat triangle eyes in the upper portion of the face, each about 7 centimeters wide and only 3 centimeters tall. The squished proportions of a flat triangle suit the squished pumpkin shape and reinforce the satisfied narrowed expression.

3. 3

   Mark the wide mouth opening

   Draw a wide grinning mouth arc spanning roughly two-thirds of the face width. Inside the mouth, mark one large rectangle along the upper edge as the single tooth, at least 4 centimeters wide. The tooth must be clearly wider than it is tall to look like a tooth rather than a peg.

4. 4

   Cut the eyes first

   Use the heavy serrated knife to cut both triangle eyes. The flat shape means the knife travels at a low angle through the wall; keep the cut perpendicular to the surface by adjusting your grip rather than your arm angle. Remove each triangle plug inward.

5. 5

   Cut the mouth opening with the tooth attached

   Follow the outer smile arc, stopping at the left and right base of the tooth rectangle. Cut down each side of the tooth to define its edges. Then continue the outer arc below the tooth. The plug comes out in two or three sections around the tooth. The tooth remains attached at its top edge only.

6. 6

   Light and photograph low

   Place the pumpkin on the porch floor at night with an LED tea light inside. A very low camera angle captures the wide squat silhouette and the single-tooth grin most effectively. The ground-level placement also makes the pumpkin look larger and more self-satisfied than it actually is.

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