How to Draw a Jack-o’-Lantern

Step 1: The middle bump

Draw a tall bump, a bit taller than wide, with a shallow dip on top and a saggy bottom.

Tip Fattest a little below halfway. The stem will grow from the dip.

Step 2: Fat side bumps

Start under the middle bump's left shoulder. Draw a fat C out and down, back to the bump. Repeat right.

Tip Stop a little above the bottom so a notch shows: that makes it ribbed.

Step 3: The stem

From the dip draw a stem up to a short flat top, then back down to the dip, wider below.

Tip About a quarter as tall as the pumpkin, like a little tree trunk.

Step 4: The carved face

Inside the middle bump draw 2 triangle eyes and a triangle nose. Add a zigzag grin with 2 square teeth.

Tip Keep the whole face away from the bump lines. A smile curve closes the grin underneath.

Step 5: Slim outer bumps

Start on the outside of each side bump up high. Draw a slimmer C out and down, back to it.

Tip Each bump's bottom sits a little higher than the one before.

Step 6: A leaf

Halfway up the left side of the stem draw a leaf as big as the stem, pointing up and left.

Tip A fat teardrop with a line down its middle.

Step 7: Curly vine

From the right side of the stem draw a vine swinging out and curling round into a loose swirl.

Tip About 2 fingers wide. The turns never touch.

Step 8: The ground

Start at the left edge of your paper. Draw a ground line across to the right edge, touching the pumpkin.

Tip Lift your pencil where the line would go through the pumpkin.

Step 9: Grass tufts

At each end of the ground line draw a grass tuft: 3 pointy blades joined at the bottom.

Step 10: Glowing yellow face

Colour the eyes, nose and grin yellow so the candle glows through.

Step 11: Orange pumpkin

Colour the pumpkin orange around the yellow face.

Step 12: Green stem and grass

Colour the stem, the leaf and the grass green. Go over your lines.