Smiling Jack-o-lantern With Round Eyes Coloring Page

Round eyes change the whole mood of a carved pumpkin. Where triangles read as sharp and a little mean, these two big circles sit high on the face and make the same lantern look surprised and cheerful, which suits a child who wants Halloween without the scary part. The mouth is one long curve with a single square tooth hanging down at its middle, and a small triangle nose sits between the eyes. Thin, confident outlines carry the whole drawing, and the stem twists up then curls over on itself at the tip. Because there is so little ink on the sheet, every color choice shows up strongly. A pale wash across the body with a deeper tone pushed into the seams between the ribs will give the pumpkin a round, solid look. Markers work as long as you keep the tip away from the face, where the lines run close together. Younger children can treat the eyes and mouth as blank shapes and color straight over the whole body instead, which is quicker and still looks right.