Spooky Jack-o-lantern With Angry Eyes Coloring Page

Angling the eyes is the only trick this pumpkin needs. Two long slanted shapes cut down toward the nose like eyebrows, each with a small dark pupil beneath it, and that alone reads as a glare on any face you draw it on. Below them a grin stretches almost the full width of the body, with blocky teeth stepping down from the top and up from the bottom. The rest of the sheet stays calm: a rounded body, five or six rib lines, and a short stem bent over at an angle. Older children usually want the spooky version, and this one hands it to them without demanding the fine motor control that a heavily patterned sheet does. Strong contrast is what makes the glare land. Push a deep tone into the ribs at both sides of the body and keep the middle panel light, so the face sits forward on a bright ground. Anyone who wants the lantern to look lit can leave every carved shape as untouched paper and add a soft yellow ring just outside each one.