Pumpkin.

This is a Vector tutorial and it is an easy one, I think. So don't hesitate to try it.

Start with a New Image 400 x 400, transp, 16 mill.
New Vector Layer. Call it Part1. Preset Shapes as below.

 Foreground color  #D97727 and Background color #FB8525.

Make an ellipse 55 x 165. Object Selector, Node Edit.

Drag the top and bottom nodes to your right a bit. Rigth click on the top node,
Node Type, Cusp.

Drag the marked handle to your left and upwards a bit.
Click on the bottom node and drag to your left and down a bit.
Right click in your picture and Quit Node Editing. Left click.

Duplicate, Image, Mirror and put the parts together.

If they don't fit exactly to eachother, do the same procedure
and drag the nodes a little more against eachother.

Stand on Layer Part1. New Vector Layer. Call it Part3.
Make an ellipse the same size, 55 x 165. Put it on the leftside of the pumpkin.

Do the same here. Object Selector, Node Edit.
Drag the top and bottom nodes to your right a little bit more than the previous parts.
Right click on the top node, Node Type, Cusp.
Drag the marked handle to your left and upwards a bit.
Right click on the bottom node, Node Type, Cusp.
Drag the marked handle to your left and downwards a bit.
Right click in your picture and Quit Node Editing. Left click.

Duplicate, Image, Mirror and put this part on the right hand side of the pumpkin.
Make sure this layer is at the bottom in your Layers Palette. If not, drag it there.

Now you have all four pumpkin-parts and you can drag and push the handles to your liking.
Remember, one pumpkin is not excactly like another one. They can be tall and slim
or short and chubby. I'm sure your pumpkin will look just great anyway you make it.

My pumpkin looks like this now.

When You are satisfied with the looks, go to your Layers Palette
 and right click on every Vector layer and Convert to Raster layer.

Effects, Noise, Add, set to 6. Do the same on all layers.

Stand on Layer Part3. Selections, Select all. Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect.

Stand on Layer Copy of Layer3.  Selections, Select all. Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as before
but change Vertical to -9 and Horizontal to 11. Deselect.

Stand on Layer 2.  Selections, Select all. Selections, Float. Effects, 3D,
but change Vertical to 6 and Horizontal to 1. Deselect.

Stand on Layer Copy of Layer2.  Selections, Select all. Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as before.
Layers Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Pumpkin.

Now, let's make a stalk.
New Vector Layer. Call it Stalk.
Preset Shapes, Ellipse. The same settings as before, but change Line width to 1.
Color Foreground #A76405 and Background #C47A10.
Make an ellipse 20 x 50. Object Selector, Node Edit.
Right click on the marked node. Node Type, Cusp. Push the node inwards.
 

Go to the top node. Right click, Node Type, Symmetric. Pull the left handle upwards and to your left.

Go to the lbottom node. Right click, Node Type, Symmetric. Pull the left handle to your left.

Right click. Quit Node Editing. Left click. Put the stalk in place with your Mover.

When You are satisfied with the looks, go to your Layers Palette
 and right click on this Stalk Layer and Convert to Raster layer.
Selections, Select all. Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect.

New Vector Layer. Call it Stalktop.
Preset Shapes, Ellipse. The same settings as before.
Color #874505 on both Fore- and Background.
Make an oval just in size to fit the stem. Put it in place with the Mover.

Selections, Select none. Right click in your Layers Palette.
Convert to Raster Layer. Close Layer Pumpkin. Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Stalk.

Stand on Layer Pumpkin. Selection Tool. Make a rectangle around the pumpkin.
Click inside. New Raster Layer. Airbrush3, color #A76405.
Make some shadow-lines like this.

Effects, Blur, Gaussian Blur4. Deselect.
Close Layer Stalk. Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Pumpkin.

Let's make a leaf also.

Stand on Pumpkin Layer. New Vector Layer. Call it Leaf.
Preset Shapes, Teardrop. Color  #347B09 on both Fore- and Background.
Make the leaf 50 x 70.  Object Selector, Node Edit.
Right click on the marked node. Node Type, Symmetric. Push the handle to your left.

Right click in your picture and Quit Node Editing. Left click.

When You are satisfied with the looks, go to your Layers Palette
 and right click on this Leaf Layer and Convert to Raster layer.

Stand on Layer Leaf. Selection Tool. Make a rectangle around the leaf. Click inside.
New Raster Layer. Airbrush1, color #4C8B19. Draw the veins like this.

Deselect.
Close Layers Pumpkin and Stalk. Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Leaf.
Selections, Select all. Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as before,
but change color to #0B550B. Deselect. Put the leaf in place with the Mover.

New Raster Layer.  Call it Climbers. Airbrush3. The same green color as before.
Make the climbers like this.

Close layer Pumpkin. Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Stalk.

Now I suggerst, that you make some copies of Layer Pumpkin.
Use Deformation Tool and push and drag the pumpkin in different ways.
That way you will have lots of different pumpkins to use in your graphics.
Then you can use the same stalk to every pumpkin.

Make a New Image, Copy and Paste the separate parts into it.
If you want a face to your pumpkin, draw that on a separate layer.

That was all folks.

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