No-carve pumpkin: Geometric magic

Materials 1 medium or large pumpkin ¼-in. painters’ tape Acrylic paint in 3 colours (the darker the better) Craft paintbrush

Directions 1. Apply strips of painters’ tape to pumpkin to create a geometric pattern.

2. Paint inside the taped lines, avoiding using the same colour in adjacent sections. Let dry overnight.

3. Peel off tape. If needed, touch up lines with a fine paintbrush.

A version of this article appeared in our October 2015 issue with the headline “Smashing pumpkins,” pp. 77-82.