I
was thinking about what else I could do with the sculptures
when the idea of impaling the jack-o'-lantern with the
sword occurred to me. I selected both and extended and
filled in various parts. I then used masks, shading and
drop shadows to insert the sword into the pumpkin and
out through the eye. The expression on the jack-o'-lantern
somehow fit just right. The overall look is from a composite
layer with poster edges applied and its opacity reduced.