You can create a fancy centerpiece by carving a simple piece of fruit into an elegant design. Before you begin cutting, you must draw the design onto the fruit. Follow these tips to draw a fruit centerpiece swan head on a melon.
Instructions
1. Choose a fat, round melon for a short swan, or a long, thin melon for a larger swan.
2. Wash the melon with warm soap and water before you start. Melons can contain dangerous bacteria, and when you carve into the melon, you can transfer the bacteria inside the fruit.
3. Slice off the bottom of the melon so the melon sits flat without rolling.
4. Use a black water soluble marker or a ball point pen to draw a swan head on the melon. You can easily wipe off the marker or pen if you make any errors.
5. Draw half an oval on the top side of the melon. Draw a second oval about half an inch under the first. This forms the top of a curved neck.
6. Extend the left side of the neck into a heart shape to form a beak. Draw the long part of the neck down the side of the melon so that it flares at the bottom on both sides of the neck.
7. Draw feathers or waves around the bottom of the melon. Go all the way around the melon in a continuous line of waves. Make a long tail at the back of the melon that reaches to the top of the melon creating a tail.
8. Go back to the swan's neck and join a line from the neck to the beak in a half circle.
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