@thecabbagedetective Have you tried Kents hack to enhance the rim light? With the layer weight node, like he showed in character week. That worked pretty good for me. I uused a not strong spotlight I think.
you can also if it’s still too light with that darken your image with compositing afterwards.
EDIT: by the way, I’m pretty psyched, just finished my pumpkin! 😃 Gonna sleep on it one more night give it a final look with fresh eyes tommorow, then I’ll submit it 😊
Looking forward to your final piece!! 🎃