(unlit and lit) I did get confused a few times and reversed my intended reversal. I used a wooden rabbit mask for the model and the following is the result. First what happens if you carve in reverse, so the part that juts out most (i.e. carved on both sides of the same pumpkin. 31 deadline, but it served to try out 2 different ideas that I had been toying with. The final pumpkin I carved this year missed the Oct. instead created this mask of Pumpkinhead Astaire for my Halloween costume. Didn't have much luck with the details I usually like to create. It's a foam pumpkin I picked up at Michael's to experiment with carving.
Here's my (Rich of TagYerit's) first, and to date, only painted pumpkin. Usually we crop off the surroundings, but this chair creates such a nice effect that we decided to leave the whole composition. That way the balloon might be the whole width of the pumpkin and a more gradual curve from the pumpkin to the basket. If she were to do it again, she'd try for a more oblong pumpkin - tall and thin. A hot air balloon complete with the ribs of the pumpkin that coincide with the ribs of the balloon. Flo has been exploring the shape of the pumpkin in her designs.
Here's Rosey on her first hot air balloon ride. I got it about 90% there on my own, but Flo definitely helped refine them even more. I reminded myself that it's only a vegetable. If you're intimidated by trying this kind of an approach, do what I did. Overnighted the pumpkin to PTI where it will be used for Monday night's show. The pic of Tony came out pretty well, but the light I used inside the pumpkin was too bright and Mike didn't come out as well as in the picture as he actually did in real time. If you don't have graphics software, the same thing can be done with a copy machine. I took each face seperately in my graphics program, desaturated (removed color), increased contrast and ended up with "Three Tone" patterns. Here's a case where you have to know the tricks, trust your brain and ignore your instincts. And it goes against all the natural tendencies to sculpt a face. If you look at the unlit pumpkins, they don't look like they're gonna work at all. Looks like the Norman Rockwell will wait till next year. Tony & Mike's Heads on a Stick segment was the perfect ruse. a request came in from a news director ESPN, " any chance you will make Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon pumpkins for ESPN\'s Pardon the Interruption?" Well, initially it wasn't at the top of my list, but I had been wanting to try a bonafide portrait pumpkin and here was my chance to do 2 portraits on one pumpkin. His plan was to do Pumpkin guy's self portrait in an homage to Normal Rockwell.
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Rich had planned on carving another in his series with the pumpkin head guy. You never know from one day to the next what will ultimately demand your intention. The 'coffee drinking patron' was drawn by cartoonist Carl Mefferd. The Kabali Diner could be the earliest start we've had on carving. There are easily more than 10 pages by now, so give yourself plenty of time to explore the vast range of wonderful creations assembled here! The pumpkins you find on these pages were either done by Rich & Flo Newman (aka TagYerit) or sent in by friends & contributors. Our favorite bestest carved pumpkin picks from 2006 Click here to hear TagYerit's song SciFi (first half) in RealAudio while you enjoy some of our carvings.
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