Ok, Time for the Halloween Update! But first, story time!
When I got home on Friday the 29th, after a rather brutal Japanese test, I found that 7 out of the 11 pumpkins I had bought the previous Tuesday were rotting. It was quite depressing, they had looked great when I bought them. So not having much choice, I decided to just cut out the rotting parts (which were all on the bottom of the 'kins) and keep going from there. Other disasters of the weekend included forgetting my Nightmare Before Christmas DVD at home, and breaking two designs while carving. I believe there was a curse involved. But I made the best of it. On to the pumpkins! The theme for this year was Spooky Pumpkins!
My first of the weekend is a Spiritomb face! It didn't turn out as well as I had hoped, since I had to cut off the entire bottom half of the pumpkin it was on so it ended up a little cramped. It was a fun idea though, my friend on DA came up with it for a drawing. I may try it again on a better pumpkin someday.
Next, my most popular pumpkin of the weekend. Ghastly, Haunter and Gengar, the original ghost trio! I have fond memories of these guys, it's very nostalgic. I've actually had this design in mind for a couple of years, but never got around to it. I'm glad I waited, I think my skills are good enough to finally do them justice.
And for the last of Friday, it's my favorite ghost pokemon, Dusknoir! I blame the anime entirely for making me love this pokemon. I was able to use my secret technique to get the eye and wrist cuff things a little darker. I actually had a dream about this pumpkin last night...
The first carving from Saturday, a kind of boring Pumpkin Masters pattern. It looked cooler when I was planning it, I think.
Next another Pumpkin Masters. Kind of meh, in the end.
And then an Owl, from Zombie Pumpkins! I really like this one.
Sunday's first, Jack Skellington from Zombie Pumpkins on two pumpkins. I actually screwed this one up twice on Saturday night, before giving up and trying it again in the morning. There was supposed to be another hand, but I couldn't fit it after all the mistakes. At least these two weren't rotting, they were the ones from home.
And this has nothing to do with the theme. It's Mojo Jojo, from a pattern from Jammin Pumpkins. It had been such a crappy weekend, I just wanted to carve something fun. And what's more fun than Mojo Jojo?
Last up, it's the masterpiece I was up until 5am carving! Hitomoshi, Ranpuraa, and Shandera, the new BW pokemon. They have the essence of a Jack-o-Lantern, so I really wanted to carve them. I'm quite happy with how they turned out, even if it took the longest out of any of the ones from that weekend. I felt like I was really able to show off my shading with this one.
So that's it for Halloween! 12 pumpkins carved, minus two broken for a total of 9 designs. Not half bad, despite the curse!
The carving season isn't done yet though...