First up, I had a busy summer of Watermelon carving.
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The first watermelon of the season was a total rush job! My final in my Japanese class was an oral presentation on pumpkin carving, so I threw together this example in like 2 hours between classes. Probably the only reason I got a B in that class.
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Then once summer break started, I sat down and really carved a nice watermelon. Celebi is one of the best pokemon to put on a watermelon :D
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Umbreon and Espeon, each on one half of a watermelon. I haven't done half watermelons in awhile, they're really a pain in the ass to photograph. But it seemed fitting for Umbreon and Espeon, and I think they both turned out awesome. Espeon looks shiny!
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And finally, my masterpiece of the summer. On Deviantart, I promised a request to whoever caught my 30,000th pageview. My friend got it and requested Shaymin, but didn't specify which form she wanted. So I did both! Design wise it was a real pain in my ass, it took me forever to figure out the layout and I didn't figure out how to do the flowers until I was half way through carving the thing. Those are apples, BTW. I'm quite happy with how it turned out, it's probably my favorite carved watermelon ever.
And that's it for my summer. Pumpkin season started a bit later than usual, since I didn't have a camera for awhile. But I finally got to carving last night, with the traditional Pirate Pattern.
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I always consider these my warm-up pumpkins, to get back into the feel of pumpkins. The design is from Zombie Pumpkins, and I think it's based off the Logo for the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
So pumpkin season has officially begun! I've got two more waiting in the wings, and I may carve one more tonight if I'm good and do my homework :P