Kids love cool pumpkins and I bet you do too. Carving pumpkins is a very entertaining hobby that the entire family can enjoy. Pumpkin carving is a fun self-fulfilling hobby that with the right skill will allow you to impress your family, friends and neighbors.
When I first started carving pumpkins I gave just about every pumpkin that I had created away. I gave pumpkins away to my parents, people at the office, neighbors, nieces and nephews, and my wife’s work. I was a modern day pumpkin slayer and having a blast doing it. Everyone and I mean EVERYONE absolutely without a shadow of doubt LOVED the pumpkins! You would have thought I was giving away money with the reactions I received.
Pumpkin Sculpting
Unlike traditional pumpkin carvings, pumpkin sculptures add uniqueness to the Halloween season that is rarely seen. Pumpkin sculpting is the art of sculpting an image out of a pumpkin. Whether the image is a person, object or some random design the pumpkin sculptures create a work of art that has to be believed.
Most people still consider pumpkin sculpting the same thing as carving pumpkins but I personally believe there are some key differences. “Pumpkin Carvings" are usually two-dimensional designs that can appear to be three-dimensional. When you sculpt a pumpkin you actually create a three-dimensional design. For instance, the nose on a sculpture actually sticks out from the face it is not carved in a way that it creates an illusion that it is sticking out from the face.
The process of sculpting pumpkins is very similar to carving designs out of wood. The image is first blocked out and then carved away to create very beautiful and amazing designs and patterns. The artist uses clay loop tools, which are the same tools used to sculpt with clay, to carefully carve the design into the pumpkin. The flesh of the pumpkin is also easy to carve which allows the sculptor to create a beautiful work of art in very little time.
Another great aspect about pumpkin sculptures is that they look just incredible whether the lights are on or off. In fact, they are actually more of a work of art instead of an old plain pumpkin carving. The best part about pumpkin sculpting is that anyone can learn to do it. Although skill levels will vary, with the right instruction anyone can learn to sculpt beautiful pumpkins.
Gerald Gore is the author of the e-book Cool Pumpkins. Gerald is a self-taught sculptor that has used his sculpting skills to carve some amazing pumpkins. Visit http://www.cool-pumpkins.geraldgore.com if you would like to see some examples of Gerald’s pumpkins and learn how to carve amazing pumpkins yourself.
