Carving a pumpkin portrait part 3 of 3

This is part of an instructional tape I made in 1997, showing me carving Marilyn Monroe into a pumpkin. For more pictures and a step-by-step tutorial, see my web site at: www.carvingdude.com.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• pumpkin
• carving
• jack-o-lantern
• marilyn
• monroe

[prog62]

Great explanation. I always wondered about the technique on the layering and that helped. I have also heard spraying the pumpkin with Lysol helps preserve....have you tried that or do you not recommend it?

[keithcoleman]

I haven't tried Lysol, but anything that would help kill mold would help. I've tried soaking them in a mild bleach solution, and that helps some. I've also painted them with shellac, but that turns them darker and makes them shiny, which may not be a bad thing. I don't remember the mold growing with the shellac, but it still dried out and shrunk.

Putting them in the refrigerator closed up in a garbage bag works the best and is easiest for me.

[paddyxix]

over 350 views and only one comment!!! come on people the guy is not only showing us his skills and art work, but how to do it too, people ppay mmoney to learn this...cheers mate awsome work

[keithcoleman]

Hey, thanks for taking the time to make the kind comment!

[Igot2shout]

Amazing!!! Loved this one too...

[frederique59]

WOW your awsome dude

[MSstephanieinlove]

thanks so much for this, it was exactly what i needed a great step by step. :D

[ashleyteeler]

Incredible. So jealous of your skills!

[marcos4life]

one wording.. Amazing!! You are super talented.

[rmelifr]

This is the first time I plan on trying to do a more elaborate pumpkin. Your videos are amazing! Thanks SO much for sharing it with us. :)

[NicoleFarkas123]

wow! its so cool!

[AshleyMarielovesDanz]

wow! your bad ass!

[jantheempress]

cool! I'm an artist too, check out my video doing a caricature of Marilyn!

[XDben]

hey dude, thank you sooo much for this tutorial. there was a carving contest for indymogul that i used this technique in. i might have won because of you!!1 i find out monday who won. if you want to see mine its on my page, please don't mark this as spam, i was just trying to tell you how you helped me. thank you so much =]