![]() I had to use it this time because I had experimented with doing the painting first, but won't do it that way in the future. So that's something to look forward to next year!Ī note on clear-coating: Many clearcoats can be poisonous to animals, so if you'll be putting the pumpkin out for animals after it deteriorates, don't use clearcoat. The wire loop tools will make 3D carvings possible with a lot less work. I also realized that "making do" with a paring knife and an old set of Xacto wood-carving tools really isn't allowing me to do all things I want to do on a pumpkin, so I've ordered a set of pumpkin carving tools. I'd recommend painting after the carving is finished. It also gave me fewer places to brace my hand while carving, resulting in lots of acrobatic positions. I do have a few learnings from this one: Painting the model before carving provided a more solid surface for carving, but it was still susceptible to getting damaged, even when clearcoated. Our annual Breyer Halloween Horse jack o lantern to hang out with Raia at our store! Then it got a few ghosts and bats added on each side to brighten it up a bit, and there you have it. The only depth I gave this one was to carve the teeth a bit inside of th skin so they appeared to be in its mouth, and the horse seemed to have a couple of feet precariously inside the face's mouth. Not so much detail as they usually get, because I didn't want too many lines in the background detracting from the horse. The carving on this guy was pretty straightforward. I sprayed just the horse with a matte clearcoat to help protect it while I carved the face - Sticky pumpkin bits would have pulled the paint right off, and still did in places, so I had to touch him up afterward. Once his markings were painted, I went over the entire horse with a thin wash of pearly white to give him that sheen that the model has. And that's where I got excited about the process and completely forgot to keep taking pictures! Heck, it's fun to make these! ![]() The marking color was a mixture of navy blue and metallic royal blue, with a hint of purple and black. ![]() First I blocked the whole horse out in flat white, which made a good gripping surface for the intricate markings. I usually carve first and paint later, but this year, I decided to reverse that and paint the horse before I started carving. Instead, I opted to paint them, which allows a lot more control to make them accurate. Notice I didn't try to poke the outline of his markings - They are too tiny and close together, particularly on this small pumpkin. When the paper is removed, here's the outline I have made: Once it's taped on, I use a paring knife (but a pumpkin carving poker would work just as well) to make a connect-the-dots outline of all the important parts: That lets me fold and adjust the edges, while leaving "tabs" outside the image that I can tape onto the pumpkin. The design has to be as flat against the round pumpkin as possible to avoid distorting the image, so I make lots of cuts all around it. A bit of resizing and trial and error, and eventually I had a design that would fit without going too low or high on the pumpkin: I found a photo of Apparition online and another of a scary pumpkin face to put behind it. Once I lugged that heavy critter over to my carving space, the first thing to do is plan the design and make sure it fits on the pumpkin. ![]() (Yes, I saved its seeds so he can try to grow more like it next year.) If you'd like to give it a try, here are some step-by-step pictures:įirst, though, holy heavy pumpkin, Batman! It was only about 14 inches tall, but this sucker was like a concrete block! It weighed almost 18 pounds (8.16kg)! Roy sure does grow some good carving pumpkins. Other than painting the horse, it's a pretty simple design. Since he is a collage of scary faces, I put a big scary face behind him, flanked by some ghosts and bats. This year's Apparition model was a very "busy" design with lots going on, so I opted for a simple background that wouldn't take away from him. The annual Halloween Horse jack o lantern! I love Halloween and pumpkins, so each year I incorporate Breyer's Halloween model design into a jack o lantern for our store. Little Bits/Paddock Pals/CollectA (1:18 - 1:20 Scale)Įphemera: Brochures, Buttons, JAH, Magnets, Boxes, etcĪrtist-Made: Custom Models, Resins, Tack, Accessories Here are some free printable jack-o-lantern coloring pages for kids to print and color.Breyer - New and Retired Straight From Breyer The jack o lantern is an indispensable Halloween item. ![]()
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