Pumpkin sculpting tutorial

[Ronin Rabbit]

That is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gonna have to show this to some wood carving buddies, let them know a new medium is in town Truly awsome work!

[villafane]

Looks like I have my old profile back again. Thanks Ryan!

[GrangeWallis]

villafane awesome pumpkins yours must be the rage of your street!!! I'm Austalian and the Halloween thing is massive at all down here... But I do love those pumpkins... Do you have any lite up pumpkin pictures?

[leeloo]

How did I miss this thread!!!! WOW!!!! I am speechless!!!



Conny

[Gerhard Ypsilon]

WOW!!! I like these pumpkins. Will you try to carve potatos?

[Anemos the Storm]

Bump

[eskulltor]

Great tutorial, this is a real sculptor!lol! like in the old times, carving!!! a technic that is really hard for me, will try to sculpt mine and post it, thank you very much Ray!

[longhi]

awesome tutorial man, thanks for sharing it

[Applesaws]

WOW that looks so luch fun, I just returned a;; my sculpty to hobby lobby and bought a pumkin, not really, but wow thats is a great job on such and off material I imagine it was easy to work with, like a soft wood or craving, next halloween we should have a jam and a post for this

[the Reverend]

i used your ideas last year for our Samhuinn (halloween) party...and they were a big hit ,thanks.

[sunohc]

simply mind blowing

[adm1976]

Thanks for the bump, I never saw this before.

I heart ray V.

[El_Collector]

This is so awesome! A tut worth a look at least once a year!

[s.foulkes]

Wowzers! That is so cool Ray! I can't imagine putting so much detail into something that will become compost a week or so later!!!

Well not if you make a mold of it and then paint the hollow resin cast ,that way you only have to sculpt one and then paint the resin castings to look like carved pumpkins.!!

[villafane]

The best part of pumpkin and sand carving is the temporary aspect of it.

Have you ever ate at an awesome place that you only went to once in awhile. The food always seems to taste so good and is a rare treat. Eat there every night and I'm sure it will not have the same appeal. Make something temporary that you can never hold or look at ever again except through a photo and I bet the memory of the experience will remain somewhat magicical to you...trust me.

Can't believe it is almost pumpkin time again. I'll be sure to post some as soon as I get carving some, plus I'll post some more sand stuff and regular sculpts soon.

[s.foulkes]

Oh i agree completly Ray i was just poking fun at our own industry, you know us resin heads we will cast everything ,Your carving is what original creativity is all about ,those one of a kind originals that you cant get at the store ya know! Many folks dont realize how different carving is than sculpting, as in clay you can add on and subtract but carving too far in and ,you have to see ahead of where your going with the piece much more than in sculpting. I have been sculpting for over 14years and i still haven't the nerve to try carving so hats off to an amazing talent sir.
take care-Shane.

[Greyguy]

Love your sculpting Ray !!!

[Katherine Dewey]

So looking forward to the Food Network's Pumpkin Challenge this year! I know; it's last year's win, but none of us has seen it yet. You and Pinkerton, imagine!
By the way, for folks wanting a knife like the one Ray uses. . .I saw a near identical knife at both Walmart and Target, made by Paula Deen.

[ffolkes75]

congrats Ray!....just finished watching. I was glad it was a much closer competition this year. You had a run for your money thats for sure! Love that gordusa sculpt in the end...that baby rocked

[gothiken]

The Medusa he did was AWESOME

congrats to him