11 Halloween Pumpkin Carving Ideas You Can Create
Are you looking forward to Halloween? Of course, you are not afraid of anything and would be happy to talk to something otherworldly? Or, producing extra adrenaline for your body, terribly scared of evil forces? Whatever your beliefs about this holiday, “Jack’s Lantern” will come in handy! About what it is and how to make Pumpkin for Halloween, with our own hands – our article!
History keeps somewhere deep in its annals, under seven silver seals the memory of a sure Jack, an Irishman, who, for the first time in the history of the modern world, decided to have fun with the Devil himself, brazenly fooling him.
Halloween Pumpkin Carving Ideas
11 Halloween Pumpkin Carving Ideas You Can Create
Must see the article: 71 Unbelievable Photo Ideas Thanksgiving Decorations For Home And there was so it was. Jack was known in the district as a stingy and cruel farmer, who often took care of the local inn. He always there took a couple of cups of substantial debt, drank, and rowdy to the full. But that evening they refused to pour him without money. And then the Lord of Hell offered the distressed Jack his services.
Like, I’ll pay for your drink, and you’ll give me your soul. Everything is like in the best modern scenarios loved by many horror movies. Jack accepted that offer without hesitation. He was in pain. And the Devil, to pay for alcohol, turned into a coin.
And Jack, instead of paying the innkeeper, took that coin and shoved it in his pocket, where he always wore his mother’s silver cross. Oh, and what happened to the Unclean! He began to cry and beg to be released “from the sinuses of God” and agreed to accept any conditions of Jack.
And he, except for a few years of a comfortable and carefree life on this earth, asked to sign an oath, according to which the Devil will never take his soul to Hell! Tricky, he was very, that Jack! After living for his pleasure for several more years, Jack died. But the road to Paradise was closed for him (because on earth he was a notorious sinner), and in Hell, fulfilling the terms of the treaty, the Devil did not take him. Rumor has it that the distressed Jack still roams the earth with an unrepentant soul between Paradise and Hell.
Although seeing off the poor fellow on such a hopeless journey, the Devil decided to do a good deed for him: he took out a few coals from the hellfire and gave them to Jack so that he could illuminate his way. And Jack, to give him a gift for longer, cut out the turnips lantern and put the coals inside.
Superstitious people believe that Jack still roams the earth with his lantern, illuminating the path of smoldering fiery coals. In Ancient England and Ireland, Jack with a lantern-rep a was a constant hero of the mystical street in the Night of All Saints (from October 31 to November 1). He symbolized the reminder of Ade as such, and at the same time – defended the homes of decent, kind people from evil spirits.
But when Halloween “migrated” to the North American continent, turnips were replaced with pumpkin. Why so, until today, no one knows for sure. It doesn’t matter! After all, the main thing that remains indisputable is the fact: Jack’s pumpkin-lantern, with candles inside and a unique terrible “entourage” outside, has become an absolute symbol of the night unusual holiday.
Even in our country, far from American traditions (and the scale of celebration) almost annually, arrange a competition for the most original pumpkin-lantern. That’s it for those who are going to participate in something similar, our next dozen extraordinary pumpkin ideas!
11. Pumpkin – Standard Face (Pumpkin For Halloween)
To begin with, we will learn to make the most straightforward face. And already “stuffing your hand” let’s try to do something more complicated! Follow the instructions!
Step 1. Cut a hole in the pumpkin. To make a lantern with a face, you need to take a medium-sized pumpkin, almost smooth and symmetrical shape. Cut off the lid with the ponytail.
Step 2. Choose the insides. Then, a special scraper, resembling an external shovel for plaster, carefully choose the pulp of pumpkin and seeds. Rinse and dry the finished shell.Step 3. Apply a picture. Initially – draw the face on a full scale (such as you would like to see on a pumpkin) on a piece of paper. Then – attach a paper pattern to the pumpkin and use sharp sewing to transfer the design from paper to berry.
Step 4. Cut the picture. Remove the pattern and groove cut out the mouth, nose, and eyes of the “light-light.” You can also use a drill with a drill of 1/2 or 3/4 inch to cut out hard-to-reach areas.
Step 5. To illuminate the face, you can use both a standard candle and an electric garland. If you prefer the candle option – be sure to follow the rules of fire safety. And also, to prevent the pumpkin from darkening in unusually heated areas, grease it thoroughly from the inside with sunflower oil or Vaseline.
If you like the option with a garland – fix it so inside the pumpkin that wiring and light bulbs do not come into contact with each other (ideal – to twist the crown on a glass jar). For proper lighting, pumpkin medium sizes will be enough garlands with 20 light bulbs.
If you do not want to bother with the “face,” you can make a more straightforward flashlight of pumpkin: first – cut neatly “cap” pumpkin, then – choose a spoonful of pulp and seeds, let a little dry. Then – to drill neat holes, giving them a combination of intricate patterns.
And another “pumpkin-technical” tip: you can cut holes in the pumpkin with a conventional hammer and metal cookie shapes. Place the mold in the right place and gently, gently tapping the hammer, make a hole.
That’s it! Be afraid of your health! These five stages – the algorithm of making pumpkin – Jack’s lantern for Halloween. On their basis (attaching advice with cookie molds and delicate cutting electric drill), you can make a lot of compelling, mysterious, very creative, and even glamorous lamps. Don’t you believe it? Then read on soon!
10. Emotion Pumpkins (Pumpkin For Halloween)
With a little creative imagination, you can create a unique theater of emotions from pumpkins! Your pumpkins, thanks to you, will be formidable and harsh, or – will smile complacently to your guests! It is only necessary to change the angle of the smile and the shape of the eyes!
A little enhance the effect of “pumpkin emotion” can initially paint each berry in white and black. Black pumpkins, of course, will act on the side of evil (and therefore – will sting crooked teeth), and white – on the side of good (these, of course, will smile passers-by nicely).
Well, this family can’t help but be sneer! They are similar to children’s favorites – ghosts from the cartoon “Casper.” Such a range of emotions on their orange faces is just a masterpiece of the artist who worked on them with his soul!
The highlight of your pumpkin at the feast of Darkness can become only the similarity of your appearance, with the arrival of the character in your hands. Hair from threads, cap, beads – and you are almost one face!
Another interesting approach to pumpkin design is drawing faces. Emotions of such creatures are much brighter! However, there is one drawback – their faces are visible only during the day, “night illumination” through the painted eyes will not be visible.
Here’s this good poking with your eyes drawn, too. But the main work of art here is not even herself, and her intricate hat of a witch, decorated with leaves, berries, branches! Super! With such a pumpkin, you will win the competition!
Draw the faces of such pumpkins need water-resistant colors of technical purpose, or – to use the application, cutting “details of the face” of metallic cardboard or simple colored paper!
Another interesting element, which also works perfectly on amplification of emotions – fur eyebrows and mustache glued to the pumpkin with rubber glue. How do you like these hot Caucasian men?
9. Pumpkins – Fairy-Tale Heroes
In the U.S., the manufacture of pumpkin lanterns for Halloween engaged mainly children. Accordingly, many of the mysterious “coal” creatures resemble modern horrors and good superheroes.
Among the favorite fairy-tale characters kids, the pumpkin is most often embodied by superheroes from “The Incredibles” – Elastic, kids, Ice, etc.
Although, you can often see in the window and pumpkin – a special agent that tries to merge with the surrounding environment so that as much as possible to see and hear.
However, among the fabulous creatures – pumpkins can be found and pumpkin in a magic cap, a theatrical mask, and a friendly smile on his glowing red face.
And the most beloved hero of last year, embodied in the pumpkin, was Mike Vazovsky, a green one-eyed monster-good with “Monsters Corporation.” Make such a pumpkin is not difficult.
However, it is important to be able to draw well, as the face of the monster is not cut, and is applied with a resistant paint in several stages. First – green color-base, then (when it dries) – the protein of a huge eye, and then – a pupil, horns, and mouth.
Well, another undisputed leader, who quite deservedly can give the prize of the audience’s sympathy – pumpkin – Spiderman. A very organic image for Halloween, isn’t it?
8. Pumpkins – Mummies
The mummy is also one of the leaders of the “October masquerade of evil spirits.” Among the screenwriters of Hollywood horror films, this image does not lose its popularity, respectively – the first comes to mind before making pumpkin fans of such films.
If you also love movies about rebellious mummies – dress up the pumpkin, preparing for the holiday of all Saints, in bandages!
Interesting expressive details for this image of pumpkin-mummy can be bright tennis balls (instead of eyes) and black spiders!
7. Black Cats, Bats, Owls
Preparing for Halloween pumpkin, it is not necessary to limit your imagination in the way of unrepentant Jack – the propane, and his lantern.
You can look deeper into the philosophy of the holiday, for example, to remember the constant companions and assistants of all evil forces: night owls, scarecrows, bats, and, of course, black witch cats!
6. Pumpkin – Vampire
Another version of pumpkin – orange vampire! Its fundamental difference from the other pumpkins described by us earlier, there is an “inserted jaw” with real, huge fangs!
To make such pumpkin bloodsuckers, you will need a jigsaw (to carefully cut all the necessary holes), two tailor pins with red large “heads” and a plastic jaw (which can be bought in any theater store props).
5. Pumpkin slates
And sometimes the artist to satisfy the flight of his imagination, little selected one canvas. If you are not in earnest parted, preparing for Halloween, and you do not have a single pumpkin to embody the image of the hero, which you would like to see at the door of his house in the Terrible Night is not a problem!
You can connect several pumpkins and create a three-dimensional composition! Put on her robe, for example, and get the most original pumpkin.
For example, to make this giant orange spider,
or – to create a pumpkin snowman (because winter is not far off!).
4. Pumpkins – Complex Works Of Art
And since we are talking about complex and voluminous pumpkin compositions – we will offer you a few more options with which (if you like them) will have to tinker well! But believe me, the game is worth the candle (both in the direct and figurative sense of this statement)!
We guarantee that no one will have a replay at your exhibition! Let’s explain why.
For example, to make this ferocious Viking with a baby in your mouth you need to have not only sleight of hand and skill in using the instrument, but also a huge artistic talent, the skills to create theatrical masks, taste, and good light perception.
Well, the witch – worthy of all praise! By the way, a great idea to make a hole for a candle on the opposite side (leaving the lid with the tail intact). The older woman didn’t even have to model her nose! Nature took care of everything!
3. Glamorous Pumpkins
As you can see – we have gradually moved from the terrible to the beautiful (because art is gorgeous!), you can talk a little about pumpkin radiant glamour. After all, it is not necessary that all the faces of Halloween were evil, scary! On this night there is certainly a place and good (always so it was because remember that white always wins black!).
And in general, sometimes you can convey the emotion of the holiday even without modeling the faces themselves! Here are some creative, kind examples of very even glamorous pumpkins for a holiday – color, sequins, lace – all with them!
And you can learn the technique of decorative painting by Halloween. Painted pumpkin – it is, creatively, original and beautiful, and you can say with 100% certainty that the other such pumpkin you will not find anywhere and no one.
And it’s also a great gift to guests at the end of the celebration! To recreate such beauty, you will need simple brushes, acrylic paint, several contours on the glass, and a pair of toothpicks.
2. Pumpkin – Carriage For Cinderella
And, of course, finishing our brief pumpkin-like, we can not forget about the beautiful fairy tale, which grew more than one generation of our USA girls! Remember how the beautiful Fairy Godmother turned a pumpkin into a carriage for Cinderella?
If you want to shine originality, do something similar to the pumpkin festival – fabulous, magical, and insanely beautiful!
1. Pumpkin For Halloween
I hope you enjoyed our pumpkin for Halloween lesson! And our top ten pumpkin ideas in the world inspired you to create something extraordinary, fabulous, your own! Try, experiment, embody fantasies in pumpkin images!
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