Majora's Mask Pumpkin

Now it's time for the second pumpkin I carved this year...
72 HOURS REMAIN


I attempted to carve a pumpkin based on the moon from the old n64 game, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. That game has always reminded me of Halloween, and the moon from it is quite possibly the most terrifying thing to ever be in an E rated game. Seemed appropriate as a pumpkin design.

I've always gone at pumpkins the traditional way; carving out spots for light to shine through, etc. After seeing some of the amazing things people have done with pumpkins, I wanted to try my hand at actual "carving." So, here's my first shot at it, done with a clay carving tool I found in my supplies. I'm already excited to try it again next year.

Here he is lit up. I didn't have any candles, so I improvised with a red glowstick and a mini-flashlight. Sorry for the photo quality, my camera isn't exactly top of the line.

Playing around with the angle:

The lighting:



Then both:


Finally, since my blacklight was right there, I tried seeing what it would look like with a UV light source:



Well, that's it for Halloween 2010.

Oogie Boogie Pumpkin

It just isn't Halloween to me if I don't get to carve a pumpkin. I carved two this year, but to stop this entry from getting all cluttered I'll put them into separate posts.

Halloween night my friend Connie and I watched horror movies, ordered a pizza, and broke out the carving knives.

On my pumpkin I carved the Oogie Boogie man from the Nightmare Before Christmas. Really, what says "Halloween" better than Oogie Boogie?

Here he is with the lights on:Aaaand with the lights off!


I later decided to see what Boogie would look like when lit by a green glowstick instead:

Then (in true Boogie fashion) I thought, "Why not light him up via Blacklight?"

Now, since I had already filled him up with glowsticks and bathed him in UV light, why not go the whole 9 yards and make him glow in the dark?



There you have it. More evidence that I can never leave well enough alone, and that my immediate access to glow-in-the-dark paints can only lead to trouble for everyone.

Happy Halloween!