Halloween Political Pumpkins

[MN Treehugger]

Here's mine - I just finished up a little while ago.



I'm proud of this baby although I think I could have done better with the shading/skin removal. It was a bitch but worth it I think. I used the Obey poster as a template and brought it into Photoshop to tweak it for a pumpkin.

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Damn!

Nice work. :thumbsup:

[Fridays Child]

2. That's fabulous.

I hope you put petroleum jelly on the raw surfaces to make it last a little longer. I think that's what people use, anyway.

[VenusRising]

4. Petroleum jelly?

With a candle?

That sounds so dangerous!

[Fridays Child]

6. It preserves the cut surfaces and keeps them from shriveling and curling.

But it would probably be a good idea to use a small battery-operated light inside the pumpkin, rather than an open flame candle. :)

[VenusRising]

7. That's good to know for next year.

And yes, I'd definitely go with the battery operated light. ;)

[babylonsister]

3. Wow. Plant that pic here if it's not too late. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4336025&mesg_id=4336025

[Wapsie B]

5. Wow!

:wow:

[MN Treehugger]

8. Thanks for the kudos!

Probably too late but I posted all 3 of the pumpkins I carved last night in the contest thread this morning. Thanks for the heads up! That'll teach me to pay attention to my surroundings more closely. :)