Hey guys look what I made

[LlamaMaster]

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8564/1006755d.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/604/1006793w.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9637/1006762o.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8849/1006768.th.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1006768.jpg)http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6678/1006771l.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1006771l.jpg)http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1139/1006774g.th.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1006774g.jpg)http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3377/1006779c.th.jpg (http://img190.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1006779c.jpg)http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1093/1006785j.th.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1006785j.jpg)http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1135/1006788.th.jpg (http://img33.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1006788.jpg)http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7381/1006790l.th.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1006790l.jpg)http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2262/1006791.th.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1006791.jpg)

And here is the stencil I made for it:

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5616/1247254380191.th.png (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1247254380191.png)http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9966/1247254380190.th.png (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1247254380190.png)


ITT: Post your pumpkins

[legionaire45]

I haven't carved a pumpkin for Halloween in about a decade.

:<

[Sever]

Someone needs to make a Medic jack-o-lantern and put it behind him.

And then someone else needs to make a Spy jack-o-lantern and put it behind the Medic.

[ultama121]

That jack-o-lantern is amazing.

[Ganon]

heavy is pumpkin

[DEElekgolo]

This is a good thread.

[Con]

this was my pumpkin last year
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5533/ghostvl.jpg

you've inspired me to do a TF2 one this year.

[rossmum]

Damn, you guys own.

If only people gave a damn about Halloween here :|

[Rook]

good work pal

[paladin]

What chu talkin bout Rook?

[Cojafoji]

fuck all of you and your artistic ability. if i tried that on a pumpkin, it'd look like a botched abortion hatchet job.

[Sel]

hhahha

that's sweet

[Kornman00]

Awesome carving is awesome


ps. I gave you an extra rep bar :downs:

[cheezdue]

Nice pumpkin, you just inspired me to make one now.

[LlamaMaster]

Heavy needs medic!

Aka, it's drying out and looking ugly really fast. ;_;

I guess I skipped some preservation step.

[Yoko]

I just might have to make a tf2 pumpkin now, that's fucking cool. :v:

Make another pumpkin as a scout, then torch it. FIYAH FIYAH FIYAH

[Sever]

See? I told you he needed a medic.

[Cojafoji]

Heavy needs medic!

Aka, it's drying out and looking ugly really fast. ;_;

I guess I skipped some preservation step.
douse it in formaldehyde.

:iamafag:

[Sever]

douse it in formaldehyde Jarate.

:iamafag:.

[Dwood]

.

That's only for spies.

[Cortexian]

Anyone have any suggestions on how to make a carving template? Obviously making the image black and white works, but how do you preserve the details and all that?

[Con]

Details will be preserved where they fall on the other side of the posterizing threshold from their surroundings.

You can use posterize @ 2, which is the same as doing threshold @ 128, which is further like adjusting the levels around 128. You might want to use some filters or editing to bring out important details from the shadows, because you're likely to lose them when you go down to just 2 tones in your image. High pass, exposure, and curves can help with this a bit.

On the other hand, if you plan on carving just the skin off the pumpkin then a deeper cut will be brighter. In this case, you might was to posterize to 3 levels.

edit: before you go desaturating your source image, take a look at this tutorial (http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/techniques/color-black-white.htm) to get the best results.

[LlamaMaster]

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/511/1006809.jpg (http://img688.imageshack.us/i/1006809.jpg/)

Heavy is flesh eating virus!

[Warsaw]

Saw this on dA:

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs51/i/2009/301/6/1/FREE_CANDY_by_chewibunny.jpg

It's titled "FREE CANDY."

[Con]

git some loli

[Sel]

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/selentic/gengarpumpkin.jpg

!

[ultama121]

Heavy is flesh eating virus!
Heavy doesn't look so good. D:

[Kalub]

is dat sum gengar?

[Sel]

is dat sum gengar?

Yup, should have carved the skin deeper though, doesn't really shine through at all :smith:

[Kalub]

_o/ Love me sum Gengar

[Donut]

my cousin and i made pumpkins. master shake is mine
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/TheKillerDonut/DSCN0606.jpg

[Ganon]

Those are the best jack o' lanterns I eva seen

[FRain]

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5540/12194860zm7.jpg

Made this last year. Shitty cell phone pic. Looks better in-person, and was slightly rotting at this point.

[Con]

Here's what I ended up doing:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8773/img2047w.jpg

[Sel]

thats awful con you should be ashamed

[Matooba]

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/th_11835_1223590520385_1547648467_5896.jpg (http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/?action=view&current=11835_1223590520385_1547648467_5896.jpg)
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/th_IMG00119-20101027-1843.jpg (http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/?action=view&current=IMG00119-20101027-1843.jpg)
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/th_IMG00113-20101027-0058.jpg (http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/?action=view&current=IMG00113-20101027-0058.jpg)

Pumpkin carving is fun

[ICEE]

my cousin and i made pumpkins. master shake is mine

I wish I could rep you

[LlamaMaster]

Con, have a ever told you I love you? I love you.


Pumpkin carving is fun

I see somebody found the patterns in the pumpkin carving kit. :realsmug:

[Phopojijo]

You are credit to Holiday.

[Heathen]

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/th_11835_1223590520385_1547648467_5896.jpg (http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/?action=view&current=11835_1223590520385_1547648467_5896.jpg)
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/th_IMG00119-20101027-1843.jpg (http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/?action=view&current=IMG00119-20101027-1843.jpg)
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/th_IMG00113-20101027-0058.jpg (http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/matooba/?action=view&current=IMG00113-20101027-0058.jpg)

Pumpkin carving is fun


you used templates :fail:

[LlamaMaster]

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http://www.tf2newbs.com/newbs_blog/2009/11/05/2nd-annual-badass-tf2-pumpkin-contest-winners-and-an-announcement-about-newbsmas/

I almost cried when I looked at my email this morning. I'm so happy! ;_;

tl;dr: I have L4D2 now.