Perhaps both? Start with a paring knife to great all the intricate parts of the carving, and then use a chef knife on the parts that require less finesse.GamingGal wrote:Amazing
Question, though. What sort of knife did you use to cut all the intricate details? Pumpkins are pretty hard and many use a chef knife on it, but one of those seems too big to work out the details. Maybe a paring knife could do that, but it seems a bit small to get through the exterior
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Actually all three images I´ve posted so far are carved into one pumpkin ;)MightyOak wrote:Wow. I think the second pumpkin is actually more impressive than the first. I didn't think it was possible. You're your own biggest competition!
Now I ran out of space though so I´ll have to start a new one...the image(s) on that one will not be based off of Magistream critters though.
I´m glad you like what I did with your critter And I am absolutely positive you could do something even cooler, that was only my second time carving a pumpkin after allRijolt wrote: ...I love you so much right now.
I can't even do THAT. Without mutilating the pumpkin, that is.
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As for the tools question...I don´t use knives at all...I took a photo of the tools I use as that seemed easier to me than explaining:
(for size reference, that pointy thing is about 3 cm long without the handle)
The imp only has an overall height of about 12 to 14 cm so using bigger tools seemed out of the question.
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What is that first tool up there? I can't even begin to guess at what it is.
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It´s a "Prickelnadel", I can´t find an English equivalent. "Prickeln" is something children sometimes are taught before they learn how to use scissors... the needle is used to perforate the outline until one can carefully tear out whatever one wants to cut. It´s basically a needle/nail with a handle. I usually use it to create details when sculpting.
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It looks like an ice pick
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I was going to say it looked like a hand held ice pick too... but short. The second image has the needle I recall from old fashioned ice picks, but not the top I remember.
Third image? ::heads to first post to see::
Edit: Nifty! Sanus is still my favorite though. lol.
Third image? ::heads to first post to see::
Edit: Nifty! Sanus is still my favorite though. lol.
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wow.. I like the Quetz best now... very nicely done Munin
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QFTPaleoMage wrote:You just took first place, Munin. That is AWESOME.
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That ice pick looks like the big bad brother of my little needle...
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wow that is great very nice