My Pumpkin - a Different Take!

As I said a different effect.  I had thought I would buy a white pumpkin, but they had sold out, and the grandchildren bought me an orange one (which was a nice surprise.  So last night I prepared it whilst Miss B was carving her Dad's pumpkin.   (I had made the three holes earlier with an apple corer)/

I applied white gesso to start with, and in hindsight as I decided to go with Pebeo blue/black iridescent paint, I should have opted for black gesso. (Hindsight is such a great thing - lol!).  So this morning I had to give it another coat.

I will also confess here that I originally left the mask area white. but as I was actually painting the pumpkin upside down when applying the gesso and blue/black - the mask was upside down - duh - fortunately I realised this last night, and painted over it!

Once the girls had gone home today, I sat quietly and painted the mask, which was mainly freehand, using deco paints, fine-line markers, pebeo markers and some cardio-stamps and distress oxides for some of the small flowers ane leaves.

I then used the Pebeo deco paints for the flowers and leaves, using the paint fusion technique, with some detail added with pebeo marker pens in white and black.

Another view 1

Another view 2

Another view 3

Th top

Hopefully what it will look like with a light in it

Quite pleased with the effect - I was originally going to dry and print the mask on tissue paper and decoupage it - but decided to have a go at freehand paint it.  (Those that know me will realise I am not very good at freehand drawing/painting so quite chuffed with my effort).

Grandchildren's Pumpkin Carving

Heart Pumpkin by Miss T (aged 5)  - carved with a little help from me
Cow Pumpkin by Miss C (aged 8) - all her own work

Had a busy day yesterday, I had the youngest granddaughters for a couple of sleepovers, and we did some pumpkin carving.   They drew out their designs on paper, and then they transferred them to the pumpkins.  (I have to mention here that my son said to me the other day that he was sure I didn't use half the stuff in my kitchen cupboards and drawers - well just as well I never throw anything away as I had exactly the right tools for pumpkin carving and scooping out!!!!!!)  
I also have to add that I have never carved a pumpkin in my life - so they had to show me how to do it as I was helping the 5 year old!

OOps!

Poor Miss B - finished helping her sisters scoop out their pumpkins, and done her own, she managed to drop it - so we have given this the name Tim Peake (as he said when he was in space he used elastic bands to keep his uniform in place!)

So we sent out for another pumpkin and she redid hers:

Barbara the Pumpkin by Miss B (aged 11)

and finally in the evening, Miss B carved a pumpkin for her Dad.  He chose the design (originally he had wanted the ghostbusters logo, but it looked rather difficult to carve - so he chose a design similar to this, that looks a bit like the face of Slimer the ghost in ghostbusters   Didn't she do a fabulous job!

Slimer the ghost by Miss B (aged 10)

If you want to know what I did ........ come back tomorrow!