Realistic Pumpkin Carving: 24 Spooky, Scary, and Spine-Chilling Designs (Fox Chapel Publishing) Easy-to-Learn Techniques for Creating Expressive 3D Personalities in Pumpkins, Gourds, Squash, and More
Product ID: 33421571
Desertcart purchases this item on your behalf and handles shipping, customs, and support to South Africa.
Carve the best pumpkin on the block! Learn carving techniques that bring out pumpkin personalities by creating three-dimensional faces 2 step-by-step projects to help you get started 24 ready-to-use patterns for carving imaginative faces Start with solid pumpkins , gourds, squash, or sweet potatoes—no hollowing necessary Get inspired with a gorgeous colorful gallery of realistic pumpkin art Make Halloween magic this year by carving realistic pumpkins! This book will show you how to use easy-to-learn techniques to create awesome "3D" pumpkin personalities that will astonish your neighbors, family, and friends. Learn the secrets of bringing expressive pumpkin characters to life by adding realistic details like teeth and eyes—instead of just cutting out solid shapes—so you can create your own one-of-a-kind Halloween pumpkins. Award-winning pumpkin carver Lundy Cupp teaches you how to use simple household knives and inexpensive tools to carve memorable pumpkin faces, from frightful and spooky to fanciful and goofy. He takes you step-by-step through detailed projects for both beginning and advanced carvers. Twenty-four ready-to-use patterns are included for carving imaginative faces in pumpkins, gourds, squashes, and sweet potatoes, plus two complete step-by-step projects, and a stunning photo gallery for inspiration. "Cupp is crazily creative with his craft" —Tennessee Crossroads Review: Well illustrated! - While we did not actually carve any pumpkins using it yet, it's nice book. It has great photos with great detail. If a person puts in the effort I believe it would be a great guide, those pumpkins aren't going to carve themselves. Review: Good Instruction and a Great Book - This book is just fun and much easier than other pumpkin carving books to copy. There are some step-by-step instructions, and the books has some easier sculptures to attempt that are almost, somewhat, manageable. The author is really skilled though, so don't expect to be as good! But this is a fun book to try and get ideas :)
| Best Sellers Rank | #31,989 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #14 in Carving Crafts #20 in Stenciling #101 in Seasonal Crafts (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 570 Reviews |
N**Y
Well illustrated!
While we did not actually carve any pumpkins using it yet, it's nice book. It has great photos with great detail. If a person puts in the effort I believe it would be a great guide, those pumpkins aren't going to carve themselves.
V**R
Good Instruction and a Great Book
This book is just fun and much easier than other pumpkin carving books to copy. There are some step-by-step instructions, and the books has some easier sculptures to attempt that are almost, somewhat, manageable. The author is really skilled though, so don't expect to be as good! But this is a fun book to try and get ideas :)
A**S
I won my office pumpkin carving contest
Thanks to this book, I won the office pumpkin carving contest, which also won me $250.00! Granted, my pumpkin did not turn out as amazing as the ones in this book, but definitely worth the purchase. One thing to note about this book, there are only a few step by step guides at the beginning of the book and the rest of the book is filled with beautiful carvings by the author, which are great, but didn't help with my personal carving. Hence the four star review. But all in all, worth it. And I'm sure with more practice, my carvings could slowly look close to his. On a side note, you DEFINITELY need the right tools for the job. Any sort of wood carving tools will do. Just make sure it's an assortment of wood carving tools.
C**E
Great step by step instructions.
Practice makes perfect! Fun ideas to use year round.
S**7
This is going to be fun!
The pictures are clear and beautiful with step by step instructions and advice for what tools to do. I bought this for my nephew and he is so excited to use it.
J**N
A bit of fun, but to be honest it doesnt really do ...
A bit of fun, but to be honest it doesnt really do much in the way of teaching. The step by step is pretty weak and it's mainly just examples. Youtube clips are much better than using this.
C**Y
Easy to follow
Loved this book! Easy to follow, hope the Author writes another book, fan for life 🥰
J**N
Pumpkin Carving
This book is wonderful. It looks so detailed. I can't wait to get started. Thank you.
A**R
Gorgeous pumpkin sculpting!
Gorgeous pumpkin sculpting! Wish there were more techniques shown. However, if you are an artist, it’s quite easy to figure out. The techniques in this book are helpful though. Love this book! Totally recommend!
X**W
It works
Is a nice book. The author did a nice job. He gave some nice tips about tools and about technique. 2 faces are illustrated step-by-step and all the others can be replicated once the student got some skills. Practice practice and practice...there is no one can do that for you. This is a good book to have.
S**S
Excellent designs.
Captivating book.
J**E
Good book
Little advanced
K**D
Fab book! Spent days just looking through the pics.
This book is amazing. Author is so, so creative - totally in awe! Brilliant step by step instructions with great pictures to follow. Definitely need a lot of practice to reach the standard in book but no harm in trying - hey!
Trustpilot
2 weeks ago
5 days ago