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Re: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2)

 by mesmark ¦  Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:21 pm ¦  Forum: Decorating & Prop Building ¦  Topic: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2) ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 19554

Casperja, that’s awesome! I’m glad to hear you’re taking on the project. You can ask any questions you have here. There are a lot of other crafters in here and it might be good to get advice from everyone. Anyway, your Jack looks great so far. The foam you used seems nice and smooth. If it comes lik...

Re: Colored Pencil on Basswood

 by mesmark ¦  Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:41 am ¦  Forum: Eerie Artwork ¦  Topic: Colored Pencil on Basswood ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 5537

These are amazing! Are they your own original characters?

Re: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2)

 by mesmark ¦  Sat Oct 02, 2021 9:58 pm ¦  Forum: Decorating & Prop Building ¦  Topic: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2) ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 19554

Last year I used a new type of foam, pink, and my jacks came out really bright orange. I usually use a blue foam and the old ones are a more dingy orange. Is what it is. Lighter color foam leads to a different color Jack … so I was thinking if I made a few more with the pink that it would be a good ...

Re: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2)

 by mesmark ¦  Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:00 am ¦  Forum: Decorating & Prop Building ¦  Topic: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2) ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 19554

And here they are all together, my 10 Zombie Pumpkins:
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Re: Endless Drinking Skeleton

 by mesmark ¦  Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:15 am ¦  Forum: Decorating & Prop Building ¦  Topic: Endless Drinking Skeleton ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 5369

That looks cool. And there are a lot of great ideas and tips like using the heat gun to bend those plastic skeletons’ backs and hands.

That’s the second tutorial that I’ve seen telling me that I need a heat gun 🤔

Re: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2)

 by mesmark ¦  Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:54 am ¦  Forum: Decorating & Prop Building ¦  Topic: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2) ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 19554

Sorry … I don’t know why it’s orienting all my photos as landscape 😡

As I was making the wide mouth guy, I thought it would look really good as a ghost. Instead of painting it orange, if I painted it white and maybe gave it a wispy top, it might look cool. And I don’t have any foam ghosts right now.

Re: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2)

 by mesmark ¦  Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:46 am ¦  Forum: Decorating & Prop Building ¦  Topic: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2) ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 19554

I made up options 2 and 3. I liked the look of those best and didn’t buy enough foam to make all 3. Here are some progress shots: Step 1: sketch the design on to the foam https://i.imgur.com/umjYhG3.jpg Step 2: make paper copies of any pieces https://i.imgur.com/9ntfrqR.jpg Step 3: trace the pieces ...

Re: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2)

 by mesmark ¦  Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:33 am ¦  Forum: Decorating & Prop Building ¦  Topic: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2) ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 19554

Zombie Pumpkins! wrote:
Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:05 am
I wasn't very helpful, was I? :lol:
I was kinda hoping you were going to sketch me up an option 4 … oh well

🤣

Re: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2)

 by mesmark ¦  Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:01 pm ¦  Forum: Decorating & Prop Building ¦  Topic: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2) ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 19554

Do it! It’s super easy and you can certainly do a lot more detail than I do. My stuff is more big than detailed. I’m usually just trying to fill the space. I like to use 2.5cm. It’s sturdy and easy to cut. I sometimes buy the 3.0cm for the back pieces on the bigger ones. They need more depth to stan...

Re: 2021 Halloween gift swap?

 by mesmark ¦  Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:03 pm ¦  Forum: General Spooky Discussion ¦  Topic: 2021 Halloween gift swap - Sign Up thread ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 25291

Last call!

I’m going to put all this stuff together tomorrow. Join now! 👻🎃

Re: Guess the 2021 Site Title! (contest)

 by mesmark ¦  Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:43 am ¦  Forum: ZP Site Discussion ¦  Topic: Guess the 2021 Site Title! (contest) ¦  Replies: 49 ¦  Views: 51602

Gonna go all in …

Bite of the Zombie Pumpkins!

Re: Guess the 2021 Site Title! (contest)

 by mesmark ¦  Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:42 am ¦  Forum: ZP Site Discussion ¦  Topic: Guess the 2021 Site Title! (contest) ¦  Replies: 49 ¦  Views: 51602

Blood of the Zombie Pumpkins

Re: Harry Potter Trio (Harry, Hermione done)

 by mesmark ¦  Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:26 pm ¦  Forum: ZP Pattern Discussion ¦  Topic: Harry Potter Trio (Harry, Hermione, Ron done) ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 5225

These are excellent!

Since the story/movies are all finished, I think these older versions would be better for some foamies.

I’m excited for Ron 👀
🤣

If I can find some pumpkins, this trio will definitely make the display.

Re: Chuckwagon 2021: a pumpkin odyssey

 by mesmark ¦  Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:21 pm ¦  Forum: Carving Photos & Stories ¦  Topic: Chuckwagon 2021: a pumpkin odyssey UPDATE: 10/27 ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 17806

That’s awesome!

Must be hard to work with plastic like that. Well done 🔥

Re: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2)

 by mesmark ¦  Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:51 am ¦  Forum: Decorating & Prop Building ¦  Topic: Making a Zombie Pumpkin (part 2) ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 19554

It looks like I’m going to make a 3rd go at some ZP mascot pumpkins. Ryan’s Season mascot is drawn from sort of a low angle. I didn’t think the eyes would look right if I made a foam mascot like that. So, I tried to draw a couple versions of Season from straight on. One https://i.imgur.com/Pzp8XJF.j...

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