Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:03 am
#18691
My personal pattern transferring method of choice is Saral Transfer paper...
Basically the same principle as carbon paper. You place the pattern on the pumpkin like you normally would, but with a layer of transfer paper between the pattern and pumpkin (with colored side facing toward the pumpkin).
Trace over the pattern lines with a pen or pencil, remove the pattern and transfer paper, and voila... your cutting lines are now on the pumpkin skin. Blue transfer paper is a good choice, because the color blue is the opposite of orange, so it provides the most contrast.
These transfer lines stay put pretty well, also. Rubbing gently with your hand while carving won't smudge the lines, unless the lines are wet. So just be aware of that, and you won't lose your marks. When you're done carving, you can wipe off any transfer lines that still show with a wet paper towel.
Here's a couple shots of my E.T. pumpkin in progress, so you can see how effective the transfer paper is:
Basically the same principle as carbon paper. You place the pattern on the pumpkin like you normally would, but with a layer of transfer paper between the pattern and pumpkin (with colored side facing toward the pumpkin).
Trace over the pattern lines with a pen or pencil, remove the pattern and transfer paper, and voila... your cutting lines are now on the pumpkin skin. Blue transfer paper is a good choice, because the color blue is the opposite of orange, so it provides the most contrast.
These transfer lines stay put pretty well, also. Rubbing gently with your hand while carving won't smudge the lines, unless the lines are wet. So just be aware of that, and you won't lose your marks. When you're done carving, you can wipe off any transfer lines that still show with a wet paper towel.
Here's a couple shots of my E.T. pumpkin in progress, so you can see how effective the transfer paper is:
Last edited by Zombie Pumpkins! on Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:13 am, edited 1 time in total.
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