Pumpkins! (Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler SPOILERS)

[amanuensis1]

Most years I know what I'm going to do for a halloween pumpkin pattern weeks before; this year the exact pattern eluded me. I wanted something that would top the difficulty level of last year's and also spoke to me, but that never quite happened. So I picked two that appealed and left it at that, not worrying about topping previous efforts.

Both images are Kuroshitsuji/ Black Butler; one image is a promo poster and the other a screencap from Kuroshitsuji II, and combined they look pretty damn spoilery (though they still don't give away as much as you'd think), so, if anyone wants to go unspoiled for Kuroshitsuji II (I'm looking at you, son_of_darkness) DUN CLICK.

Pumpkin pictures are unretouched!

Preview #1:








The original screencap:



Because I intended to carve the lettering, rather than to cut away everything except the lettering, I had to invert the image for a template:





Preview #2:







The original poster:



And the template I made from the image:




What I learned: Faces are a lot easier to do when they're LARGE. It was hard getting the little faces on these two even as accurate as this, and I never did arrive at "perfectly happy with it." But it was fun all the same!

Happy Halloween, everybody!

Comments

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

*SWOONS HARD*

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Any excuse for me to stare at Sebastian all day is a GREAT one!

[elizardbits.livejournal.com]

holy shit, that's amazing.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I have such fun with these. I might try to do one more before season's end!

[gmth.livejournal.com]

These are always so incredible! :-D

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Aw, you're so good to me! *hugs*

[pushdragon.livejournal.com]

You sure don't take the easy way out, do you! I'm in awe.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Heh, I took the easy way out so many times on this set, IMHO, but, thank you! ^_^

[cydah.livejournal.com]

gorgeous!!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

You're a sweetheart, thank you!

[k8bnimble.livejournal.com]

Oh - these are fantastic!!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

So glad you like! (Hee, your icon's a hoot!)

[ojuzu.livejournal.com]

I am always amazed by your pumpkin-carving skills.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

It's fun to do! Thanks for looking!

[dbassassin.livejournal.com]

I bow down to the queen of pumpkin carvers! This is amazing. I have no idea how you have the patience to carve all those fiddly little flowers.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

The fiddly flowers (here comes the confession) were easier than they look, because I went with freehand carving in that space to suggest the detail of the roses. But the effect is good, isn't it? The hardest part is always the faces because they're unforgiving in their exact detail, and have so many thin little lines that must be left!

[scratchmist.livejournal.com]

Very cool. <3

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I had lots of fun; thanks for looking! ^_^

[waccawheels.livejournal.com]

Terrific curving, as always!
My Hallowe'en is not complete without your pumpkin pictures. :-)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Aw! *hugs* I love Halloween. Between the candy and the creativity, what's not to like? :D

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

I love them! Wonderful work. :-D

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I keep aspiring to higher levels of complicated. ^_^

[mtranc3.livejournal.com]

I couldn't draw with that much detail, let alone carve it on a pumpkin! *in awe of your mad carving skills*

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Shoot, I can't draw at ALL. This is craft, which I find a lot easier! :D