Pumpkin Carving - Here are a couple Dog Stencils

***dogs4life*** · 10-17-2007, 09:39 PM

Jeff and I wanted to carve dog themed pumpkins this Halloween, so we came up with these 2. What do you think?

Are you going to carve doggy pumpkins this Halloween?

Anyone making there own pumpkin patterns?

I want to make new ones with Montana and Hank, but we need new photos, the photos we have don't have enough contrast to convert into patterns with photoshop.

If you'd like to learn more about making your own stencils from pictures of your dogs, check out these sites:

Nitrozac's Mac O'Lantern Tutorial!
http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech...ernshowto.html

The Pumpkin Wizard - Beginners Carving Help Forum
http://www.carvingpumpkins.com/newqn...ec00c6c7fb7592

Personalize your pumpkins using Photoshop
http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/fea...x_Pumpkin.html

calgal · 10-18-2007, 09:03 AM

I wouldn't have patience for those.

I didn't even buy pumpkins this year. I thought about buying some and just do some sort of painting on them but for some reason I wasn't even in the mood. I did manage to get all my fall follage put in all the rooms. I bought some decorations for the back yard for the dogs play date costume party the 22nd. Fall is my favorite time of year and I miss all those beautiful colors and tons of fallen leaves to rake up.

I have to drive around just to try and find trees that are changing color. One of these days I want to spend fall in Vermont, up state NY and Main. That's my dream!

***dogs4life*** · 10-18-2007, 01:23 PM

We can do about 5 pumpkin stencils for members if you don't have time or the computer programs to convert your photo into a pumpkin pattern. Just post in this thread the photo you want converted and we can work on it this week. I'm going to go to neighbors' houses to take picts of their dogs too.

We don't really decorate except for Pumpkins. Our neighbors go all out with the scary decore, but we wanted to carve dog jack-o-lanterns last year but had to resort to the traditional pumpkin carvers stencils from Walmart

I hear you on the fall foulage thing....I too miss the fall colors, I'm originally from Washington and I too dream of seeing NE fall colors.

Jessica Dawn · 10-18-2007, 03:32 PM

That's awesome! GREAT work!

k9hullio_sam · 10-18-2007, 03:36 PM

Wow, that is awesome! You will have to show us the finished product!!

I am going to try to make one of mandi too!

***dogs4life*** · 10-19-2007, 12:01 PM

Ok, so I tried tracing the dog house stencil onto the pumpkin and figure it needs some tweeking....please don't waste a pumpkin on that one yet, I'll have Jeff fix it tonight.

I'm going to carve the Two Dogs Moon one in a couple hours. That one is the right size and proportions. I'll report back when finished, with photos.

***dogs4life*** · 10-19-2007, 06:34 PM

OK Jeff fixed the PDF attached to the original message up top. Looks much better. Now I just have to get carving and get off the darn computer

I'll fix the image later, sorry.

***dogs4life*** · 10-20-2007, 08:02 AM

Anyone want stencils made? Going once.....Going twice......

***DoozyDog*** · 10-20-2007, 10:29 AM

Great Job Dogs4Life.

You carved a good pumpkin.

***dogs4life*** · 10-20-2007, 10:33 AM

That small dog was hard to cut out...plus it kinda looks like a cat

Hope you all like it.

k9hullio_sam · 10-20-2007, 04:05 PM

Hey could you still do a stencil?? I am so confused on how to make one. This will be my first pumpkin carving attempt. Does it matter what picture, or rather what kind of picture?? Thanks!

***dogs4life*** · 10-20-2007, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k9hullio_sam

Hey could you still do a stencil?? I am so confused on how to make one. This will be my first pumpkin carving attempt. Does it matter what picture, or rather what kind of picture?? Thanks!

Absolutely, we can still try yours.

The type of photo depends on how good at carving and cutting you are and also the photo quality and contrast. Good light and think black & white photo, since we need to convert to grey-scale for your stencil.

Do you want a Silhouette? Like the ones above. Which IMO is easier than the shaving and sculpting the pumpkin.

Let's try it and see where it takes us

k9hullio_sam · 10-21-2007, 01:31 PM

Yea! Thanks!
I am pretty sure I can't shave or sculpt...at all, so a silhouette would be fantastic LOL. I guess I will try to find some and post them--and then decide which one would be easiest??

***dogs4life*** · 10-21-2007, 05:50 PM

What breed is Mandi? Forgive me if I'm way off base, is she Maltese or Bichon?

k9hullio_sam · 10-21-2007, 07:29 PM

Yeah, she is a maltese. I am having a hard time picking a photo--I have a lot, but I don't think they would be recognizable as a silouette on a pumpkin. LOL

This is the only one I could picture being a silhouette, even though it isn't Mandi....??

These are all of my pictures of her that are online (some..well a lot of them need to be deleted)

I have to check my other computer and see if I have any better pictures.
http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h2...cracker/Mandi/
http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a179/k9hullio/

ETA: Your pumpkin looks great!!

10-18-2007, 01:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
*dogs4life* I'm Crunchy Admin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 1,736 Blog Entries: 11 Rep Power: 91	We can do about 5 pumpkin stencils for members if you don't have time or the computer programs to convert your photo into a pumpkin pattern. Just post in this thread the photo you want converted and we can work on it this week. I'm going to go to neighbors' houses to take picts of their dogs too. We don't really decorate except for Pumpkins. Our neighbors go all out with the scary decore, but we wanted to carve dog jack-o-lanterns last year but had to resort to the traditional pumpkin carvers stencils from Walmart I hear you on the fall foulage thing....I too miss the fall colors, I'm originally from Washington and I too dream of seeing NE fall colors.
	Last edited by dogs4life : 10-18-2007 at 01:27 PM.

10-18-2007, 03:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
k9hullio_sam R.I.P. Baby Girl Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,762 Rep Power: 95	Wow, that is awesome! You will have to show us the finished product!! I am going to try to make one of mandi too!
	__________________ I used to look at my dog Smokey and think, "if you were a little smarter you could tell me what you're thinking," and he'd look at me like he was saying, "if you were a little smarter I wouldn't have to." -Fred Jungclaus

10-20-2007, 04:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
k9hullio_sam R.I.P. Baby Girl Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,762 Rep Power: 95	Hey could you still do a stencil?? I am so confused on how to make one. This will be my first pumpkin carving attempt. Does it matter what picture, or rather what kind of picture?? Thanks!
	__________________ I used to look at my dog Smokey and think, "if you were a little smarter you could tell me what you're thinking," and he'd look at me like he was saying, "if you were a little smarter I wouldn't have to." -Fred Jungclaus

10-21-2007, 01:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
k9hullio_sam R.I.P. Baby Girl Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,762 Rep Power: 95	Yea! Thanks! I am pretty sure I can't shave or sculpt...at all, so a silhouette would be fantastic LOL. I guess I will try to find some and post them--and then decide which one would be easiest??
	__________________ I used to look at my dog Smokey and think, "if you were a little smarter you could tell me what you're thinking," and he'd look at me like he was saying, "if you were a little smarter I wouldn't have to." -Fred Jungclaus

10-21-2007, 07:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
k9hullio_sam R.I.P. Baby Girl Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,762 Rep Power: 95	Yeah, she is a maltese. I am having a hard time picking a photo--I have a lot, but I don't think they would be recognizable as a silouette on a pumpkin. LOL This is the only one I could picture being a silhouette, even though it isn't Mandi....?? These are all of my pictures of her that are online (some..well a lot of them need to be deleted) I have to check my other computer and see if I have any better pictures. http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h2...cracker/Mandi/ http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a179/k9hullio/ ETA: Your pumpkin looks great!!
	__________________ I used to look at my dog Smokey and think, "if you were a little smarter you could tell me what you're thinking," and he'd look at me like he was saying, "if you were a little smarter I wouldn't have to." -Fred Jungclaus

10-18-2007, 09:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
calgal My Yorkster kids! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: central ca. coast Posts: 6,609 Rep Power: 222	I wouldn't have patience for those. I didn't even buy pumpkins this year. I thought about buying some and just do some sort of painting on them but for some reason I wasn't even in the mood. I did manage to get all my fall follage put in all the rooms. I bought some decorations for the back yard for the dogs play date costume party the 22nd. Fall is my favorite time of year and I miss all those beautiful colors and tons of fallen leaves to rake up. I have to drive around just to try and find trees that are changing color. One of these days I want to spend fall in Vermont, up state NY and Main. That's my dream!

10-18-2007, 03:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jessica Dawn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 66 Rep Power: 0	That's awesome! GREAT work!

10-19-2007, 12:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
*dogs4life* I'm Crunchy Admin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 1,736 Blog Entries: 11 Rep Power: 91	Ok, so I tried tracing the dog house stencil onto the pumpkin and figure it needs some tweeking....please don't waste a pumpkin on that one yet, I'll have Jeff fix it tonight. I'm going to carve the Two Dogs Moon one in a couple hours. That one is the right size and proportions. I'll report back when finished, with photos.

10-19-2007, 06:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
*dogs4life* I'm Crunchy Admin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 1,736 Blog Entries: 11 Rep Power: 91	OK Jeff fixed the PDF attached to the original message up top. Looks much better. Now I just have to get carving and get off the darn computer I'll fix the image later, sorry.

10-20-2007, 08:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
*dogs4life* I'm Crunchy Admin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 1,736 Blog Entries: 11 Rep Power: 91	Anyone want stencils made? Going once.....Going twice......

10-20-2007, 10:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
*DoozyDog* All Smiles Admin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Posts: 703 Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 73	Great Job Dogs4Life. You carved a good pumpkin.

10-20-2007, 10:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
*dogs4life* I'm Crunchy Admin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 1,736 Blog Entries: 11 Rep Power: 91	That small dog was hard to cut out...plus it kinda looks like a cat Hope you all like it.

10-21-2007, 05:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
*dogs4life* I'm Crunchy Admin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 1,736 Blog Entries: 11 Rep Power: 91	What breed is Mandi? Forgive me if I'm way off base, is she Maltese or Bichon?

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