Wednesday, October 31, 2007

They say that nobody's face is perfectly symmetrical

...so let's just say I was going for a degree of realism when I carved this year's jack-o-lantern.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well done! Did you use special carving tools, or only household items (not specifically designed for carving pumpkins)? Toothpicks? Either way, looks very good.

Flipper said...

Materials:

1 pumpkin
1 Medium kitchen knife
1 Small kitchen knife
1 toothpick

The center of the nose is actually 1/2 an eyebrow, stuck in place with a section of toothpick. The rest was carved as shown. I'm hoping that the eye slits get a nice glow when it's darker outside - there's just a thin bit of pumpkin behind there.

Unknown said...

Actually I've heard that Denzel Washington's face is perfectly symmetrical, so obviously you were not channeling Denzel when carving this jack-o-lantern. Here's a link: http://www.symonics.com/sci_balancing.html I especially like how they compare Denzel's face with Lyle Lovett's.

Anonymous said...

BTW, I happen to think my grandson's face is PERFECT in every way!!!!!! But then, that's just my own biased opinion!! It's certainly much more perfect in every way than Denzel Washington's. Again, I might be just a wee bit partial but then that's a grandparent's perogative.