Welcome to the first PhotographyBB Digital Pumpkin Carving Challenge!

We're going to make this an annual event, so lets have some fun with this one. Since digital pumpkins don't dry out, we're going to kick this event off early this year, to give you all plenty of time to experiment and challenge yourselves with this one.

Here are the rules:

1) This is just for fun (sorry, no prizes - just glory here!).
2) There are NO RULES!!

Carve your digital pumpkin in any way you like. Choose a different pumpkin if you like. Change the background, change colours, and get creative in your own unique way. Submit as many pumpkins as you would like!

Here's the original pumpkin image to start with:


Here are a few helpful tips:

1) If, when removing the background, you find a strange edge to the pumpkin, use the defringe option in Photoshop (Menu: Layer>Matting>Defringe... (2 pixels))

2) If using a dark and eerie background, you can use the levels or curves adjustments to darken your pumpkin too.

3) Adding glow to the ground may be effective

4) Perhaps the most helpful tip of all... For those of you who do not fancy yourselves as digital artists, I've whipped up a special treat for you. Head on over to the PhotographyBB Actions page, and you'll find a digital pumpkin carving action there for you to play with - FREE! Now how's that for some good fun?

I hope you have a ball with this... Happy Halloween!

LOL...this is should be fun. Now to find the time to play.
Sue

Well, here's a pretty pitiful first attempt.

Good work barb. I haven't had a go at it yet.

Greg

Thanks...I'm really anxious to see some more creative entries.

My attempt



Oh, just realized I didn't carve any pumpkins in this. Hope that is still okay?
Sue

I don't know how to carve a pumpkin so I put a little bit of me in this and then ran Dave's Illustration action in Elements. (Dave- the carving action does not work in Elements.)

Greg

Just a quick idea......thanks to Tory.....after brush conversion for Gimp....



Simple sometimes is best.......

Played around a bit in Elements.

Greg

Okay, I've got too much time on my hands today lol

All right, I'll play. I have no idea what I am doing; I just kept clicking things until something cool happened (and I can't predict what any of the features/tools are - CS3 has SO many more tools than any I'd used before).

Hope y'all like it.

Hey these are GREAT everyone! I am so glad to see you all getting into the Halloween spirit! Has anyone had a chance to download and try out the Photoshop Pumpkin Carving Action yet?

Keep your pumpkins coming... I love these creative backgrounds too!

Here's my attempts.
I don't have photoshop so i couldn't try out the action.

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Pumpkin racer.


Clownkin.


Grafitikin.

And finaly

Funkin.

Good work funbeast. Welcome to the Forum.

Greg

Welcome Funbeast! Nice job with the pumpkins so far everyone!

I'll give this one a whirl myself this weekend too