Carving Up Celebrities

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While most pumpkin carvers revel in creating ghoulish pumpkins, 30-year old David Finkle uses his creative talents to carve something a little more glamorous. He focuses on celebrities that range from music rock star Mick Jagger to President Barack Obama to the Queen of England.

David's pumpkin carving career began last year, when he entered a local competition in his hometown of Chelmsford, Essex. While he stuck to traditional ghosts then, this year he decided to spice it up a little bit.

He has learned to create detailed portraits through trial and error. He starts by sketching the face of the celebrity on a piece of paper. He then places it onto the pumpkin and starts to carve, using the drawing like a stencil.

The artist spends about three hours on each carving, uses an unusual three-shade approach in order to capture the intricate details of each celebrity's face. The brightest section is where all the flesh has been cut out. He then creates a slightly darker shade by removing just the skin, and then a still darker shade when both the skin and flesh are left intact. The result is a stunning life-like looking pumpkin portrait, especially when it is lit up at night.

Unfortunately for David, his masterpieces last only four to five days, before they collapse. However, his pigs have a great time gobbling up all the contorted celebrity faces !

What kind of pumpkins did you carve up for Halloween? Be sure to let us know by adding your comments below.

sources: thesun.co.uk, dailymail.co.uk

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  • kaykay12
    kaykay12over 12 years
    That iS AWSOME
    • Meover 12 years
      Awesome I like it mhen they turn the lights on
      • Peopleover 12 years
        Whooooooooooooooa!! Epic :) I'm waiting for Bruno mars face now and chris brown :D
        • Horseover 12 years
          It is cool how they crved the celebrity faces
          • Clubranoover 12 years
            Does he make carvings of Justin Bieber?
            • Kaseyover 12 years
              Awesome!!!!!!!!
              • piggeygirl
                piggeygirlalmost 13 years
                cool
                • super ninja!!!! ;)almost 13 years
                  that is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                  • ajabout 13 years
                    that is crazy! the pumpkins really look like celeberties! too bad they last for only 5 days, :)
                  • andromeda44
                    andromeda44about 13 years
                    that is amazing.... (mouth is wide open in awe)