Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:28 pm
#6248
Good point, JP. A better test would have been to use pieces of the same pumpkin. Some of mine held up great this year, but my Shaun of the Dead pumpkin turned to total mush in half a week.
I usually just do the Vaseline trick, which I think really helps keep the edges looking sharp for an extra day or two. That's really all I need. I carve so close to Halloween that I don't have to go out of my way to preserve 'em.
Some of my stencils feature thin lines, but usually that's just a requirement to get a certain likeness. With most of my designs (especially the Unique Creations, where I have total creative freedom) I try to make them so they will hold up well, as the pumpkin dries out.
Take the "Crimson Ghost" design, for example. I carved that one a week 1/2 ago, and he still looks okay today. Well, he's seen better days... but the design hasn't caved in or anything.