The Great Pumpkin Carving Contest of 2011

Welcome to the VideoSift Pumpkin Carving Contest of 2011!

Submit a photo of your carved pumpkin in the comment listing below and include in the shot of your photo the handwritten text "2011 VideoSift Pumpkin Carving Contest." (The writing cannot be added after the fact.) The qualifying comment with the most up-votes by the end of November 1 November 3rd (Pacific time) wins the contest!

In addition to the pride and joy of winnership, the top 3 voted Jack-o-Lantern submitters will win their choice of any VideoSift-exclusive t-shirt.

What are you waiting for? Get carving!

Also make sure you check out the Halloween Store in the VideoSift Shop!

Update: We've extended the voting thru Nov 3 to allow for a bit more voting post-Halloween.

Update: Here are our entrants. Cast Your Vote For The Winner!

@mintbbb:


@Sublime:


@JiggaJonson:


@AdrianBlack:


@dystopianfuturetoday:


@MarineGunrock:

BoneRemake says...

Are there any higher stipulations ? first thing I thought of is add-ons. Does the pumpkin have to contain the cutting and carving of a pumpkin and the use of those carvings on the pumpkin, or can we carve it and bedazzle it or put ribbons and bows on it ?

I need to know so I can bedazzle the shit out of it.

lucky760 says...

>> ^BoneRemake:

Are there any higher stipulations ? first thing I thought of is add-ons. Does the pumpkin have to contain the cutting and carving of a pumpkin and the use of those carvings on the pumpkin, or can we carve it and bedazzle it or put ribbons and bows on it ?
I need to know so I can bedazzle the shit out of it.


Hmm. Well, the instructions say "submit a photo of your carved pumpkin," so it has to be carved. Aside from that, the rest of the community will be judging, so they'll judge if your bedazzling is worthy of winning.

lucky760 says...

>> ^MycroftHomlz:

I totally carved this --->
Why does this not count?


This is a competition for "who can carve the best pumpkin this year" rather than "who has either a) carved the best pumpkin ever or b) found a photo of a great carving." Think of it as a block party where everyone gets together and compares actual pumpkins instead of just photos of pumpkins.

Plus, it (hopefully) encourages people to carve a great pumpkin just for the contest. I know I'm certainly motivated even though I'm not even eligible to win.

lucky760 says...

Here's my pumpkin for Halloween 2011. I had't carved a pumpkin in years and when I used to, it was always just a quick, scary pumpkin face. This is the first time I've put any real effort into more of a detailed pumpkin carving, and I'm kind of happy how it turned out:



Took over three hours. I sketched my outline based on this image.

(If you're wondering, I didn't include a VideoSift note in the photo because I'm not eligible for the contest. )

lucky760 says...

>> ^Sublime:

I guess I cant enter because It wont let me post any links because im a new member and have no points.


Sorry for the inconvenience, @Sublime, but I've fixed your comment. (We have a lot of filters in place for brand-new members because we get a lot of spam.)

Those are some phenomenal carvings. Did you carve freehand or transfer a sketch? Do you use any professional carving equipment?

Sublime says...

>> ^lucky760:
>> ^Sublime: I guess I cant enter because It wont let me post any links because im a new member and have no points. Sorry for the inconvenience, @Sublime, but I've fixed your comment. (We have a lot of filters in place for brand-new members because we get a lot of spam.) Those are some phenomenal carvings. Did you carve freehand or transfer a sketch? Do you use any professional carving equipment?

Thanks.I created the rick grimes stencil on the computer using picture editing software.It took a couple days to get it looking right but then I printed it out and transfered on to the pumpkin.I used a basic pumpkin masters carving kit.If anyone is interested in the Rick Grimes pumpkin stencil ill add a link.The zombie girl can be found by searching "bicycle girl pumpkin stencil" on google.


http://s656.photobucket.com/albums/uu290/sublim311/Walking%20dead%20rick%20grimes/?action=view¤t=RickGrimesPumpkinstencil.png

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