Ghostface Pumpkin

by mortipotimus

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Intro: Ghostface Pumpkin

For the past few years I have been using the craft foam pumpkins and adding my own spin.

STEP 1: Cutting the Pumpkin

I started with the plain pumpkin and used a marker to draw on Ghostface's features. I then used a knife to cut out the eyes, nose, mouth and a hole in the back near the bottom large enough to fir my hand in.

STEP 2: Laying Down the Clay

I used air dry clay to build up around the holes and to create the features of the mask. This step is optional but in my opinion without the clay the end result won't be nearly as striking. Using a lot of water on my hands helped very much to keep the clay smooth. You will see going forward a few inconsistencies with my photos. I used clay for the face area, then began the paint job only to realize I wasn't quite happy with what I had in front of me. I then added more clay and was happier with the results.


Let everything dry at minimum overnight.

STEP 3: Painting

Ghostface has a very simple paint job. I did the entire pumpkin black with his white mask. I mixed up a red colour that I thought would look bloody and gory to pour over and let it drip down.

STEP 4: The Backing Inside the Mask

I don't have pictures of me putting the black fabric inside the pumpkin. I used it so the pumpkin could be lit up and glow if wanted but still look really good in the day and not lit. I used hot glue and stretched it along inside the pumpkin while looking from the front to make sure I had everything covered. This step was very challenging to do, almost as hard as it is describing the process. I suggest getting a second set of hands to help!

This pumpkin was very fun and quick to make (minus the backing) but you can really have fun with these!

2 Comments

PailletteBleue 1 year ago

Hi, very nice project!! I would like to try it out but with the ghost from ghostbusters or casper instead of the mask. I have a question, how long the sculpture will last? Itˋll be possible to use it as decoration for the next year ?

mortipotimus 1 year ago

Thank you :) As long as you keep your piece in a dry and protected place it should last for years. The only thing as far as I can tell that could ruin this would be sitting outside in damp weather or being banged around in the area it is being stored out of season.