How to Make Pumpkin Patterns From Photos
Pumpkins are carved into intricate patterns with the help of stencils. Pumpkin stencils are also called patterns. They can be made by scanning a photo on your computer and then using a photo editing program to change it to a black and white photo. The black and white photo's colors are then inverted or switched to create a stencil. Make a pumpkin carving pattern or stencil from your favorite photo and then print it out and use it to carve your pumpkin. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Photo image file
- MS Paint photo editing program
- Printer
- Scissors
- Black pen
- Correcting white-out
- Pumpkin stencil poking tool
- Pumpkin carving tool kit
Instructions
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Select the photo image file you want to turn into a pattern by double clicking on it. Right click on the image file and choose "Open With" in the drop-down menu. Select "Paint" from the drop-down menu to open MS Paint.
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Select "Edit Pictures" from the "Formatting" toolbar. A dialog box will appear on the screen. Locate "Edit using these tools." Under this section select "Color." Select the "Hue and Saturation Settings" tab. Click on the text box located next to "Saturation" and type "-100" in the text box. This will turn the photo black and white.
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Select "Edit Pictures" again on the "Formatting" toolbar. A dialogue box will appear on the screen. Under "Edit using these tools" click on "Brightness and Contrast." Move the slider located near "Brightness" and increase the brightness all the way to maximum. Move the slider located near "Contrast" and increase the contrast all the way to maximum. This will make the photo mostly black and white with very little gray.
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Click on the "Select" tool located under the "Home" tab. Right click on the image. Select "Invert Colors" from the drop-down menu. Save the image and print it out.
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Cut out the printed image with scissors. Draw on the print out to connect any lines that are separated with a black pen. Apply correcting white-out to remove any parts that printed that you aren't going to carve out of the pumpkin.
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Cut the top off the pumpkin and remove the "strings" and seeds. Tape the pattern to the pumpkin and use it as a guide. Poke holes along the outline of the pattern into the pumpkin and then carve it out.
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