For Halloween 2010, I made Pac-Man and Ghost pumpkins. This was a fun homage to a favorite arcade game from my youth.
I decided to use an extreme and aggressive version of the Pac-Man character, so I added large teeth, eyes, and eyebrows. For the ghost, I used the a design closer to the original character. For Pac-Man I selected a fairly round pumping, and for the ghost I selected a taller and oblong pumpkin.
First, I drew out the design with non-permanent marker.
Then, I performed the initial carving. Here’s the Pac-Man before peeling the pumping skin for the teeth.
Here’s the final result, along with the placard for the contest at my work. Unfortunately, I did not win this time around.
Here’s another picture outside. My daughters really enjoyed these pumpkins, and they were a lot of fun.
Finally, here’s a picture at night with candles.
