Thread: My Singing Pumpkin Project With A Twist

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Hi All, so I wanted to do some "Stolloween" Paper Mache Pumpkins (Nice creative work & Tutorials by Scott Stoll) but also wanted to do the projection singing pumpkins, after some thought looking at my walkway to the house I decided I could incorporate both in one project, one side would be blank without faces (Projection Side facing street) the other with a "Tortured Pumpkin" look (Facing my house on the walkway to my front door) I also installed the hardware into a Stump along with a FM transmitter so those driving by could tune in and listen from thier cars.
Hope you like the finished product.


Heres a video of the Singing Projection Side of them.


Here is a photo of the Projection Stump

How do you make paper mache weather proof? I imagine that one rain storm can ruin everything.
Otherwise, this looks fantastic. Where do you get the singing projection?

wow, amazing work!

amk

Stupendous! Love the detail on the jacks and your attention to detail to hide the projector.

Love it all.I would love to have the songs in your animation great job!!!

That is amazing!
Tammy

Originally Posted by cyberbeast

How do you make paper mache weather proof? I imagine that one rain storm can ruin everything.
Otherwise, this looks fantastic.

When I first saw paper mache I was worried about rain damage too,
Im not worried about rain anymore, after 2 or 3 coats of black spraypaint then 3 coats of Drylock (Concrete paint mix) and 2 coats of Minwax Spare Urethane (This is what really seals the deal) these will weather the worst Seattle has to give (Unless a tree lands on them) I used Spare Urethane spray on the inside so they dont get soggy inside out, it goes on fairly thick (Like maple syrup) and makes a hard plastic shell on the pumpkins, hurts my knuckles when I knock on the outside its very tuff stuff.



Where do you get the singing projection?

http://singingpumpkins.bigcartel.com/
I purchased mine from here $25
There are several others out there as well just search the forum

Rabbit, Those are beautiful! I used the same projection last year and it really stopped traffic!

Looks fantastic!

Just amazing! I am working on getting my singing pumpkins running tonight with the same animation. I am just using boring foam store bought ones though.