Ray Villafane’s Viral Pumpkin Carvings

Every year around Halloween, I receive quite a few viral emails from people that have lots photos of Ray Villafane’s amazing pumpkin carvings.

Because so many people are wowed by carvings by Ray, I thought I would share those photos with you in this blog post. They really are quite amazing. Further down this article, I’ll show you how you can learn to carve your own 3D pumpkins, taught by Ray himself. And, I’ll show you the easiest way possible to carve some of Ray Villafane’s pumpkin designs from an easy to follow pumpkin tattoo patterns.

Imaginative Pumpkin Carvings by Ray Villafane

Ray is one of the very best 3D pumpkin sculptors I know. His talent is truly remarkable. A former elementary school teacher, Ray is a professional sculptor of action figure, super hero and villain toys. But, it’s his pumpkin carvings that get all the attention.

Ray and his pumpkin sculptures have appeared on numerous TV shows including several Food Network Halloween shows like Halloween Wars, plus the Martha Stewart Show, the CBS evening news and more.

Ray Villafane’s 3D Pumpkin Carving Tutorials on DVD

Now, you might think it impossible to carve 3D pumpkins yourself. But you can learn how.

Ray has a step-by-step 3D Pumpkin Carving Tutorial video that will take you through the steps of carving your own 3D pumpkins. He starts with an easy 3D pumpkin and then shows how to make one that is a bit more detailed (but still easy enough to follow) and then goes to a more intermediate carving. You’ll be surprised that you actually can carve a great 3D pumpkin yourself.

See 3D Pumpkin Carvings by Students and Viewers of Ray Villafane’s Video Lessons

I’ve seen it happen for many novice carvers over and over. I attended a class with Ray and saw many people carve their first 3D pumpkins quite well. I’ve had many of my readers purchase Ray’s DVD in my online shop, and have then carved their own amazing 3D pumpkins. If they can do it, so can you. You can see some of their photos here.

For More Than Just Halloween. See More Photos from 1st Time 3D Pumpkin Carvers

I’d talked to some who have gotten so excited about carving pumpkins because others have seen their work and hired them to carve 3D pumpkins. Some customers of Ray’s 3D Pumpkin Carving Tutorials have even started side businesses during the Halloween season. You can see the first 3D pumpkins that viewers of Ray’s DVD lessons made here.

After learning from Ray’s DVD, Simon Muscat continued carving pumpkins into December when he carved a really wonderful Santa Claus pumpkin. Jim Morgan carved his pumpkins for the Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

If you want to try your hand at carving 3D pumpkins, Ray Villafane’s 3D Pumpkin Carving Tutorials are for you. Click the link in the previous sentence to learn more. Or, go straight to my online shop to get your copy sent to you right away.

For more truly amazing 3 dimensional pumpkin carvings, take a look at the pumpkin sculptures of Sue Beatrice.

Carve Ray Villafane Pumpkin Designs the Easiest Way Possible

Now, if you want to carve Ray Villafane’s pumpkin carving designs the easy way, I have something new in my online shop that you will love. These are Pumpkin Carving Tattoo Patterns inspired by Ray Villafane.

Pumpkin Tattoo Designs that come in Ray Villafane Party Pack

These really make carving Ray’s designs as easy as possible. These pumpkin tattoos are so easy to use. Just peel, soak, apply to your pumpkin, and carve. The easy to follow tattoo pattern makes it easy to carve amazing Ray Villafane design, yourself. Your friends and neighbors will think that you are a talented artist!

Pumpkin Carving Tattoo Patterns Make Carving Pumpkins Faster and Easier

No More Poking Holes and Trying to Follow Hard-to-See Patterns

Pumpkin Tattoos make carving amazing pumpkins easy

In the Ray Villafane inspired Party Pack of Pumpkin Tattoos, you get 6 of Rays designs. Each design comes in two different tattoo patterns. One that is an easier black and white pattern and one that has mid tones where you carve only part way through the pumpkin for a more 3 dimensional looking effect. There are 12 Pumpkin Tattoos total in each Ray Villafane Party Pack.

Something for Everyone – 3 Different Party Packs

These Pumpkin Carving Tattoo Patterns also come in an easy Family Party Pack and in a Classic Party Pack that contains traditional and artistic patterns. You can learn more about the Pumpkin Carving Tattoo Patterns here.

So, if you are inspired, and want to carve like Ray Villafane, you can learn to carve 3D pumpkins with Ray’s 3D Pumpkin Carving Tutorials or you can carve the easier way using the Ray Villafane Pumpkin Carving Tattoo Patterns.