Sickie Icky's Tombstone Entry

[Sickie Ickie]

Well, here’s the tombstone I’m entering in the contest. I had to scramble to get my 30 posts this week so I could enter! LOL

Unfortunately, being a newbie, I don’t have a dremel with router handy or some of the other tools haunters with experience know you need from prior experience, so I had to make this up as I went along.

I only used 2 tools: A kitchen knife and a soldering iron. I drew out the shapes on the foam board, grabbed a kitchen steak knife, cut it out, and began carving using nothing but that ol’ steak knife. I used a soldering iron to make the letters.

I had a blast!

The height is 41-1/2” tall and the supplies are as follows:

4x8 (1”) foam- 7.00
Rust-oleum Aqua paint- 4.00
(2) 2 oz. bottles Delta Creamcoat- 2.60
2 small brushes from Michaels- .50
Duct Tape- pro-rated .25
4 dabs of hot glue (for 2 accidental broken claws)- pro-rated .10
Printer paper with letters- pro-rated .10
Sandpaper- Free from tool shed.
Red Mylar- Free from Jays B-B-Q chip bag from trash
2 scraps of cardboard- Free from trash
Iron pole to stand tombstone up- Free from trash
Optional plastic purple plant- Free from attic

Total: 14.55

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http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/Sickie_Ickie/tombstone%20competition/againsthouse-r.jpg

t know what the limit is for pics, so the url for any other pics is here:
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/Sickie_Ickie/tombstone competition

[kevin242]

That is too cool! Nice carving job.

[Frighteners Entertainment]

Very impressed!
Love to see this in proper lighting. Any chance??

This is sure going to be some tough voting!!

[krough]

Whoa

[Frighteners Entertainment]

Whoa
Yeah no kidding, kitchen knife huh?

[GreenCapt]

Sweet! Very... evil. :D

[Bone Dancer]

Good job, makes me wonder what you could do with more time and real tools.
Again, well done

[Fangs]

Sweet! Man there is some real talent here! :) I'd like to see some night shots of that too!

[Sickie Ickie]

Thanks folks. :-)

I've never done relief carving before, so this was a fun experience.

I'm new to this stuff and you people are great! Slowly I'm learning what tools I may need in the future... but desperation builds creativity...When you don't have the proper tools, you make due- ya know?

[Hella]

oh Excellent! that is too cool what you have done.

[TipoDeemin]

I absolutely love that gargoyle, Sickie, and I, too, am amazed that you did that with a kitchen knife. I cut the basic shape of my stones out with a kitchen knife, and by the time I'm halfway through, I'm already, well, through. I can't even imagine trying relief carving like that!

[Otaku]

Really cool carving, Sickie! No way could I do that freehand. Very nice entry.

[Sickie Ickie]

Well, I loved doing it! I like projects and I like learning new things.

There was a request or two to see some theatrical lighting, so here are some for ya.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/Sickie_Ickie/tombstone%20competition/100B1000-r.jpg
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http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/Sickie_Ickie/tombstone%20competition/100B1120-r.jpg

[Sickie Ickie]

Ya never know until ya try Otaku. I didn't have any have any idea until I tried.

...and thank you for the kind words. After seeing your wonderful tombstone, they really mean a lot to me. :-)

[Sickie Ickie]

Oh! I forgot! There more pictures at
Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket competition/

[Sickie Ickie]

Rats! The link doesn't work!...go to
Pictures by Sickie_Ickie - Photobucket

and then click on tombstone competition

[Dr Morbius]

Oh man, Sickie! You can CARVE!!! I can't NOT vote for that. Excellent job!

[Sinister]

Looks decidely demonic Sikie IckX! Sort of like a tombstone where Betelguese would be buried. "I'm the ghost with the most, baby!"

[Sickie Ickie]

LOL I figured out how to load my quick How-To document to photobucket.

I was thrown at first because they don't accept word documents...so, I printed it out and scanned it in as a jpeg, and uploaded it earlier.

I only mention it to help anybody else who may be able to use the tip. :-)

[Fangs]

SWEEEET!!!!! I love it Sickie Ickie!!! The red one is my Fave!! Big surprise there huh! LOL :) Thank you ;)

[Sickie Ickie]

;-)

[heresjohnny]

Wow, you did that with a kitchen knife? I am looking forward to seeing what else you do. Very Nice.

[Sickie Ickie]

So am I, johnny! lol I never knew I could do that until I tried.

I'll be interested what the heck I do with mm, considering I never worked with that either! :-)

[DeathTouch]

Hey Sickie Ickie. How did you do the eyes on the tombstone? You could almost put a few leds in there and you would have a light up tombstone. Plus I would like to comment about how well it came out. Myself, I am not good at making animation, so box figures are best for me.