Photo Cut-outs for a Local Pumpkin Patch

In addition to painting (& re-painting) many, many signs for Pheasant Fields Farm, I created two cut-outs for people to take photos in/with. I'm sure you have all seen photo cut-outs before. You put your face inside the cut-out and get your photo taken. Usually a funny or cute character is drawn/painted on them so that the person getting their photo is assuming that identity for the photo. (Am I over-explaining this?) You get the gist, right?

Anyway, I had suggested that I create some of these for them last year, and so this year they took me up on the idea. Yay!!  This year I painted two, and next year I will be creating even more.

Here are some of the proposed sketches that I did this year, and two of these were actually created.  FYI- The 3rd sketch here (scarecrow) isn't all the way complete, and I WILL be doing that one next year.

"Kitty w/ Pumpkin" - for very small kiddos (toddlers):

"Cow Train Conductor" for older/taller children:

I was SO excited to start working on these!

Here are some progress photos & finished photos:

Almost done with kitty:

Starting Cow Train Conductor...

Painting the stripes (everything was done free-hand)...

We tried to get photos of our newest cat, Leo, in the Kitty cut-out.  He wasn't too cooperative.

   

Here are some photos of them after they were installed:

Photo of my daughter's friend in the Cow Train Conductor:

I was so happy to see these up at the farm in October, when they had all the crowds.  Every time I walked by them, I saw people getting their photos taken. People loved these cut-outs.  It makes me really happy!!  I'm looking forward to making more next year. I believe that they will include the scarecrow, and one that I have sketched that will be of Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein.  Can't wait!!