Adding Details to Your Halloween Tombstones

Tombstone carvings are a great way to add some much-needed character to an otherwise flat canvas, but finding store-bought appliqués to fit your need are hard to come by. Carving Halloween tombstone details is easier than you'd think, and with a bit of planning and patience, you can make your own custom carving.
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[@GrimwoodHollow]

Can’t wait! Congrats on 10k subscribers buddy, that’s so awesome! 🎃👍😄

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks, Steve! Gotta step my game up now.

[@WolfTenor]

You have so much patience. I would probably carve a blob and call it good.....Great tutorial as always.

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks!

[@denisekatsabanis2590]

Thank you!

[@VanOaksProps]

You're welcome!

[@tracyhicks7613]

Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas! It is so appreciated!

[@GrimwoodHollow]

Super cool buddy, great job with this carving! Those lil details make all the difference!🎃😄👍

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks! Its not the best carving, since I don’t really do stuff like this, but decided to post it to encourage other people to try stuff they may not be good at and maybe they’ll be surprised like I was.

[@GrimwoodHollow]

VanOaksProps I think you did a great job Derek, it looks awesome! And I’m with you, I really love to encourage people to try new things! I taught FX classes and sculpting for over 20 years and I loved those moments when people created something themselves for the first time and were so surprised and gratified by it! It’s such an awesome thing to watch and be a part of! So many people have the talent hidden within and just don’t even know it cuz they’ve never tried! Keep up the awesome work buddy, you’re doing great things! 😁😍🎃👍

[@Stiff_Richards]

GOAT

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks buddy!

[@Pollypole]

Incredible! It looks so realistic! I'm excited to try this :)

[@VanOaksProps]

Have fun!

[@colemyst]

Great ideas.

[@VanOaksProps]

Thank you!

[@KerriGilpin]

Another great tutorial, at first I was thinking “I’ve seen this before!” But it was from the overall tombstone build vid. Nice job! The small sanding sticks- I don’t recognize those, but they kinda look like a nail file cut into strips... I have a set of small metal files (harbor freight) I use for small details, but I use my Xacto as far as I can to shave.
(Everyone who’s ever used an xacto for any period of time has a good injury/scar to prove it! 😂)

[@VanOaksProps]

They're similar, and you could definitely use nail files for this. What makes them different is they're a bit thicker, flexible, and come in a variety of grits.

[@KerriGilpin]

I always learn something new! 😁👏👏👏

[@bigsad4767]

Eee so exited

[@ManuFortiMcCoy]

Oh Jeez, in the other video, I assumed you sculpted it from Sculpey or made a mold and used Plaster of Paris. I didn't know you formed the thing out of foam. WOW! Wonderful job. Question: Where does one buy sanding sticks?

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks! Hobby shops carry them or you can get them on Amazon.

[@jenandrews1770]

I didn't know sanding sticks were a thing. Here I am wrapping a piece of sandpaper around an ice cream stick. 😂 I wonder if they sell them in Australia. You guys seem to have heaps of things there that we can't get, and not just Halloween related stuff.

[@VanOaksProps]

You're not alone in the wrapping sand paper on sticks. I do that too!

[@rcjgku]

Your videos and tutorials are great! Almost 60 days from Halloween and I'm watching some videos for the 3rd+ time. Where do you get inspiration for your designs and epitaphs?

[@VanOaksProps]

Typically from real life and then I mix them together to create new designs. That way it’s not disrespectful to the dead.

[@SuperTonkers]

Always wondered if you bought or made that pointing ☝️ Now We know and of course you made it! Fantastic

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks!

[@nastarannaserpour711]

👌❤👍

[@pauldinehart9059]

Put this tutorial to use and carved you a thumbs up

[@VanOaksProps]

😂