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10 Advanced Jack O Lantern Pumpkin Cutouts

We curated 10 of the very best advanced jack o lantern pumpkin cutouts so you can pick one and start carving in minutes.

  1. 1. Barred Eyes and Serrated Grin

    Barred Eyes and Serrated Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    This wicked traditional face stacks barred triangle eyes with heavy slanted brows above a huge serrated grin, then flanks the mouth with rows of small wedge and diamond accents across both cheeks. Everything is cut through, and the eye bars are thin strips of shell left inside each triangle. Cut on both sides of each eye bar before removing the surrounding pieces, and save the tiny cheek diamonds for last.

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  2. 2. Wrinkled Eyes and Uneven Teeth

    Wrinkled Eyes and Uneven Teeth pumpkin carving stencil

    A mischievous scowling face with arched eyebrows over round glaring eyes, small wrinkle slits fanning from each eye's outer corner, diamond accents dotting the cheeks, and a sweeping smile packed with uneven square teeth. Every cut pierces through, so light streams from all the details at once. A hard carve where the wrinkle slits are the fussy part; cut those hairline slivers with a detail saw before opening the large eye holes beside them.

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  3. 3. Leering Eyes and Crooked Nose

    Leering Eyes and Crooked Nose pumpkin carving stencil

    Slanted leering eyes with attached round pupils glare above a crooked off-center nose and a jagged sneer packed with pointed fangs, while scattered diamond scars glint across both cheeks. The eyes, nose, mouth, and diamonds are pierced with pupils and fang points left as shell. The hard part is the web of narrow fangs; cut each tooth gap from tip to base and never twist the blade mid-cut.

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  4. 4. Four Teeth and Notched Tongue

    Four Teeth and Notched Tongue pumpkin carving stencil

    Arched brows curve over squinting eyes while a huge open mouth shows four top teeth and a notched tongue lolling below, with short laugh lines radiating from each cheek. The face is all pierced cuts, and it rates hard because the tongue and teeth stay attached by narrow tabs inside the big mouth opening. Cut the mouth outline first, then carefully notch around the tongue tab last so it does not break free.

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  5. 5. Unequal Eyes and Tongue Grin

    Unequal Eyes and Tongue Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    This mischievous face pairs one big round eye with a smaller sly one under arched brows, above a sprawling grin full of gapped teeth and a tongue-shaped opening lolling out below. Clusters of drilled dots frame each cheek like a glowing gridwork of freckles. It is all cut-through work with many narrow tooth bridges, so use a fine saw, cut the dots first, and support each bridge as you free the mouth pieces.

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  6. 6. Barred Triangles and Grid Grin

    Barred Triangles and Grid Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    A grinning classic face where each triangle eye is split by a vertical bar of rind, the diamond nose sits between rows of small diamond cheek cutouts, and the huge smile is divided into a grid of rectangular tooth windows. Everything is pierced through, creating a lantern that flickers from dozens of openings. Rated hard because those rind bars and grid struts are fragile; cut away from each bar and never twist the blade near them.

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  7. 7. Arched Pupils and Twelve Rays

    Arched Pupils and Twelve Rays pumpkin carving stencil

    This pumpkin is absolutely thrilled to see you: arched eyes with hanging pupil tabs sit above a giant grin packed with separated square teeth, while short rays burst from each cheek like cartoon sparkle lines. All the shapes cut through, and the many thin bridges between teeth and rays are why it rates hard. Cut the small ray slits first while the wall is strongest, then do the teeth, always sawing away from the narrow bridges.

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  8. 8. Heavy Brows and Stitched Smile

    Heavy Brows and Stitched Smile pumpkin carving stencil

    Sharp slanted eyes glare from under heavy brows above a narrow triangle nose and a long menacing grin lined with thin vertical teeth. The eyes, nose, and mouth are cut through, and the row of skinny tooth bridges is what earns the hard rating. Cut the mouth outline first, then remove the gaps between teeth one at a time so the fragile strips never take sideways pressure.

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  9. 9. Side-Glance and Stitched Grin

    Side-Glance and Stitched Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    Two crescent-moon eyes glance slyly to the side above a small triangle nose and a mouth packed with a fence of narrow, uneven teeth. All openings cut through, and the row of skinny tooth gaps is what makes this a hard carve. Pierce and remove the little slots between teeth first, while the surrounding wall still supports them, then finish the big eye crescents and the mouth outline last.

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  10. 10. Drooping Laughing Face

    Drooping Laughing Face pumpkin carving stencil

    Two drooping, hooked eyes sag toward a small nose and an enormous lopsided open mouth, giving this face a wailing, ghostly howl. Every feature is pierced through, and the curled inner tips of the eyes are what sell the melting expression. This is a harder carve because the eye hooks and the long mouth curve leave narrow bridges of pumpkin, so cut those thin sections last and support the wall with your free hand.

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Pick one, print it, carve it. 10 advanced jack o lantern pumpkin cutouts should be enough for any porch.

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