Hockey Mask Horror Movie Pumpkin Carving

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Gut and transfer the design

   Clean and gut the pumpkin, thinning the inner wall behind the carving area to about three-quarters of an inch. Transfer the full hockey mask design with a pin tool, marking the oval border, eye slots, forehead triangle, all vent holes, and cheek accent positions. Differentiate scored lines from cut-through shapes in your markings.

2. 2

   Score the oval border

   Using a V-gouge, score the oval mask border as a shallow continuous groove around the perimeter of the design. Keep the depth at about one-third through the rind. This border defines the mask's edge and gives it its characteristic clinical shape without cutting the mask free.

3. 3

   Score the cheek accent grooves

   Score the cheek accent lines inside the mask oval as short, parallel shallow grooves. These represent the vertical vent lines on the cheek section of the hockey mask. Work from top to bottom in consistent strokes and keep all grooves the same depth.

4. 4

   Cut the eye slots

   The eye slots are elongated ovals or rounded rectangles. Use a narrow detail blade to cut each one fully through the rind. Cut the long edges first, then the short curved ends. Push the pieces through from outside to free them cleanly.

5. 5

   Cut the forehead triangle and vent holes

   Cut the forehead triangle as three straight-sided cuts meeting at a point. Then cut each vent hole individually as a small circle or rounded square. Work from the inside of the design outward on each hole, and keep holes at least a half-inch apart so the connecting rind stays strong.

6. 6

   Light with a pale LED and display

   Insert a cool white or pale blue LED light inside the pumpkin. Warm candles work but a cooler light reinforces the clinical, menacing quality of the hockey mask design. Display against a light-colored wall so the scored border and cheek grooves are visible in reflected light.

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