Pumpkin carving templates
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Side-View Penguin
A plump penguin stands in profile with its beak raised, and the design is built entirely from skin shading rather than pierced cuts. You shave away the rind across the penguin's white belly and face for a bright glow, leave the darker back and flipper as untouched skin, and etch a fine outline around the whole bird. For this medium etch, remove the belly in shallow, even layers and stop as soon as light glows through at test lighting.
Simple Daisy Flower
A cheerful five-petal daisy with a round center, sized to fill the front of a medium pumpkin. Nothing is pierced through: you shave the skin off each petal and the center circle so they glow softly while the outlines stay as untouched rind. Because this is an easy shading design, scrape each petal to an even depth of about half the wall thickness so all five light up with the same warm tone.
Sitting Bunny Pumpkin Stencil
A plump, sitting rabbit faces left in clean silhouette for this beginner-friendly pumpkin stencil, with two tall ears, a rounded body, and chunky hind feet all carved as a single open shape. The entire figure is pierced through, so the warm glow of a candle outlines the bunny against the night. Because the ears are connected only at the base, cut them last to avoid accidentally snapping the narrow junction before the rest of the design is secure.
Sleeping Moon, Stars & Cloud
A sleepy crescent moon with a gentle closed-eye face drifts above a puffy cloud, with two twinkling stars floating at its side. Most of the design is shaded by shaving the skin so the moon and cloud glow softly, while the stars can be etched to match. Keep your shave shallow on the facial features, going just deep enough on the eyelid and lips that they read as darker lines.
Small Cat With Crescent Smile
A sweet cat face scaled for small pumpkins, with almond eyes topped by pointed ear notches, a tiny triangle nose, a crescent smile, and two slender whiskers flaring from each cheek. Everything cuts fully through, and the shapes are simple and forgiving. The whiskers are the only delicate part; cut each one as two long strokes meeting at the tip instead of dragging the saw sideways through the narrow slit.
Small Triangle-Eyed Smile
Made with small pumpkins in mind, this cheerful face uses two modest triangle eyes and a single wide crescent smile with no teeth to fuss over. All three shapes are cut straight through, giving a warm, friendly glow from even a tabletop-sized pumpkin. It is one of the easiest carves on the site; on a small pumpkin, use a thin serrated saw and cut the smile from the center outward so the thin curve stays even.
Small-Eyed Dog and Short Smile
A sweet puppy face fills the pumpkin: two long floppy ears drooping down the sides, small round eyes, a rounded nose, and a short curved smile beneath it. The ears, eyes, nose, and mouth are all cut through, so the whole dog glows warmly after dark. Rated medium mainly for the large ear openings; leave a generous strip of wall between each ear and the eyes so the face stays sturdy.
Smiley Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Stencil
Two large rounded arch eyes, each with a small notch cut from the bottom edge, sit above a wide U-shaped grin lined with four evenly spaced rectangular teeth in this easy pumpkin stencil. The result is a cheerful, friendly face rather than a sinister one, and when lit the broad open eyes and blocky smile radiate warmth across the porch. The small notches at the base of each eye are the only detail that can break off if carved too aggressively, so score those notch curves gently with the tip of your blade before removing the eye sections.
Smiling Narwhal & Two Fins
A smiling narwhal glides across the pumpkin with a long spiral tusk, two side fins, and a happy upturned mouth. The whole body is skin-shave work with no pierced holes, so the pale shaved shape stands out against the dark rind by day and glows gently with a light inside. On this medium shading design, etch the thin tusk and smile lines first with a fine V-tool, then clear the wide body area so you never drag a big tool across your detail lines.
Smiling Sea Turtle
A smiling sea turtle paddles across the pumpkin, its patterned shell divided into glowing plates while thin ribbons of skin stay in place to draw the head, flippers, and shell segments. This is a shading-style design carved on a continuous wall, so you shave away the skin rather than piercing holes, letting the whole turtle glow softly. Shave in thin layers and test with a light often until the flippers and shell panels shine evenly.
Spouting Whale & Three Drops
A chubby, smiling whale with a curled tail sprays three playful droplets from its spout in this sweet ocean design. Nothing is pierced through; instead you shave away the orange skin inside the whale and droplets so they glow as soft golden shapes against the untouched pumpkin around them. That continuous-wall approach makes it very kid-friendly; scrape shallow, even layers with a loop tool until light shows through evenly across the whale's body.
Star Border and Heart Cheeks
A sweet kawaii face with big lashed eyes, heart cheeks, and a tiny smile sits inside a lavish border of stars, hearts, teardrops, and dots that rings the whole pumpkin front. Every one of those dozens of little shapes is pierced through, which is what earns the expert rating despite the friendly look. Carve the face first while the wall is strongest, then work the border outward in sections, resting between rounds.
Stegosaurus Pumpkin Stencil
A cartoon stegosaurus with a round friendly face, four chunky legs, and a row of large diamond-shaped back plates fills this hard pumpkin stencil. The body is carved as a wide open pierce, the back plates are pierced individually above it, and the toes and facial details are fine cut-outs. When lit, the dinosaur glows as a bright segmented shape with the plates hovering above the silhouette. Carve the face details and tiny toe lines before removing the large body section, since the body cut-through will flex the pumpkin wall and make those small details harder to control.
Swirling One-Tooth Smile
This cheerful jack-o'-lantern face pairs big round eyes with a huge sweeping grin, a single pointed tooth, and playful swirl accents curling around the cheeks and brow. Every element is cut fully through, so the eyes, nose, mouth, and swirls all blaze with candlelight. The long curved swirls are the tricky part, so cut them in short passes and leave the thin bridges between shapes for last.
Tall Eyes and Crooked Tooth
Two tall rounded eyes of slightly different sizes sit high on the pumpkin above a small off center smile holding one square tooth. Only three openings get cut, which keeps this easy pattern quick and friendly rather than frightening. Leave the little tooth attached by carving carefully around it inside the mouth opening, and save the smaller eye for last while your blade is warmed up.
Tall Eyes and Deep Crescent
A tall, friendly face made of just three shapes: two upright oval eyes and one deep crescent smile sweeping nearly the full width of the pumpkin. All three openings are pierced through, and the design especially suits oblong or elongated pumpkins. It is an easy carve with big forgiving shapes; cut the wide smile in two halves that meet at the center bottom so the long curve stays smooth and the flap comes out in manageable pieces.
Tall Eyes and Twin Upper Teeth
The timeless jack-o'-lantern: two tall triangle eyes, a small triangle nose, and a broad smile notched by two square upper teeth. Every element cuts straight through with simple lines, making this the ideal very first pumpkin carve. Use long, steady saw strokes and keep the blade perpendicular to the shell so the triangle points stay sharp, then pop each piece out from the inside.
Tall Happy Face
A big cheerful face for tall pumpkins: two large round eyes with attached rind pupils, a small triangle nose, and a huge open grin with a single square tooth notching the lower lip. All the features are cut through for maximum glow. Keep the eye pupils attached by leaving their connecting bridges generous, and angle your blade slightly outward so the round openings do not pinch inward as the pumpkin softens.
Tall Oval Eyes and Small Smile
Two tall oval eyes and a small curved smile make up this cheerful minimalist face. All three shapes are cut fully through the wall, so the design carves in minutes and beams warm light from every opening. It is an ideal first pumpkin for young carvers with supervision; drill or poke a starter hole inside each eye so the saw can enter without stressing the surrounding rind.
Tall Oval Surprise Face
Two tall oval eyes hover above one big oval mouth, giving a tall pumpkin a startled, ghostlike gasp that reads perfectly from the street. All three shapes are pierced through, and with no corners or fine details it is about as beginner-friendly as carving gets. Rotate the pumpkin instead of your wrist as you saw each oval so the curves stay smooth and symmetrical.
Tall Smile and Six Cheek Dots
A tall pumpkin design with arched happy eyes, an oval nose, three dot freckles on each cheek, and a huge open smile with four little teeth hanging from the top lip. Every shape is cut through, and the six small cheek dots add a sprinkle of glowing freckles around the grin. Punch the freckle dots with an apple corer or drill bit before opening the big mouth.
Tall Triangles and Broad Smile
This is the timeless jack-o'-lantern: two tall triangle eyes, a small triangle nose, and a broad crescent smile, all cut straight through the shell. With only four openings and no fragile details, it is an ideal first carve for a new pumpkin carver. Poke pilot holes at each triangle corner before sawing so your straight lines meet exactly where they should.
Tall Triangles and Twin Teeth
The timeless jack-o'-lantern: two tall triangle eyes, a smaller triangle nose, and a wide friendly smile interrupted by two blocky teeth, one dropping from the top lip and one rising from the bottom. All four shapes are cut straight through for that classic warm glow. This easy pattern is ideal for a child's first supervised carve; make each triangle in three straight cuts and push the pieces out from inside the pumpkin.
Teardrop Eyes Stitched Smile
Two droopy teardrop eyes hang over a long curving smile crossed by short stitch marks, giving the face a sweetly sinister rag-doll look. The eyes and the full stitched mouth are pierced through, with each stitch cut as a small notch branching off the main smile line. At medium difficulty, carve the long mouth curve first, then add the stitch notches one at a time so the thin rind between them stays supported.
Three Eyes and Rounded Teeth
Three round eyes line up across the brow of this cheerful monster, above a wide grinning mouth with four rounded teeth hanging from the top lip and a small diamond accent cut on each cheek. The eyes, diamonds, and mouth are cut through, with the teeth left attached to the upper mouth edge. At medium difficulty, the main care point is those hanging teeth: cut around each one gently, and try it on a green or warty pumpkin for extra monster energy.
Three-Horn Dino and Tall Frill
A friendly triceratops in full profile, cut through as one connected silhouette with its tall neck frill, three horns, sturdy legs, and thick tail all glowing. The single-opening design keeps things straightforward despite the detailed outline. The horns and the gaps between the legs are the trickiest spots; drill small relief holes at each tight corner so your saw can turn without tearing the rind.
Triangle Eyes and Twin Teeth
The timeless jack-o'-lantern: two bold triangle eyes, a matching triangle nose, and a wide friendly smile with two square teeth breaking the curve. Every feature is cut fully through, leaving the rest of the pumpkin smooth so the glowing shapes do the talking. Straight lines make this an ideal easy carve; score the triangles with a ruler edge first and the cuts will fall right in place.
Turtle & Eleven Shell Plates
A friendly turtle ambling along in profile, its domed shell divided into a mosaic of eleven plates, with a lifted head, dot eye, and stubby legs. This is a shading design: you shave the skin inside each shape so the pale flesh shows, leaving thin dark rind lines between the shell plates. Work plate by plate and keep the dividing ridges at least a knife-width wide.
Twin Crescent Eyes and Smile
This vintage-style face uses two curved crescent eyes that seem to squint with delight, a small triangle nose, and a broad smile interrupted by one chunky hanging tooth. Every shape cuts fully through the wall, and the pieces are large enough that a keyhole saw handles them easily. Cut the inner curve of each crescent first so the thin points at the tips release cleanly without tearing.
Two Lower Teeth Smile
This cheerful jack-o'-lantern face pairs two big round eyes with a wide open grin interrupted by a pair of goofy buck teeth. The eyes and mouth are cut all the way through, while the two square teeth are left attached to the top lip. Since it is an easy carve, just take care around those teeth: cut the mouth opening around them and leave each tooth anchored so it does not snap off.
Unequal Eyes and Opposed Teeth
A lovably lopsided face: one huge round eye beside one small one, over a wide wavy smile with a single square tooth poking down and another poking up from opposite sides. Every shape is a cut-through, and the deliberate asymmetry is the whole joke. This easy design forgives wobbly lines since crooked only makes it funnier; just keep the two teeth attached by cutting around them, not across their bases.
Uneven Eyes and One-Tooth Grin
A timeless porch-ready jack-o'-lantern with two slightly uneven oval eyes, a small triangle nose, and a long friendly smile broken by a single square tooth. All four openings are generous cut-through shapes, so beginners can saw steadily without worrying about fragile bridges. Angle your blade slightly outward as you cut so each piece pops free toward you and the glow spreads wider at night.
Upturned Seal Pup
A seal pup arches upward with its nose in the air, whiskers fanned, and tail flippers curled at the base of the design. It is carved entirely in continuous-wall shading, with the body shaved smooth and details like the eye, whiskers, and flipper creases etched as darker lines left in relief. Rated hard because of those layered depths, so establish the full body at one shallow depth first, then return with a smaller gouge to deepen the belly and neck curves gradually.
Waving Ghost with Four Lobes
A friendly little ghost lifts one stubby arm in a wave, its four-lobed hem trailing below round eyes and a happy open mouth. The whole figure is shaved shading: you remove skin inside the body so it glows softly, then leave the eyes and mouth as raised uncarved pumpkin. Even, shallow shaving is all it takes, which makes this a forgiving introduction to etching.
Waving Wispy Ghost
A friendly ghost with trailing wisps waves from the pumpkin, its oval eyes and mouth left as darker raised skin against the pale shaved body. There are no pierced openings; you peel the skin away inside the ghost outline so the flesh glows gently when lit. Shave in smooth, overlapping strokes and stop at the eye and mouth outlines so those features stay dark and crisp.
Wavy Jellyfish & Bubbles
A serene jellyfish drifts across the pumpkin, its smooth dome bell trailing five wavy tentacles among scattered bubbles. Nothing is pierced; the entire design is shaved into the skin so the bell, tentacles, and bubbles appear as pale carved relief against the orange rind. For this medium etch, remove only the skin and a thin layer of flesh at an even depth so the lines stay crisp and uniform.