Pumpkin carving templates
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Almond Eyes and Seven Teeth
A wide, low jack-o'-lantern face with sly almond-shaped eyes, a small triangle nose, and a long jagged mouth packed with alternating square teeth top and bottom. Everything is pierced through, and the horizontal layout suits squat, wide pumpkins. At medium difficulty the tooth row is the main work; cut the mouth's outer outline first, then remove the gaps between teeth one at a time so each block keeps support while you work.
Angled Eyes and Seven Fangs
Two sharply slanted triangle eyes glare above a wide jagged mouth lined with seven pointed fangs, giving this face a classic menacing snarl. Every element is cut fully through, and the zigzag mouth does most of the work, so accuracy there pays off. Cut each tooth as two separate straight strokes meeting at the point instead of dragging the saw around the corner, and the grin stays razor sharp.
Angry Jack-o-Lantern Face Pumpkin Stencil
A round jack-o-lantern face is carved within a jack-o-lantern, depicting a pumpkin-shaped head with a leering triangular eye, a jagged zig-zag mouth, and a bent stem on top, all surrounded by curling flame-like cuts along the exterior. The layered design creates an open-mouthed, angry pumpkin-face-within-a-pumpkin effect that reads as a bold silhouette when lit. Carve the curling outer flame cuts first, since they form the structural rim; leaving them for last risks cracking the thin outer edges after the interior is removed.
Angry Pumpkin Face Pumpkin Stencil
Two swept, blade-like eye shapes angle sharply inward with small notch cutouts at their inner corners, giving the jack-o-lantern an intense furious glare. Below them, a wide zigzag mouth with four sharp points runs the full width of the face. All five pieces are large and open, making this a fast, beginner-friendly carve where the lit pumpkin reads as pure aggression. Cut the two eye shapes before the mouth so you can judge the spacing while the lower pumpkin wall is still fully solid.
Angular Seven-Tooth Grin
A sharp-edged jack-o'-lantern face with slanted triangle eyes, an angular nose, and a wide jagged mouth broken into seven pointed teeth. Every shape is cut straight through the pumpkin wall, making a bright, high-contrast face that reads perfectly from the porch steps. It is a medium pattern because of the many small tooth points, so saw into each corner from both directions instead of twisting the blade to keep the tips sharp.
Arched Brows and Single Tooth
A wholesome grinning face with arched eyebrows, round eyes that keep their pupils as uncut dots, a small triangle nose, and a big open smile showing two square teeth. The brows, eye rings, nose, and mouth are pierced through while the pupils and teeth remain as attached pumpkin. Cut the eyes slowly so each floating pupil keeps a solid connecting bridge to the shell.
Arched Eyes and Seven Slots
This cheerful face pairs tall arched eyes, each with a round pupil left attached at the top, with a triangle nose and a huge grin broken by seven tooth slots. The eyes, nose, and mouth are pierced while the pupils and tooth bars remain as connected shell. The attached pupils are the trickiest part, so cut around each one carefully and leave a generous bridge so they stay anchored.
Arched Pupils and Twelve Rays
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.
Barred Eyes and Cheek Tears
A goofy clown face with big round eyes crossed by horizontal rind bars, teardrop shapes dangling from each cheek, a button nose, and a huge grin with three chunky teeth. The eyes, tears, nose, and mouth are all cut through, while the eye bars and teeth stay as attached rind bridges. Those bars make it a medium carve: cut each eye as an upper and lower opening on either side of the bar, supporting the bridge with a finger as you finish the strokes.
Barred Eyes, Fourteen Leaves
Big round eyes split by vertical rind bars sit over a button nose and a huge grin packed with square teeth, while clusters of petal shaped leaves fan out from each cheek. Everything is cut through, and the fourteen petals plus the tooth gaps are why this rates hard. Carve from the center of the face outward so the delicate petal clusters are handled last, when the wall is lightest.
Barred Triangles and Grid Grin
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.
Broad Grin with Five Teeth
Two chunky triangle eyes sit above a broad zigzag grin, where five blocky teeth alternate along the top and bottom of the smile. Everything cuts fully through, and the oversized features make this a great pick for a big pumpkin that needs to be seen from a distance. Carve the mouth as one long opening and leave each tooth attached to the rim, sawing the tooth notches last so they stay sturdy.
Brows and Six Cheek Dots
A classic jack-o'-lantern face with slanted triangle eyes topped by separate angled brow cuts, a diamond nose, and a wide grin broken by six blocky teeth, plus three small round holes dotting each cheek. Every element is cut fully through so the whole face blazes at night. A solid medium project; drill or punch the cheek dots first while the wall is strongest, then saw the eyes, brows, and mouth.
Cartoon Monster Pumpkin Stencil
A stocky cartoon monster stands arms-up with a wide open mouth full of jagged teeth, crescent-shaped eyes beneath rectangular brow bars, and a shaggy body outline. The design uses a dense scatter of mid-size cutouts rather than one large opening, so the lit pumpkin shows the monster as a bright orange silhouette surrounded by black negative space. Carve the rectangular brow pieces and the two tiny crescent pupils first, since they are the smallest islands and easiest to pop out while the wall is still fully supported.
Cat With Square Twin Teeth
A cheerful cat face built from simple pierced shapes: two wide eyes topped by pointed ear notches, a triangle nose, three whisker slits fanning from each cheek, and a big smiling mouth with two square teeth hanging from the top lip. Every element is cut through for maximum glow. An easy pattern overall; just cut the skinny whisker slits with a single steady push each so they stay clean and straight.
Classic Gappy Grin
A cheerful lopsided jack-o'-lantern face with one oversized round eye, one small eye, and a huge sweeping grin showing two chunky buck teeth. The eyes, mouth, and gaps between the teeth are cut clear through so candlelight pours out, while the rest of the shell stays untouched. An easy first project: carve the big grin in short strokes and save the teeth for last so they stay firmly attached.
Classic Grin with Two Teeth
The timeless jack-o'-lantern: two triangle eyes, a triangle nose, and a wide curved grin interrupted by two chunky square teeth, one on top and one on the bottom. Every feature is pierced straight through for maximum glow. This easy pattern is the classic first carve; angle each triangle cut slightly toward the center of the shape so the plugs pop out cleanly, and leave the tooth blocks generous so they do not snap.
Classic Jack-o-Lantern Face Pumpkin Stencil
A tall, narrow jack-o-lantern face with a small witch-hat-style stem forms this easy pumpkin stencil, featuring two mismatched triangular eyes of slightly different sizes, a small triangle nose, and a wide mouth with uneven rectangular teeth below. The entire face outline tapers toward the bottom and the drooping curved tendrils at each lower corner add a melted look. All five facial openings cut cleanly through, letting candlelight pour out in a simple, instantly recognizable jack-o-lantern pattern. Carve the eyes first so you have reference points for spacing the mouth cuts.
Classic Snaggletooth Grin
This is the timeless jack-o'-lantern face: two bold triangle eyes, round cheek dots, a circle nose, and a wide grin broken up by chunky snaggleteeth. Every shape is cut all the way through, so the whole face glows brightly at night. Because the openings are large and simple, it is a perfect first carve; just leave the tooth tabs attached to the rim of the mouth as you saw around them.
Classic Twin-Fang Grin
A classic jack-o'-lantern face with sharply slanted, angled eyes and a wide sinister grin punctuated by two long fangs hanging from the upper lip. The eyes, mouth, and fang gaps are all cut clean through so candlelight pours out of every opening. The fangs stay attached as pointed flaps of pumpkin wall, so an easy tip is to cut the mouth first and shape each fang last with slow, shallow strokes.
Curved Horns and Diamond Chin
A devilish face with two curved horns sprouting from the brow, narrow slanted eyes glaring beneath them, a wide grin studded with square teeth, and a diamond goatee stamped under the chin. Every piece is cut through so the whole sinister face burns bright. A medium carve with lots of payoff; cut the horn tips slowly since their curved points are the thinnest cuts, and finish with the easy diamond chin.
Cyclops Eye and Five Teeth
A goofy cyclops with one giant round eye under a curly brow, a small triangle nose, freckle dots on each cheek, and a huge laughing mouth with five stubby teeth. The features are cut through, and the pupil stays in place as an attached tab hanging inside the enormous eye. That pupil bridge is the medium-level test; cut both sides of the tab before freeing the rest of the eye circle.
Cyclops Monster Pumpkin Stencil
This one-eyed monster face jack-o-lantern stencil pairs a massive single eye opening at the top, with a crescent of solid orange forming the pupil island, with a lower face panel bearing a triangular nose and a wide blocky grin of square teeth. Both sections are fully cut through, flooding the pumpkin face with light. Keep the thin orange strip separating the upper eye section from the lower mouth panel intact as a structural bridge until the very last cut.
Diamond Nose and Three Teeth
This is the timeless jack-o'-lantern: two triangle eyes, a diamond nose, and a wide crescent grin interrupted by three blocky square teeth, one hanging from the top lip and two rising from the bottom. Everything except the teeth is cut through, with the teeth left as standing tabs of shell. It is an easy, forgiving first carve; cut toward each tooth from both sides rather than sawing across it, so the tabs never take sideways pressure.
Double Bars and Zigzag Teeth
An elaborate jack-o'-lantern face built from layered geometry: triangle eyes barred with double rind strips, arched claw-like brows, diamond accents down the cheeks, and a wide zigzag mouth of interlocking teeth flanked by curling flame flourishes. The many openings are cut through around a lattice of thin surviving rind. This expert design demands a sharp fine-tooth saw and a plan: cut from the center outward, finishing the outer flourishes last while the wall is still strong.
Double Zigzag Flame Face
Jagged flame-shaped eyes glare above a huge zigzag grin packed with two rows of interlocking pointed teeth. Every eye, brow flick, and tooth gap is pierced clean through, leaving thin orange spikes of rind that read as fangs when the candle is lit. Those narrow tooth points are fragile, so cut them last, work from the tips inward, and support each spike with your free hand as you finish.
Evil Scarecrow Pumpkin Stencil
An oversized evil face fills this scarecrow pumpkin stencil, with heavily arched crescent brows slanting inward over deep-set crescent eyes, a small heart-shaped nose cutout, and a wide grinning mouth lined with dozens of sharp, evenly spaced spike teeth. All facial features are pierced through; the pumpkin skin between them forms the cheeks, brow ridge, and lip edges. Begin with the eyebrow slashes, then the eyes, saving the spike-tooth mouth for last because those narrow points snap easily if the wall has already been weakened.
Fanged Evil Clown Pumpkin Stencil
Jagged wing-like eyes arch above a massive serrated grin packed with long, irregular fangs on this evil clown jack-o-lantern pumpkin stencil. Both eye pieces and the mouth arc are fully cut through, leaving a small heart-shaped nose sliver as the only solid detail inside the grin. The thin points of each fang are the most fragile elements: carve the broad base of the mouth opening first, then carefully nibble out each fang tip from base to point to avoid snapping them off.
Four Teeth and Notched Tongue
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.
Friendly Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Stencil
Two rounded horseshoe-arch eyes, each with a small bump notched from the bottom to suggest eyebrows, and a broad curved mouth split by two square bottom teeth define this easy pumpkin stencil. The asymmetry between the left eye (fuller arch) and the right eye (slightly smaller, offset notch) gives the face a winking or quizzical personality. All cut-outs are generous and smooth, making this a good pumpkin stencil for carvers who want a friendly face without tiny fiddly pieces. Leave the two small inner-eye notches for last so the arch stays rigid while you cut the mouth.
Furry Monster Pumpkin Stencil
A stocky, fuzzy monster with two curved C-shaped eyes, a wide toothed grin, shaggy fur texture all over its body, two stubby horns, and three-fingered clawed hands raised at its sides fills this hard pumpkin stencil. The fur shag is expressed as jagged fringe cuts around the silhouette's edge rather than interior cuts, keeping the figure stable. The thick C-eye shapes and the tooth row between the upper and lower jaw are the most structurally important bridges. Carve the fur fringe around the outer edge before opening the smile area so the lower body stays anchored.
Fuzzy Monster Pumpkin Stencil
A round, fuzzy cartoon monster with stubby arms and legs dominates this hard pumpkin stencil, set inside a large circular frame with small scattered cut-outs suggesting a speckled texture. The creature has crescent-shaped eyes, a wide open mouth rimmed with ragged teeth, and a tongue poking out, while splatter-like shapes burst from the sides. The monster's body is largely solid orange with the negative space around it carved out, so light escapes the outer circle and the scattered texture dots, keeping the face readable. Cut the circular outer border and the scatter dots before tackling the detailed mouth.
Goofy Buck-Toothed Smile
A cheerful jack-o'-lantern face built from two tall arched crescent eyes and a huge open grin anchored by a pair of oversized buck teeth. Every shape is cut all the way through, so the eyes and smile glow brightly while the goofy overbite stays as solid pumpkin. This is an easy first carve; saw slowly around each tooth from the mouth opening inward so the narrow tooth tabs never snap.
Goofy Pupils and Twelve Dots
A freckle-faced goofball with lifted eyebrow cuts, big eyes crossed by full-width pupil tabs, a round nose, twelve freckle dots, and a huge open grin with mismatched teeth. The openings are cut through while the pupil bars, teeth, and surrounding freckle rind stay intact. It rates hard because those wide pupil tabs span the entire eye: cut each eye as separate top and bottom windows, drill the freckles with a small round bit, and save the eyebrows for last.
Goofy Three-Tooth Grin
A lovable goofy face with two big round eyes, a small triangle nose, and a wide smile broken up by three blocky teeth. Every shape is a full cut-through opening, so the eyes, nose, and mouth glow while the rest of the pumpkin stays untouched. It is a great first stencil; start with the smallest tooth cuts before opening the large mouth so the wall stays sturdy.
Grinning Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Stencil
A grinning jack-o-lantern face carved within a jack-o-lantern stencil: a swirling curly stem at the top, two angled brow-cuts above a large square single-nostril eye, and a wide-open mouth whose upper lip forms a jagged row of sharp saw-tooth teeth with a single large central fang dropping from above. The mouth cavity is enormous relative to the face, giving the design its signature frenzied look. Cut the curl of the stem and the tiny eye detail first, then the saw-tooth teeth from the outer corners inward so the narrow points stay supported until the large mouth cavity is opened last.