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Skull Pumpkin Stencil Designs
Free printable skull pumpkin stencils: a simple skull for beginners, skull and crossbones, a cracked grinning skull, a Day of the Dead sugar skull and a skull wrapped in roses. Every one is bridged so eye sockets and teeth stay put.
AI likenessAbout these skull stencils
Skulls are classic because they read instantly in the dark. The trick is the teeth: each tooth is a separate piece of skin, so our stencils connect them to the jaw with bridges.
The sugar skull is our most detailed design, with flower eye sockets and swirling patterns. Print it large and allow two hours.
Every skull pumpkin stencil on this page
8 free designs, from 1 easy to 3 hard. Each one opens its own page with a free PDF in small, medium or large.
- Simple Skull (easy): a simple skull with round eye sockets and teeth.
- Sugar Skull (hard): a day of the dead sugar skull with flower eye sockets and decorative patterns.
- Skull and Crossbones (medium): a skull over crossed bones.
- Grinning Skull (medium): a grinning skull with cracks.
- Skull with Roses (hard): a skull with roses growing around it.
- Skeleton Wave (medium): a skeleton hand waving.
- Dancing Skeleton (hard): a full skeleton dancing.
- Skull with Candle (medium): a skull with a melting candle on top.
How to carve a skull pumpkin
- Pick a design and download the PDF in the size that matches the flattest face of your pumpkin.
- Cut a lid or a hole in the back, scoop out the pulp and thin the front wall to about 1 inch so the light shines through.
- Tape the stencil flat, poke along every line about 3 mm apart, then peel the paper off.
- Cut out the black shapes with a small saw, smallest pieces first, and keep every white bridge.
- Light it with an LED and clean up any edges that block the glow.
Carving tips
- Carve teeth slots before the eye sockets.
- Print the sugar skull Large.
- A white pumpkin makes a bone-white skull.
New to stencils? Read how to use a pumpkin stencil. Cut the black areas, keep the white; every design here already has bridges, so no piece falls out.
Want your own design?
Drop a photo of your pet, your kids or your own pumpkin. AI turns pets and faces into a stencil that looks like them, shows any design carved on your pumpkin, or traces a logo for free.
Skull stencil questions
How do I carve a skull pumpkin?
Use a stencil, cut the teeth and nose first, then the eye sockets, and leave every bridge between teeth.
Do you have a sugar skull stencil?
Yes, a free Day of the Dead sugar skull, rated hard.
Which skull is easiest?
The simple skull, rated easy.