Halloween tools

Pumpkin Stencil Maker

Turn a photo into a printable pumpkin carving stencil, then simplify it until the shapes are practical to carve.

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Create your stencil

Stencil controls

Threshold128
Contrast35%
Smoothing blur1px
2-tone is simplest to carve. 3-tone keeps a middle guide for more detailed designs.

Print setup

7 inLetter: 8.5 × 11 in
Upload an image to start.
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Preview result

Your original image and processed stencil will appear here after upload.

Cleaner stencils

Use a photo with clear subject separation. Raise contrast and smoothing to remove tiny details that are difficult to carve.

2-tone vs 3-tone

2-tone gives a classic black-and-white carving pattern. 3-tone keeps a middle gray guide for more nuance.

Private browser processing

The selected image is processed in your browser. No Quicklio upload is required to make the stencil.