Carve Gill Man from Creature from the Black Lagoon into your pumpkin with this 12-tone shaded carving stencil.

Film / TV / franchise: Creature from the Black Lagoon. Character: Gill Man.

Shave the lightest areas deepest, use progressively shallower shaving for darker greys, and leave black areas uncarved. Allow plenty of time and patience: a detailed carve may take 8-12 hours or longer. Carve with a battery-powered light inside to judge brightness as you work. This is shallow shaded carving: keep solid flesh beneath the design rather than cutting it through.

Your ZIP download includes a transparent PNG stencil image and the three-page PumpkinFreak advanced carving guide, covering tools, transfer methods, lino cutters and hand woodcarving chisels, tonal depth and tutorial links.

Resize or crop the PNG image to fit your pumpkin before printing.

Digital download only; no physical pumpkin, printed sheets or tools included. The thumbnail is an illustrative carving mockup; finished results may vary.