Hey. When did everyone become a motherfucking pumpkin Picasso?

Proliferation of printers. You can print and/or design stencils a lot easier then before. Designing/editing them has become way easier, including giving yourself hints on how deep you were planning on cutting if sculpting 3d stuff with the option to change before you start cutting. Better tools. The saws in a standard kit is way more then you'd usually have to work with. Add in an xacto knife and some fresh blades. Cut carefully from the center trying to unleash your inner sculptor. I've never done anything beyond a little whittling, but kicking it up from traditional pumpkins isn't a high bar. More patience. People have seen what the people who will carve a yam into an statue of liberty replica freehand can do to a pumpkin. They (including me) can get fueled into thinking spending three-four hours carving verycarefully is perhaps not such an absurd venture now that people appreciate them somewhat and now that it's mildly expected.