Stencilling Tutorial
Here is a quick and simple tutorial for making your own stencils.
Posted by Cat Morley
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Tom likes Placebo, so I made him a stencilled t-shirt for Christmas.
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You Will Need (9 things)
- Paint Brush
- Card
- Computer
- Glue
- Stanley Knife
- Fabric or Acrylic Paint
- Paper
- Printer
- Image Editing Computer Program (Photoshop etc.)
Steps (7 steps, 30 minutes)
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1
The first step is to pick and image with relatively simple shapes that will look good as a stencil.
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2
Using photoshop, or a similar image editing program, adjust the levels until there is a strong of a contrast between the light and dark areas of the image.
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3
Remove the background and any complex areas of the image that you don't want.
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4
De-saturate the image so that it is black and white and then play with the levels until the image is mostly pure black and pure white.
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5
Print out the image on to a thick card.
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6
Cut out the black areas using a stanley knife. Use discretion if the black area will cut out a white area.
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7
Use acrylic, or fabric paint, to paint the stencil on to a flat piece of fabric.