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Clarksist
8th December 2006, 06:53
After a long time looking online for stencil guides, I found it was no use. First off, I would be looking through these guides that end up costing some money for materials, and you'd have to go buy stuff that I can't get around to do at 2:00 am when I want to. Second off, there is not a Kinko's in my town... thats a major one.

Anyways, this is my quick and nasty stencil guide.



Quick and Cheap Stencils: a DIY Guide
By: Clarksist


Materials

1 T-Shirt
1 Piece of paper (preferably sketchbook paper thick or thicker)
Non Washable Paint (spray paint, acrylic, or drain the ink from a sharpie)
1 paint roller, paint brush, or whatever you have (tissue paper can mat on paint, and can look pretty neat-o)
Tape
Scissors
1 board or thin flat thing (NOTE: this will get dirty, it will keep the paint from bleeding through)


Directions

If you want, you can print off a picture of a stencil you want to do, or draw one one your paper, hell trace from the computer screen. This is the key part of the stencil... because it is the stencil. If you want to make sure your Che face looks good (we all know your making a Che shirt) after you cut out the design, lay down a shirt and shine a light through the stencil on the shirt, this will give you a vague idea of the design.

Next, after delicately cutting out the design of the paper, tape it in four opposing places on the unwrinkled shirt. The four points is more about steadying the stencil than anything. Now put your board inside the shirt under the stencil.

Take your painting utensil and get it a bit wet. Smooth out the paint, then apply it to the stencil. Here is where you will have the most trouble. Do it slowly and gently, some paper may catch the utensil, raising the stencil up and eliminating the point of using a stencil.

Get a couple of thin coats of paint on, or do what I do when I'm not patient: do one thin layer, then without regards to whether its dry or not, do a smooth but thick layer. This is when you have to be patient and let it dry. I usually keep the stencil on, so I don't run the risk of smearing paint, and then sneak a coat hanger under there and hang it up, and alternative is just leaving it there. If you have pets (as I do), keep an eye on it, or block it/keep it our of reach/etc.

Once it is dry take off the stencil, marvel at your newfound talent, go to school the next day with your badass DIY Che shirt.


Notes

For a more "worn in" texture, smooth out the thin layer, and the make the second thicker layer smooth but varied. For a much more professional (or as professional as it gets with this simple of a stencil kit) apply thin medium layers, letting it dry completely each time.


My Shirt I Just Made

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/acacia1/stenc_0001.jpg
Thats a shirt I made tonight, pretty quick, pretty awesome.


EDIT: If any one has anything to add, feel FREE.

liberationjunky
14th December 2006, 01:21
I opened this exited to read something about graffiti stencils cause ive been making alot lately but this intrests me just as much. I really gotta try that, its a great idea and that design, although pretty simple, is sick. good work.

Dante666
14th December 2006, 05:18
asitate is good for cutting complicated stencils but be carful an exato knif can slide on it but I would perfer slideing to it geting caught in paper. Also everyone should go check out the rev left stencil gallery outlines of a revolution there are some great stuff on there and even some stuff I did http://stencil.redapollo.org/ :D

Y Chwyldro Comiwnyddol Cymraeg
27th July 2007, 13:11
Clarkist where did you get the stencil from i cant find it on outlines of a revolution:(

Freigemachten
15th August 2007, 08:41
I have found that old school folders make good matierial for making a stencil. I just graduated from highschool this year and have a lot of folders lying around, so i've been stenciling using those.

midnight marauder
15th August 2007, 08:53
^agree 100%

When I'm making stencils that I only will use a few times, I go straight for the manilla folders. They work great.

anarchista feminista
16th August 2007, 07:40
click (http://stencilpunks.mattrunningnaked.com/) stencils and screen printing done in a similar and easy way. this is what i have found to be the best site. except, don't copy to freezer paper for stencils. print them, cover them on both sides with contact then cut. it works better than card or tracing onto other things as it doesn't tear, can be cleaned and is neater.