How Do You Make Stencils For Painting?
Stenciling adds a homey touch to walls, furniture or paper art such as greeting cards. Make and collect a variety of stencils to use for kids’ art projects or home decorating. Be creative and don’t be afraid to experiment with different designs until you find one you like. Step 1 Draw a desired pattern or choose a pattern from wallpaper, upholstery fabric or anything else that can be traced. Step 2 Place a sheet of tracing paper over the pattern. Trace pattern with a soft-tipped pencil. Repeat, if necessary, until you have a master tracing you are happy with. Step 3 Place another sheet of tracing paper over the master tracing. Step 4 Begin tracing the pattern, but this time make bridges. Bridges are what hold the stencil together and create the form. For example, if your design includes cherries in a bowl, draw the cherries as individual circles and draw the bowl as a separate shape that does not touch the cherries. Be sure the cherries do not touch each other as well. Keep tracing lin
