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How To's: Beginner's Guide to Stenciling

The Easy Way with DecoArt Easy Blend Stencil Paint
Beginners Can Stencil On The First Try


This revolutionary new stencil paint enables the absolute beginner to purchase stencil paint, a stencil, and a stencil brush and immediately begin to stencil with excellent results. Just follow these step-by-step illustrations for mistake proof success

A thin protective film forms on surface of the paint in the jar to keep your paint fresh when not in use. Remove this film, easily with a paper towel, and you are ready to stencil.

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begsten2a.jpg (54921 bytes) Secure the stencil to the surface you want to stencil with masking tape, or stencil spray adhesive. Hold the stencil securely in place while you work, using the thumb and index finger of your non-brush hand.

begsten2b.jpg (49564 bytes) Load your brush with a LIGHT dab or swirl into the paint. It takes very little paint to stencil a clear print. Too much paint on your brush can cause a ridge of paint on the edges of the design or harsh brush marks

begsten2c.jpg (57737 bytes) Distribute the paint into your brush before painting by swirling with pressure on an uncut part of the stencil.  Brush off any excess paint on a paper towel.

begsten3a.jpg (58694 bytes) Hold your brush perpendicular to the surface you are stenciling and use a swirling circular motion to lightly apply paint. Work from the uncut part of the stencil into the cut-out designs, leaving a hint a color.

begsten3b.jpg (63522 bytes) Shade a design not by using more paint, but by using more pressure. Swirl around the edge of the design going over both the stencil & the area to be painted.


begsten3c.jpg (56213 bytes) Using a separate brush for each color, you can add colors to any part of a design. Easy Blend Stencil Paint will blend together right on the surface as you work.

Stenciling with more than one color

begsten7a.jpg (52803 bytes) Mask off areas of the stencil not to be painted the same color with tape.

begsten7b.jpg (52905 bytes) Use a piece of index card to shield areas of different color.

begsten7c.jpg (51415 bytes) Let colors blend into surrounding areas to create a more "artistic" look.


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