Stenciling


© Carol Wallace

Lessons

Lesson 1: Media for Walls and Hard Surfaces - Beyond the Usual
While it is possible to create charming looks with...
Overview: Media for Advanced Stenciling Techniques
Glazes, Extenders and Driers
Special Effects Additives
Wood Stains
Spray Paint
Airbrush
Project/Assignment: Faux Marbling with Glazes
Bonus: Cut your own Stencils

Lesson 2: Adding your Individual Stamp - Stencil Equipment
Not only does the medium with which you paint affect the...
Applicators Affect the Effect Part One
Special Effects Tools Part Two
Using Store-Bought Stencils Creatively
Out of the Ordinary Stencil Material
Optional Projects

Lesson 3: Stenciling with Plaster
Stenciling designs using plaster instead of paint isn't new;...
Beginner's Kit - Needed Supplies
Basics for Indoor Plaster Stenciling
Basics for Outdoor Plaster Stenciling
Start Plastering! Single and Multiple Overlays
Special Effects
Optional Project

Lesson 4: Stenciling on Fabric - Supplies
If you have been to any crafts shows lately you may have...
Basic Equipment - The Big Stuff
Smaller Basic Supplies
Fabric for Stenciling
Stencils for Fabric
Brushes and Other Applicators
Paints and Dyes for Fabrics

Lesson 5: Putting Paint to Fabric
Now it's time to get to the fun part of fabric stenciling:...
Starting to Paint
Painting the Foreground -Traditional Fabric Paint
Painting the Foreground - Stencil Cremes
Painting the Foreground - Acrylics with Fabric Medium
Shading Techniques - and 3 Bonuses
Special Project - Negative Stenciling or Devore
Optional Project

Lesson 6: Painting on Glass -Supplies
I've read a lot of blurbs about glass painting being so simple...
Using Stencils to Paint on Glass
Paints for Light Use Only
Air Dried Glass Paints
Glass Paints that are Optionally Bakeable
Heat Cured Permanent Glass Paint
Stencil Options for Glass
Applicators and other Equipment
Summary

Lesson 7: Applying Paint and Etching Cream to Glass
Up until now we have only pounced paint into stencil...
A New Vocabulary - Brushwork Part 1 - Loading
Part 2 - Brush Strokes
Working with Transparent Paint
Working with Outliners
Outliners as Stencil Substitutes
Reverse Painting
Etching Glass
Two Glass Painting Projects

Lesson 8: Using Stencils with Paper
Here I am ending with what probably should be the first lesson...
Basic Stenciling on Paper
Dry Embossing with Stencils - Equipment
Dry Embossing - Technique
Blind Embossing
Using Parchment or Vellum
Multiple Overlay Embossing
Embossing on foil
Heat Embossing
Stenciling with Dimensional Media
Resources for Supplies

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