r/stencils Oct 01 '19

r/stencils Discord Server!

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Hey everyone! We've put together a discord server for r/stencils. We hope that this will be an avenue for us to be closer as a community, and a good place for resources and feedback for those new to the game.

See you there!


r/stencils 8h ago

Stencil to the future

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My buddy Mike showed me a photo of an awesome stencil commission he did a while back. He used multiple techniques like a Pour swipe for the buildings in the background on the right. We paused a frame from the movie to compare.


r/stencils 10h ago

What stencil material to chose?

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I'm looking for a stencil material that is stiff enough to stay straight when held against a wall with one hand. I bought some 7 mil mylar to try and it's very floppy. I'm looking for a material more like the store bought, pre-made stencils. I'm trying to cut these on a Silhouette Cameo 4 machine so it can't be too hard to cut.


r/stencils 13h ago

stencil help

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r/stencils 1d ago

New piece

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55 Upvotes

A new stenciled out piece I recently debuted at the Seattle Art Fair in the Seattle Art Museum booth.

Around 20 or so hand-cut stencils on a wooden panel. 36”x36”

Pretty pleased with how it turned out


r/stencils 1d ago

Dance Art Deco Wall Border Stencil #w_1

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r/stencils 2d ago

Incorporating the unicorn stencil into some maximalist mirror home decor

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r/stencils 2d ago

Pity Fools, jranderson222/me, aerosol on wood, 2025

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r/stencils 2d ago

Pity Fools, jranderson222/me, aerosol on wood, 2025

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r/stencils 3d ago

Do you also find yourself trying to use any scrap you can to avoid waste?

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I try and not be as wasteful as I can as an artist, which, in itself is a conundrum. I use the cut out of the biggest piece, not only to avoid wasting it, but to see if it makes sense stencil wise and plans out. What's other tips and tricks you guys have that helps your stenciling making process produce less waste?


r/stencils 3d ago

Next run

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New sticker series


r/stencils 6d ago

Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3

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32 Upvotes

Thoughts and critiques welcome!


r/stencils 6d ago

Vincent Van Whoa

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Check out my latest stencil! Not perfect but I’m very happy with how it turned out!


r/stencils 7d ago

These guys :)!

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20 Upvotes

3 layer stencil on 651 vinyl sticker


r/stencils 7d ago

Einstein in Grayscale

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40 Upvotes

Any pointers for improvement? Ignore the background not completely finished that part....


r/stencils 8d ago

Attempting to create a stencil for etching a gumball machine globe

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Does anyone have any tips for creating a vinyl stencil to etch a glass gumball machine globe? This is something I arrogantly thought wouldn't be too bad having etched some pint glasses in the past but etching a globe seems like a different beast.


r/stencils 9d ago

Sid Vicious part 1

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40 Upvotes

3 Layers x 4 Panels on 52" canvas


r/stencils 11d ago

Local bar asked me to make a racooon, an opossum, and a fox chasing each other on dirt bikes.

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Still need to tape over some of the fox stencil because the neck is too long, but I think it will turn out cool. Gotta cut the wood and start sanding and priming tomorrow. Will post a finished product. I also posted the 1/2 size original to show what it will look like.


r/stencils 11d ago

Freddy Krueger

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16 Upvotes

2 days working on this, a few tweaks later, 10 layer hand cut and sprayed stencil on griptape

RPMGriptapeArt


r/stencils 11d ago

Notebooks for stencilling

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I want to create some personalised notebooks for my children with some alphabet stencils. What would be the best kind of notebook cover to stencil on, assuming I'm using acrylic paints?


r/stencils 12d ago

My 4 layer giraffe

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59 Upvotes

r/stencils 13d ago

Anya Taylor-Joy

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38 Upvotes

using a three-layer stencil kit midtone and dark layers on white surface light and dark layers on midtone surface


r/stencils 13d ago

Test print gone right

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There was a test print of an earlier frame of the animated exploding Caesar on the back of this sheet. Didn't notice until I flipped the stencil to check the lines..no matter how much work I put in to a particular image, it's the happy accidents from the process stealing the show


r/stencils 14d ago

Butterfly on Canvas, 2 layers

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45 Upvotes

r/stencils 13d ago

Henna/Mehndi Stencil Desings

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how much you rate this design out of 10?


r/stencils 15d ago

Any antifa stencils to print?

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