Containing 20 laser cut stencils from the world's leading street artists, this book is a must for artists, illustrators, and anyone who loves street art. The stencils are printed on perforated card stock so that they can be removed and used. Each artist has created an in-situ photograph to accompany their stencil, showing how they would use it. The book includes an interview with the founder of stencil art, the Paris-based artist Blek Le Rat.
Step-by-step, full-color illustrations plus instructions on choosing colors, sponge techniques, and combining patterns help you apply the charm and character of this popular decorative art. Includes hundreds of motifs and six pages of reusable, pre-cut plastic stencils.
In this entirely original collection, stencil maverick Ed Roth presents 25 brand-new stencil designs from retro-cool typewriters, microphones, and roller skates to elegant leaves, birds, and abstract shapes. Ed also offers step-by-step directions for more than 20 wildly creative projects that take stenciling to a whole new level. With the help of creative friends such as Erica Domesek of P.S. - I made this and embroidery queen Jenny Hart, Ed shows how to stencil on just about anything T-shirts, leather, mirrors, food, and even hair using a variety of techniques like stitching, etching, and more.
This portfolio of reusable stencils, project instructions, and photographs lets DIY designers embellish walls, furniture,and more with cool custom patterns. Whether it's glam chain motifs on a wall or bold geometrics on a bathroom backsplash, these durable and recyclable stencils make a big impact. Each design is meant to be tiledsimply line up each corner's registration marks to get a paint-your-own wallpaper effect. It's a quick, unique, affordable way to achieve the latest look in interior dcor.
DIV With 20 clever step-by-step projects and a stunning gallery of inspirational stencil designs from leading artists,Playing With Stencilswill leave you ready to stencil just about anything. You will design floor tiles stencils inspired by German paper-cutting, you will stencil furniture, shower curtains, a floor cloth, planters, a wall canvas, wallpaper, and even a cake. You will make paper dolls with clothing, stencil beautiful “lace� stationery, stencil custom yardage to use for simple upholstery projects or pillows, make a concert poster, and even stencil a faux rag rug! Stencil art has been around for years, often used for home decorating and for simple crafts, but has gained current interest and cache due it's guerilla use as street art (often making a political statement), and has become a worldwide subculture. Stencil graffiti has given stencil art a new sheen of coolness. This book will show you how to incorporate that look into your work, your accessories, and your home. You’ll become inspired to use stencils in your journaling, in collage, on fabric, on totes, and in art pieces designed to be hung on walls—and you will know how to create fantastic custom designs./div
This unusual book features unfinished pictures and stencils that let kids fill in the missing parts. When they draw through the stencils with a pencil, crayon, or marker, they'll help a tiger find his stripes, decorate a butterfly's wings, or put give a puppy new spots!
