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Originally Posted by ibjeepin
Can you elaborate on youe Latex stencil technique? Thanks
Mike
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Sure
I went ahead and made a tutorial:
There are many ways to make a stencil. I like the fabric method but I'm sure there are better ways out there.
To get a stencil ready, prepare the backing: Layout interfacing material onto an ironing board. Then following directions on Heat N' Bond, iron-on the 'glue'. In the second picture you can see the 'glue' now on the interfacing (shiny part). The third picture shows you what to look for at the fabric store.
I had found a pattern I liked on the web. I printed it as large as I could using the 'poster' option for printing. I taped the printed pages together and then made the pattern darker with a Sharpie. The first picture shows the backside of the pattern I darked. Put the inked side onto the glued interfacing. Following directions on the Heat N' Bond, iron it to the interfacing. You've now made your paper much stiffer and resilient to the painting you will do on it. In the second picture you will see the pattern showing through the interfacing.
Cut out the pattern.
I used pins to hold the stencil onto the tombstone. Then I dipped a rag into latex paint (any color) and ragged on the paint. You don't have to be perfect here. I did two coats. Let dry.
Now, take your tombstone outside and hit the pattern hard with spray paint. It will start to eat away at the foam and leave the latex painted foam generally alone. It does get in there a bit but I like that!
Now, paint the whole tombstone with two coats of gray Dry-lok. Let dry between coats.
After following my painting technique for making tombstones look ancient: Halloween Forum - Terra's Album: Tutorial: Ancient Tombstones you will see it really makes the effect pop.