Tutorial: Tombstone Stencil Technique

I like using spray paint to eat away at my foam for the ancient look. To create patterns in the foam, you have to block the spray paint from getting to the bare foam. I love Herman Secret's technique using sticky-backed letters: http://www.halloweenforum.com/tutorials-step-step/68179-easy-tombstones.html

This technique here I will show using latex paint put on by a stencil. This is good for a Celtic designs or other large designs.
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