r/stencils • u/Spraypaintmessiah • 11d ago
Under the Ballard Bridge (Seattle)
21 hand-cut stencils
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u/baystencil 10d ago
holy smokes! that guy with 50 different cans of blue-to-green is at it again. big respect for keeping all these different tones in line. do you do a coarse test print with the colors you want to use to make sure they 'fit together' first? i would be worried that parts of the image don't 'read' right if the shades are off. this looks awesome.
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u/Spraypaintmessiah 10d ago
Yeah, the color matching all happens before I even start cutting stencils. I’ll get the palette pretty locked in, especially when I do different colorways so that I can make sure they all work!
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u/nona57 10d ago
That is awesome, did you cut the stencils from the photo? Are there any tips you could give, anytime I cut my own stencils I have real problems with anything intricate.
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u/Spraypaintmessiah 10d ago
I design my stencils in a sort of 3-color system so I know where my overlaps are and all of that. My only tips really are sharp blades and a good cutting mat! But I’ve gotten super intricate without any issues. Also just using regular printer paper for my stencils
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u/Fabriciorodrix 10d ago
This is amazing.