Creating Stencils From Photos

Cafe Society
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I was watching a documentary the other day about the rise of graffiti artists embracing the stencil medium, and they mentioned a site called stencil revolution.

On the site they have a tutorial on how to create stencils using the photo of your choice by using photoshop, which inspired me to have a go with the ultimate aim of creating something which I would be proud to hang on my wall.

I’ve attached some links to examples of stencils I have created over the past two days for anyone interested. Please bear in mind that the photos I have chosen have been more out of convenience rather than a depiction of the style of photos/stencils I would ultimately like to display.

I should also mention that unless you have a more than basic understanding of Photoshop that creating the stencil might prove to be quite frustrating as the tutorial is only very basic.

Original photo 1

Stencil 1 using Photoshop

Finished product 1

Original photo 2

Stencil 2 using Photoshop

Finished product 2

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Bravo, TLB! Thanks for the tip.

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That’s awesome! The textures in #1 are really cool!

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Thanks!

I should mention that once I printed the stencil from the computer onto an A4 piece of paper, I then glued it onto a slightly thicker piece of card to make the cutting job easier. Once it was cut, I used a small roller to distribute the paint over the stencil.