because i havent figured out a good way to hold the pieces not connected to the main stencil- interior masking pieces like the bottom part of dylans hand in this one. if you can think of a good way, let me know. the great thing about tape is that all the edges are, well, taped securely down so the spraypaint has no chance of getting under it and ruining the clean lines, other times ive used card stencils like youre referring to, this has presented a problem which would only amplify with more complex stencils like these. i know i could just lay those interior pieces down, ive thought of it, but spraypaint has some force to it which can easily blow them out of place. I have thought about coating a card stencil with a little spray adhesive just so it gets tacky, but for what im doing, this way works best, i have no real reason to spray multiple prints, though it would be nice if there was an easy way of doing it

i now have something to do tomorrow. thank you so much.

post your results!

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I have no idea how to do this in PS cs2...any help would be appreciated.

You just have to use the right adhesive, I'd suggest using gum, it peels away no hassle, and you can push it to the edge of a piece of paper. Ive done a few stencils before, clean lines arent a problem if you use the right technique.

...but if your way is working fine for you - then theres no point in changing it...lulz

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not bad for my first one. it looks like the paint is worn in the middle, but thats just the lighting. also, its not on hardboard, its just on a canvas panel. i got some more ideas and more material, hopefully i will do more soon.

hopefully some of you know what it is.

for once, i love you, jotun.

I really respect this kind of stuff. Just the stuff I've seen so far in this thread is fuckin' a. I could never do that.

chainsaw looks like a dong.

face looks like sloth from goonies

looks sick! glad to see you giving it a go! pretty easy huh?

Groovy.

rock:

Ash 4tw

I think some sweet ass zombie one or a marvel zombies would look sick as hell. I would love to do that for my office.

of course as soon as I started my daughter would be like WHAT YA DOIN DAD /fucks up my shit