Quick tutorial on how to make your own stencils.
Making stencils with vinyl cutter.
Vinyl cutter not going to specify a model since any vinyl cutter should have no issues cutting stencil film at our makerspace we use a us cutter mh 871 mk2.
To get started you ll need some equipment and materials.
This is all fine and good but i found another product that is specifically for stencils called wait for it stencil vinyl.
This process can create extremely detailed stencils at the cost of having to cut a new one for each use.
When the paint is dry you remove the vinyl and reveal the stencil.
This instructable assumes you have access to a vinyl cutter and supplies for making stickers.
In the past i ve used regular vinyl to create stencils.
The red sticker on the left shows the pattern we want to transfer to a soccer ball using a vinyl stencil.
Airbrush setup we use a basic compressor and airbrush gun setup that is easy to find on amazon for 100 bucks along with our own diy airbrush booth.
How to make a stencil with vinyl.
These stickers were made from greenstar sign vinyl cut on a graphtec ce 6000 cutting plotter.
You cut the stencil on adhesive vinyl adhere it to your target surface and paint over it.