Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Charles and Ray Eames. Bjork and Matthew Barney. Synergistic unions resulting in creative genius. And now Stencil1 stencils meet Stained by Sharpie Fabric Markers! I am so happy that Sharpie has released these fabric markers, they are ideal for t-shirt making as well as customizing all sorts of other apparel. I brought these new markers to the book launch party for my new book Stencil 201 so that attendees could make something. I cut up some canvas into patches and let the crowd loose! Check out the video, I think you’ll see people had such a fun time with the stencils and the new markers! Thanks Sharpie for making this event such an ease!
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One thing I have learned in working for myself and creating my own company is to not think you can do it all. Learning to trust other creatives with your “baby” is a very important thing. This new stop motion video by Little Aaron and Friends just way exceeded my expectations. This team of animators created such a fun piece to simply demonstrate what’s in Stencil 201 and what can you do with it. I love the style, art student meets DIY – what could be more fitting for Stencil1! I hope you enjoy the video. Thanks Little Aaron & Friends!
The Stencil1 crew stenciled 99 rooms in a new NYC Boutique hotel and in this video Dolinda Meeker (aka DeLo) and I paint the last of the 99 rooms to show you just how we did it! We custom designed three designs – dancing girls, a blues singer, and a taxi in motion- all over 8 feet tall! Hope you enjoy it!
Recently, Martha Stewart used her great line of glitter with my stencils to make some glittery t-shirts for kids.
You can see the instructions on how to do this on Martha Stewart.com and the video how-to as well, watch it! It is always an honor when the Queen of Craft uses Stencil1, Hail Martha and her amazing team!
Here’s the link to the video of Ed Roth of Stencil1 on View from the Bay!
Ed Roth from Stencil1 on View from the Bay
If you are in the Bay Area, tune into View from the Bay at 3pm today on Channel 7 ABC News. I was honored to tape a segment with energetic host Lisa Quinn in her stunning home. I showed Lisa how to make t-shirts and more using the stencils from our book. Not in the Bay area? Well, they also stream the show live on their website here. Hope you like it!
So I have been seeing a lot of these gradient dyed shirts around lately, many which are NOT CHEAP. I like them but I always keep thinking, I could do that! I thought, ok, I’ll dip a shirt in dye but them I thought there is a more controlled way to do this. I used my Stencil1 Sprayers to really get that gradual change in color from dark to light! So I laid down this shirt that is light blue with dark trim. I decided to keep it simple and make the gradient blue as well. Starting at the bottom, I sprayed all along the bottom several layers, then moved upward doing a little less, then up more and even less,etc…Once it dries I will heat seal it with an iron and have a new summer shirt!
The gradient trend
My Stencil1 sprayer gradient shirt!
Hooray! Shrink plastic Chimp Charms are here! I’m just loving the new mini stencils!! Wait ’till you see what comes next!! Click here for step by step Shrink plastic instructions! craft you later…elaine!
So rather than watch tv last nite, I went to my studio for a few hours to make some prints. Earlier in the day I purchased some archival sheets of paper that are about 18″x24″, about $1.90 each. If you want to make some art for your walls rather than stencil your walls, this is a fun project. To do prints like this, you will need stencils, ink sprays, a stencil brush, cardboard, and scrap paper.
So I laid out a canvas tarp to catch any overspray and piece of cardboard to allow the paper to lay flat. I knew I would mostly be using my Stencil1 Sprays to make the print. These are fabric inks that are acid-free and archival. They are also non-aerosol! I had two very different concepts, one being a colorful explosion of stencils and the other more of an anti-war poster. What can I say, I’m a Gemini.
Archival print by Ed Roth of Stencil1
Archival print by Ed Roth of Stencil1
It’s a quick and easy process. I basically placed my stencils where I wanted them, masked out the areas outside the stencil so my overspray would paint my paper, I used scrap paper, and then sprayed lightly into the stencil area. When done with one stencil area, I carefully lifted the stencil up, still keeping it level with the surface so no excess paint on the stencil surface would drip onto my print. To get the excess paint off the stencil you can place a piece of paper on top of the stencil to soak up that excess paint, and in doing so you are also making a reverse print on that paper! That’s a tip from my gal pal Elaine.
As for the lettering in the banner in the war print, I did use a stencil brush and our Old English Stencil letters. What’s nice about doing lettering with the stencils is the mylar we use is semi transparent so you can see exactly where you want to align your type.
I proceeded to place stencils where I thought they would look nice, choose different colors, and continued this way. Creating your own composition is the fun part! Symmetrical or not, color choices, placement, it all comes from you.
So If you decide to make some poster prints using our stencils, please send us images and we wil post to the blog! Thanks!
Handmade Detroit released another one of their cool Craftervidz, showing folks how to stencil skateboards using stencils from our book Stencil101! Love their style, love their videos, check them out!
Craftervidz: Stencil 101 from Handmade Detroit on Vimeo.
Stencil 101 Now Available!!
Hey there! I’ve been a busy little b..working on my first fifty giveaways for the Petaluma Craft Mafia Holiday Craftacular..and, of course, I had to use the deer from the new Stencil 101 book! The size is perfect for tags and cards and papercrafty things.
a little red glitter and the deer is a reindeer!
I just painted some manila tags white with acrylic paint, stenciled over the top with the deer in a burnt sienna color..and sprayed the back with the Red Stencil 1 Spray. It looks fantastic over acrylic paints..I’ll be back to post more Holiday ideas using the Stencil 101 images!!- Elaine
Another book project! I decided to use the scissor stencil from the book. This is a smaller stencil so you have to cut it out to use it.
I have a punch of striped shirts from American Apparel that I’ve wanted to add design on top of for a while for a layered look. I decided to make the scissors sort of interact with the stripes as if cutting along a line.
and here’s my shirt! Crafty!
Today, I am stenciling a linen pillow case.I chose the antlered deer from Stencil101 for my project.
I ironed the pillow case to assure I had a flat surface to paint and placed the stencil where I wanted my proud deer to appear. Then lightly painted in the open stencil areas with fabric paint and a stencil brush.
Here’s my final result! A great gift for my friend’s Upstate home!
When I was done, I was very pleased with the clean up of the new stencils. They are made of varnished card stock so I wiped the paint off with a damp paper towel. Super easy! You can see the full step-by-step instructions in the book!
taxidermy for the squeamish..
Friday’s project! An influence of Andresen’s, a local drinking establishment that features a full taxidermie’d wall. I don’t know what it is about this particular stencil, but I love it. I use it a lot. This time, I just sprayed a copper background directly onto an unfinished wooden plaque. I added bits of tan and brown. Then I added the dots, from a found object screen, in red. When it was dry, I went back and stenciled the deer using black heavy body acrylic paint. I added a little bit of shading using a dry brush, pulling some of the black out. A little bit of dark brown on the edges, and picture hanger on the back and we’re ready to go!
A little Stencil1 Sprayers, the Birdies Stencil & a square canvas…
Back and fresh from a three day week-end, which I spent stenciling! Of course! Here is a cute little 5 inch square canvas, that I covered with Stencil 1 sprays. On a gessoed canvas, the sprays don’t soak in right away, so you can play around with dropping other colors into it and watch them spread around. I let the canvas sit overnight and then next day added the stenciling, using black acrylic paint. To get the diamond shapes, I stenciled through the perforation from the bird stencil;
