"shpuker" (shpuker)
02/09/2014 at 18:53 • Filed to: None
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"shpuker" (shpuker)
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Where would I go if I needed a stencil made of something? I'm thinking kinkos? Maybe? No idea. Or even how to make a really accurate stencil. Either way.
Bandit
> shpuker
02/09/2014 at 19:01 |
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For what use? Street art? Photoshop is the way to go. Print out your image to cardstock or something and then cut it out with an exacto knife. Here's a really bad MP4/4 I painted. The design was sketched onto the card stock and then I cut it out. Pro Tip: Don't forget to leave bridges (the bits that hold stencil parts together) in your design. I forgot to include one on the front wing. Stencil graffiti is really big right now so it isn't hard to go google stencils.
I took this design, modified and enlarged it into a poster sized stencil. I have yet to find a proper (non-illegal *wink*) place to paint it.
Edit: Here are a few more.
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Bandit
> shpuker
02/09/2014 at 19:05 |
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Also, go ask Powderhound. These are his stencils.
Aaron James
> shpuker
02/09/2014 at 19:06 |
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A sign company maybe, like one that has a vinyl cutting machine for letters and designs. I don't know for sure. Good Luck.
The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
> shpuker
02/09/2014 at 19:13 |
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Try FastSigns . They did some semi-custom/reproduction decals for my motorcycle. Easy to work with. I'm sure if you tell them what you want they can help figure it out.
Thisnewformatisrubbish
> shpuker
02/09/2014 at 20:05 |
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I have a cnc plotter, router that can run straight off a pdf. But exacto a shoebox lid if you want practice.
Christopher Keach
> shpuker
02/09/2014 at 22:02 |
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Folks are on the right track with a sign company to get the stencil cut. How to make a stencil: I'm fairly certain you'll need a vector graphic from an app like Adobe Illustrator (or a free alternative) for their plotter to read. If you only can make a black and white raster graphic in Photoshop (or MS Paint or via a scanned drawing or whatever), look up "convert to vector" on fiverr and get it converted for $5.
p.s. I love that we all still call it Kinko's even though the name changed to FedEx Office many years ago.