stencil
Pattern transfer sheet
A stencil is a thin sheet with a design cut out of it, used to transfer that design onto a surface by applying paint, ink, or other material through the openings: She used a stencil to paint letters on the mailbox.
The verb means to create designs this way: stenciled patterns on the nursery walls.
Stencils appear in street art, craft projects, and industrial marking.
Recurring arrangement or template
- cutoutShape removed from material
- shapeExternal outline of something
- guideLeader or instruction book
- tracingCopying by following lines
reusable · master · registration · alignment · overlay · multi-layer · positive · negative
Illegal surface markings
- spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- aerosolMist in gas
wheatpaste · layers · subversive · political · activism · urban · public · caps
Shaping sheets into designs
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- die-cuttingShearing with shaped blades
- kirigamiCut-and-fold paper sculpture
stamping · inking · layering · masking · cardstock · mylar · acetate · burnishing
Thin reflective polyester sheet
- acetateVinegar-derived compound
- cardboardRigid paper for containers
- cardstockRigid paper material
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
brass · plastic · transparency · polyester · reusable · flexible · rigid · die-cut
Posted public displays
- typographyArranging letters for display
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- numberingAssigning sequential figures
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
military · cargo · shipping · crate · address · parking · warning · regulatory
pattern
Recurring arrangement or template
tracing · reusable · master · registration · alignment · overlay · multi-layer · positive · negative · bridge
graffiti
Illegal surface markings
- spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
aerosol · wheatpaste · layers · subversive · political · activism · urban · public · caps · cardboard
papercutting
Shaping sheets into designs
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- die-cuttingShearing with shaped blades
kirigami · stamping · inking · layering · masking · cardstock · mylar · acetate · burnishing · repositionable
mylar
Thin reflective polyester sheet
vinyl · brass · plastic · transparency · polyester · reusable · flexible · rigid · die-cut · self-healing
signage
Posted public displays
- typographyArranging letters for display
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- numberingAssigning sequential figures
labeling · military · cargo · shipping · crate · address · parking · warning · regulatory · industrial
wallpaper
Ornamental wall covering
texturing · furniture · floor · ceiling · tile · damask · arabesque · chinoiserie · repeating · registration
masking
Concealing by covering
sponging · spraying · brushing · airbrushing · blending · shading · gradient · bleeding · overspray · lifting
- artworksoil painting, watercolor, portrait, drawing, sketch
- transferstransfer, money transfer, bank transfer, wire transfer, fund transfer
- visual aidspicture, pictures, photo, photos, image
- drafting toolscompass, T-square, protractor, triangle, ruler
- shaping formsmold, cast, die, template, pattern
- pyrographypyrography, wood burning, woodburning, wood burner, hot tip
stencilfreehand
Drawn without mechanical aids
freehand drawing · improvisation · improvised · unguided · original artwork
- stencil artArt using cut-out guides
- hand stencilOutlined hand shape
- stencil printingReproduction through cut templates
- stencil workDesign applied through cutouts
- letter stencilsCutout shapes for tracing alphabets
stencils, stencilled, stencilling, stenciling, stenciled, stencilwork, stenciller