stencil printing

Ink through cutouts

Stencil printing is a technique where ink or paint is pushed through cut-out areas of a template onto a surface beneath.

Screen printing and silk screening are forms of stencil printing.

The method works for fabric, paper, walls, and other surfaces: The band's t-shirts were made by stencil printing.

Related

spray painting · negative space · templates · cut out · patterns · repeat pattern · squeegees · cutting tools · craft knife · motifs · overlays · street art · paints · graphic arts · inks · masking · packaging design · printmaking

Opposites
mechanical constraint vs. freehand execution

stencil printingfreehand drawing

Art made without guides

sketching · action painting · calligraphy · finger painting · doodling

printing method type

stencil printingintaglio

Carving cut below surface

woodcut · engraving · etching · lithography · letterpress

template-based vs. direct creation

stencil printingoriginal composition

Freshly created artistic piece

Family

printing, stencil

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G