Stencilling and Decorative Painting
Helpful tips, essential techniques, and step-by-step demonstrations on decorative painting for artists of all levels of expertise, plus an ever-growing collection of free stencils and features on how to stencil and stencil effects.
Cutting your own stencils does require a little patience, but is easy and rewarding.
The main advantage of a stencil brush over a normal paint brush is that it reduces the chances of getting paint under the edge of the stencil because of the stiff bristles.
Stencils allow you to reproduce a pattern or design over and over again, as many times as you like. These tips will help you get good results.
Artist Julie Lamons takes us through the painting of a mural for a church.
Tips on how to paint a wall mural, what to use, and how to prepare the surface.
The keys to successful decorative painting on slippery or smooth surfaces such as glass or ceramics are a thoroughly clean surface and the right paint.
A step-by-step project (with printable design) for painting a faux stained glass design of a cardinal and magnolia.
How to use floor stencils to decorate a floor.
Find out how to approximate the colors
What you need to do to prepare a saw blade for painting, and what paints to use.
An introduction to this craft, and the techniques involved, from About.com's Guide to Rubber Stamping.
An introductory article to the basics of glass painting (from Michaels arts and crafts). Scroll to the bottom for various tips.
About.com's Guide to Rubber Stamping, Kate Pullen, explains how to cut your own stamp design using an eraser. Perfect for fabric stamping!
