Projection Stencilling is a method for creating both large and small stencils. It can be used to paint wall murals, produce faux "inlay, " "etch" beautiful window designs, stencil floor cloths, and in fact, stencil just about any surface.

We use the term "Projection Stencilling" rather loosely since we have found our technique to work equally well on smaller projects. The term now refers to a method of transferring or projecting a design onto freezer paper using a light projector, grid system, or photocopy, and cutting out the stencil directly on the surface to be painted.

Projection stencils look hand painted. Our "inlaid" (stenciled) woodwork fools seasoned work workers and our "etched" glass is a dead ringer for the real thing. In traditional Stencilling a stencil is put down, paint is applied, and then the stencil is repositioned for the next repeat. In this way a design is built around the room, one repeat at a time. In Projection Stencilling there is no repeating. A piece of paper is sprayed with spray adhesive and then placed on the wall or object. The design is then traced onto the paper, using one of the enlargement methods. Each design element is color-coded, as in Paint-by-numbers, and all the pieces of one color are cut out with an X-acto knife or a sharp utility knife, leaving these areas exposed and ready for stencilling. Once one color is stenciled in, another color portion is cut out and stenciled. The pattern pieces for the first color may need to be replaced before the next color can be stenciled to avoid "bridges," gaps in a design that are a telltale sign of Stencilling. Projection stencil designs are built one color at a time. It is as simple as that. If you can follow a color-coded illustration and are familiar with the basics of Stencilling you are ready to start Projection Stencilling.

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