Subject: Textiles

STENCIL
PRINTING

Made by: Aneri Shah

DEFINITION of STENCIL PRINTING

A method of transferring a pattern

by brushing, spraying, or
squeeging ink or paint through the
open parts of the stencil cut from
thin metal or cardboard. It is also
known as pochoir.
 HISTORY of STENCIL PRINTING
Hand stencils, made by blowing pigment over a hand held against a wall,
have been found in Asia and Europe dating from over 35,000 years ago, and
later prehistoric dates in other continents. After that stencilling has been
used as a historic painting technique on all kinds of materials. Stencils are
also used for cloth coloring especially in Japan. This type of cloth coloring
using stencils are called Katazome, and it was used during the Edo period in
feudal Japan. Stencils are also used in Europe to color old master prints
from 1450. Those master prints were in black and white technique, and it
was usually woodcuts. One thing that was are also colored by stencils is
playing card. Stencils were used for printing and mass publications and
everything else that were not supposed to be hand written.
 Japanese stencil printing

Japenese stencil designs

medieval stencil printers

Prehistoric hand stencils, Cueva
Modern stencil printing
de las Manos in Argentina
TYPES OF STENCIL TOOLS

1. Stencil Brushes:
These brushes are designed specifically for
stenciling. A stencil brush has a flat top which is
perfect for dabbing at the edge of the stencil to
reduce the paint from seeping underneath. The
bristles are also very stiff, which makes them less
likely to slide underneath the stencil.
2. Stencil Roller:
For a quicker way to paint and for stencils with
less details and shading a stencil roller is useful.
This type of tool will be especially helpful when
using a wall stencil or stencil you want to cover a
large area. A stencil roller should be made of a
dense foam. A normal paint roller will not give
clean results like a foam roller. When using a
stencil roller, push your roller into the paint for
and allow to absorb. Make sure to blot off excess
paint on a folded paper towel before beginning
your painting.
3. Spoucers:
Spoucers allow for the absorbtion of the paint as
well as the flat top of a stencil brush. With this
tool, make sure to press directly on top of the
edges to stop paint from seeping.
4. Paint Brushes:
If using a normal paint brush for
stenciling, make sure to paint
from the outside of the stencil to
the inside. Never push paint
towards the edge when painting
inside the stencil. This will result
in seeping and a less clean result
on your stencil.

5. Spray Painting:
Another popular tool for stencil
printing is by using spray colors.
STENCIL PRINTING
PROCESS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eucQNEMCY5A
 ADVANTAGES

PRECISE
The use of stencils ensures SIMPLE
precision of the design Stencil Printing is a relatively
intended to be printed. easier method of basic
printing on fabrics since it
does not involve a lot of
COST EFFECTIVE
finesse and skill once the
This process is cheaper than
stencils are made.
other methods of printing.
 DISADVANTAGES
LOW OUTPUT
This printing process is
feasible only for short batch
production products.
CAN BE TIME CONSUMING
Since this process is more feasible
for short batch productions, a
bigger batch can prove to be
extremely time consuming.
COLOR MIXING
It is difficult to mix the
desired shade of colors and
achieve the perfect output
without practice.
This depends on how wide
the stencils are and what
kind of space is available to
work with.