3D-effect stencil

Creating a two-color stencil that delivers a 3D perspective. This uses SketchUp and Illustrator.

Step 1: Pop into 3D

To start off with, I take a classic videogame image and import it into SketchUp. After that, trace the images to create four polygons. With the push/pull tool, grab the polygons and pull them up to create a solid shape. Double-clicking on the three remaining shapes will repeat the action and bring them up to the same height for consistency.

Comments

[masmarius]

awesome! who doesn't love stencils anyway?

[T3h_Muffinator]

Woah, that has an awesome effect. Once I finish coating my halfpipe in weatherproofing paint, I'm definitely going to stencil on some kind of kick-ass videogame character.... now, who will it be?

[sharlston]

tony hawks

[fwjs28]

MARIOOOOO!!!or 1 up mushroom, that way when u fall of the pipe and kill urself u have a mushroom with an extra life....

[gbosbiker]

the ghost character from, i think its from super mario. its a cool character and it would look awesome on a halfpipe

[santy22]

some character on a bike or rollers or skate, or maybe PAC-MAN! because pacman rocks and any surface with pacman printed on it will rock too. The same goes for mario and metroid (pixel-y version of them, obiously)

[santy22]

PD:Just laminated the Space invader (with duct tape) going 2 do it soon

[volquete]

cool

[wenpherd]

this is so insanly awesome i cant even look

[baneat]

Made it, thanks.

[baneat]

Actually just used the idea of using google sketchup for the 3d part and made it up from there to make it into a stencil.

[baneat]

Also I think you can use Photoshop instead of Illustrator to do the second part of this guide :)

[fungus amungus]

Yes, now you can. Illustrator in here is optional, however. You can do the whole thing in SketchUp if you wanted.

[emuman4evr]

I wonder I could do this with other 3d models...

[emuman4evr]

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[baneat]

I could swear that's 3D

[spinach_dip]

Nice. My compliments on your choice of subject. (Also thanks to bugmenot for the login.)

[whatsisface]

You could've done better than posting that on THIS instructable especially. I believe owned is the correct term.

[SacTownSue]

looks great! Depending on what type of black paint you used you could try touchup with sharpie. Depending on materials and houw much you care.

[Fenwick]

wow, this is cool! Great idea! I might have to do this once I get the chance.

[erfonz]

This is mine. I also used your bridge instructable. I was kinda impatient in spraying it so theres a drip and a bunch of underspray

[fungus amungus]

Good stuff. Just looks like you need another coat of white on top to make it more solid. As for the drips and underspray you can have some control of it for a cool effect. Takes some practice to get the controlled slop effect, though.

[kennytatheguy]

whaoh! when i first loked at that pic _{i thought it was actually a little block stick man! nice job!!}

[belenus]

couldnt you just use the same stencil, spray it, translate it up (however you want the 3d to look) and spray the topcoat?

[fungus amungus]

Not at all. That would be a repeating image and could give the impression that the top layer is floating above the surface with the bottom layer acting as a shadow if you were looking at it dead on. Which is a fine effect, but this is different. Here, the 3D program allows the object to have volume. Note how the black layer is displaced further from the bottom than the top. With a touch of practice with perspective you could do the same thing by hand if you wanted to.

[dipswitch]

This is cool. Now if I could only figure out the getting an image and importing image to SketchUp part it will be even more cool.

[fungus amungus]

I did kind of skim over that part of the instructions, didn't I? If you play around with SketchUp you should be able to see how to import an image and plant it on a flat surface. Now recreate the shape by drawing it in SketchUp with the image as your guide. Then, pull it up and there you go.

[pjay_dml]

A little shadow (hold can at a distance before applying stencil; apply oval blur) would enhance the effect.

[Googlypuffs]

this is a great looking turnout, even with the under-spray! it gives it a little urban feel to it

[houdini]

very nice :) I like this drawing. If you pass by Paris, do one on my door! keep on the good work

[PurpleFerret]

Like it! =]

[barnes]

Very cool, I'm gonna try that later.

[blog.darkforestdesign.com]

The 3D effect is pretty strong, considering it's stencil-ness. Good job!

[SniperNinja]

Cool Im going to have to try that. Is that the LoadRunner sign?

[maffiou]

Like the idea... Cool...