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Step 10Cut and Spray

Cut and Spray
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Once your done cutting, it's time to spray. A simple one layer will do (you could make a 1.5 layer but that's a different tutorial)

As for spraying.



A guide to cutting stencils

• Think from outside the box.

• Collapse the box and take a fucking sharp knife to it.

• Leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.

• It's easier to get forgiveness than permission.

• Spray the paint sparingly onto the stencil from a distance of 8 inches.

• Be aware that going on a major mission totally drunk out of your head will result in some truly spectacular artwork and at least one night in the cells.
-Banksy

Have fun!
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11 comments
Jun 20, 2011. 4:30 PMskyhawkes says:
My God man!! This is a giant help and I think I love you... just sayin'... and thank you so much for using GIMP. I fell in love with it like 2 years ago but I never knew I could make a stencil with it. That was stupid easy.
Dec 23, 2010. 6:13 AM!revenge! says:
hi i have a question about the spray painting itself,
i made a stencil a while ago and i wanted to test it before spraying it to my old guitar. but this is what happened: after testing the stencil, the paint caused the paper to curl up.
do you have any idea how i can prevent this the next time i do this?

greets,

Jelle
ps.
my English may be not very good because i am from the Netherlands and i am 14 years old.
Jul 22, 2009. 7:23 AMbvulgarin says:
Very useful, thanks!
May 19, 2009. 7:39 AMsoongone says:
Thanks it was easy to understand
Aug 6, 2008. 1:34 PMslimguy379 says:
hello great job... this isn't Really about this instructable but though you could help... I currently have a screen printing business and I'm trying to make a 3 - 6 color shirt.. is there a way to separate each and every color? (using gimp, word, or publisher?) the response would be greatly appreciated...
May 4, 2009. 11:13 AMMaxinama says:
It's really easy to do just go image>mode>indexed, select the amount of colors (white backround will count as color) you want and click convert.
Dec 12, 2008. 1:05 PMstevedem says:
yeah, you can select each color and separate each one as it's own layer.
Apr 17, 2008. 10:05 AMyoungA says:
hello i have jus downloaded gimp and can i cut this on cardboard and then spraypaint it email me the answer at young_A_786@hotmail.com or just reply to the question on here
Mar 16, 2008. 5:46 PMbriISfineART says:
Awesome, thank you! looking into tagging and i really appreciate your easy step by steps. thanks again. -Britt
Jan 21, 2008. 6:51 PMLonNasty says:
i think you should give credit to banksy for that quote you stole

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