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stencil

stencil

12 3.2
A thin sheet with a pattern cut out used to paint the same shape on surfaces
  • noun
  • /ˈstɛnsl/
translation icon : plantilla
  • The artist carefully lifted the stencil after spraying the paint to reveal a beautiful pattern.
  • using a stencil
  • artists use stencils
  • cutting stencils

So do your eyes first or use a shadow shield or a stencil in order to prevent the fallout.

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Examples

  • This comes with a stencil and a brush and then I will just set my eyebrows with the Benefit Gimme Brow in light brown as well.

  • If you aren't artistic, you can buy a spooky stencil at any party supply store.

    Blog text (16)
  • When the blind learned to write at all, they used a sort of stencil to make Roman letters.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Place your stencil on top and cut out the shapes.

  • Yeah, they found the stencil in her locker.

  • First I'll cut out the letters that I wrote then I'll paint over the stencil...

  • We could cut the stencils, do it ourselves.

  • It uses a needle to make lots and lots of little dots through a piece of paper, and that becomes the stencil that is used for silk stream printing.

  • The type bar striking the stencil pushes the wax aside, leaving an impression through which the ink can ooze.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • To create a unique design, place the stencil flat on the canvas and use a brush to apply paint through it.

Synonyms

pochoir
vsstencil
  • Specialized
9.9

A stencil cut to add one color to a print

is a general thin sheet for making patterns by letting paint pass through holes

How Detailed

photographic plate
  • Archaic
3 6.8
engraving
25 4.1
stencil
12 3.2
cutout
9 4.2

Surface Forms

stencil singular
stencils plural

Etymology

The word stencil probably came from an old French word for a thin 'plate' used to copy a design. A helpful image is a 'cookie cutter' for paint: a stencil is a sheet with cut-out shapes that lets paint pass through to make the same pattern again and again.