stenciling
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- noun
- /ˈstɛnslɪŋ/
- US
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- Training in silkscreen printing enabled him to experiment with color, and he also learned lettering and stenciling.
- stenciling techniques
- hand-stenciling
Examples
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My mom made me a real wooden dollhouse with wallpaper (fabric), curtains, and stenciling on the walls when I was a girl.
Blog text (16) -
I had been home for part of Mom's stenciling marathon.
Fiction book (1998) -
Modern techniques such as stenciling are used to create decorative motifs that bear little resemblance to those on the traditional cloth.
Academic text (1997) -
Paris graffiti of the 1970s were usually made by stenciling: an image or slogan is cut out from the center of a piece of cardboard, and the board is pressed against a wall while the image is spray-painted on.
Academic text (1990) -
The art of stenciling allows anyone to create beautiful wall designs easily and quickly.
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With stenciling, you can personalize your home decor by adding unique patterns to furniture.
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The artist used stenciling to add intricate designs to the canvas, enhancing the overall composition.
Synonyms
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A pattern or picture used to decorate a surface
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The art of making pictures on paper by pressing ink from carved wood or metal plates
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Making repeated designs on a surface, like cloth or walls
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Creating designs, patterns, or shapes in art and buildings
A way of using stencils to make colored prints
How Precise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stenciling comes from the word stencil, which was an old name for a cut-out pattern used to copy a design again and again. Think of a 'cookie cutter'—you put the cut-out down and paint or ink over it, so stenciling is the act of making the same design quickly and repeatedly with a template.