Multi - Piece Stencils
When the design to be reproduced has areas of different colors adjacent to one another, it is necessary to make a stencil of 2 or more separate negative sections to accommodate this type of design. As with one-piece stencils, more than one color can be used with each stencil section, so a stencil comprised of 2 or 3 separate sections can allow the use of from 6 to 9 (or even more) colors for the completed design. A little more planning and care is required for making and using a stencil of this type, but it is something that anyone should be able to do.The first thing to be done when designing a multi-piece stencil is to break down the original design into the desired color areas, and to number these areas; the full-page drawing given here shows a design which is divided and numbered for stencil work. It is important that each piece of the stencil is correctly positioned when applying the colors, so each section must have register marks; the small triangles at the upper left and lower right of the drawing are register marks. When all of the design areas have been numbered, a piece of stencil paper is placed over the design and all of the sections marked "1" are traced onto it, along with the register marks. This first piece of stencil paper is then removed and another one is positioned over the design; all of the number 2 sections and register marks are then traced. Tracing is continued in this manner until each numbered group of sections has been transferred onto a separate piece of stencil paper.
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January 7, 2009