Materials
- Paper or tyvek (if you live in the us you can get tyvek envelopes from USPS)
- X-Acto knife
- extra blades
- Printer optional
- Clear packing tape optional
Steps
- Print out your image on a printer
- Roughly Cut out your image
- Tape it to the tyvek or paper
- Use an X-Acto knife or small sharp pointy pair of scissors to cut it out
How to Use the Stencils
- For the tyvek stencils soak in a container of water
- Put the tyvek or paper stencils on the greenware piece (works best on greenware at the leatherhard stage)
- Wet the paper stencils a little bit to keep it on
- Rib the stencils carefully and make sure that it is stuck onto the piece
- Paint the slip or underglaze on going from the outer edge into the inside