“The effect is rather like using a stencil to paint letters. If you lay the stencil on a background you want to paint the letter onto, you can paint with impunity above the stencil itself, knowing that the paint will reach only the background in the spaces that the stencil allows it to get through.”

“Sunlight streamed through the lattice walls, creating an intricate stencil on the floor.”

“If you're up for it, the celebrated stenciler will teach you every faux fashion trick in the decorating world.”

“Fill in the designs with fabric paint, using medallions on the corners and aligning border stencils along the sides.”

“We find representations or stencils of hands or artefacts such as boomerangs, throwing sticks or nets.”

“Unique and distinctive shapes of paper can be made by cutting stencils from waterproof material such as acrylic or foam board.”