Bicycle stencils - first cut.

Today I simplified my drawings even further (see yesterdays posting) and cut my first stencils for three years! I transferred my design to acetate sheet and used a heat cutter for the first time (I only burned myself once). It's a lot easier than using a knife on card which is what I used to do. A big and belated "Thank You" to my friend Diane who bought me the cutter a couple of years ago.

The top image is the 1950's cruiser owned by my neighbor Matt.

The lower image is the OS single speed 29er owned by my neighbor and good friend John.

I have great neighbors!

Bicycle stencils

I want to make some bike stencils to spray onto my paintings. When you make a stencil you have to simplify a drawing as much as possible and then some more. Then you have to make sure that the lines to be cut don't join other lines or else, after hours of work, a major part of your design will just drop out of the middle of the stencil! Here are two designs I'm working on - they still need to be simplified.