How to Mix Two Colors When Stenciling
Stenciling is a simple and popular painting technique that is suitable for walls, doors and furniture. Even with limited skills, you can quickly create a beautiful effect using stencils and stencil paint. If you desire, you can make your stencils a little fancier by mixing two colors together. Use one of these basic techniques to mix paint colors as you apply the paint to the surface through the stencil. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Masking tape
- Stencil
- Surface
- Paint palette
- Stencil paints
- Stenciling brushes
Instructions
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Blending Colors
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Position the stencil on the surface you will be stenciling. Once you have the stencil in the desired position, use masking tape to secure it to the surface so it will not move.
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Place quarter-sized amounts of the paint colors you will be using onto the paint palette.
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Load a small amount of one stencil paint color onto your stenciling brush. Begin applying this color at one end of the stenciling area. Apply the stenciling paint on approximately one-third of the stenciling area by pouncing the stenciling brush lightly.
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Load a small amount of another stencil paint color onto another stenciling brush. Begin applying this color at the other end of the same stenciling area and paint this color approximately one-third of the way toward the first color of paint.
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Remove as much of the paint as possible from the first stenciling brush you were using. Use this brush to dab at the first color of paint you already applied and pull it toward the second color of paint. You will be blending the first and second paint colors in the center portion of the stenciling area. As you blend, pounce the stenciling brush onto each color to bring more of this color into the center area.
Stippling Colors
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Repeat steps one and two above.
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Select a very light paint color and use this paint color to fill in an entire stenciling area.
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Choose a darker color paint and load a small amount of this paint onto the stenciling brush. Lightly dab the paintbrush onto the same stenciling area to add small dots of darker color to the light paint. This technique can add dimension to stenciling areas.
Mixing Colors
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Repeat steps one and two above.
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Load your stenciling brush with a small amount of one paint color. Add a second paint color to your brush at the same time.
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Pounce the paintbrush onto the paint palette to blend the colors or blend the colors directly on the stenciling area by pouncing the brush there. Add more of either color to change the concentration of the colors.
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Tips & Warnings
Pouncing the paintbrush means to dab the paintbrush straight down onto the stenciling area. To fill in an entire stenciling area by pouncing, you must pounce the paintbrush repeatedly over the surface until you have filled in the area to your liking.
