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Reddit mentions of Color Inkjet Transparency, 8-1/2"x11", 50/BX
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Reddit mentions: 3
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- Sparco Sparco Color Inkjet Transparency, 8-1/2"X11", 50/Bx
Features:
Specs:
| Color | CLEAR |
| Height | 0.7 Inches |
| Length | 8.8 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 1.01 Pounds |
| Width | 11.3 Inches |
My suggestion is to start out small and simple, perhaps a cutie mark on an 8x10" canvas. That will be good practice and give you a foundation of experience to build from.
I print all of my stencils onto inkjet transparencies. Simple office paper or cardstock can work, but they will deform after painting and are therefore one-time-use.
Welcome to the Sub. I must say that's a great job for a first piece.
To address some of your concerns:
Paint: The_Velour_Fog says he has recently voted Montana 94 as his paint of choice, but will go to other brands for the colors. He suggests buying from Art Primo.
Stencil Material:
From what I can tell the general consensus is transparent inkjet film. It's sturdy, it won't bleed like paper, it's clear for easy stencil placement, and on Amazon, it's 50 sheets for $25, meaning it's $.50 per sheet, which I know I've paid more for worse material.
Adhesive:
Taping is all very good, but a good spray adhesive is a recommended product. Velour has mentioned that he went down to his local hardware store and picked up some 1/4" washers to help weigh down the stencil and prevent underspray.
Some things from personal experience to try and stay away from:
Making your stencils out of Self-adhesive laminate; while it is convenient having it already adhesive, said adhesive is much too strong and tends to pull off oversprayed, plasticy high-pressure paints like Krylon and store brands, as well as cause odd, how to describe it, the adhesive reacts with paint and causes sticky paint marks.
Inferior canvas: Now I've spent most of my painting career with canvas tiles, but stretched canvas is where it's at. You mentioned choosing an expensive canvas to paint on, but opting to pick up cheaper canvas next time, just make sure not to go too cheap. I've bought some really cheap canvas that ended up causing paint bleeding on just the raw canvas.
The stencil material is a transparency sheet. I buy it on Amazon. Just print it on an inkjet printer and cut it out.
http://www.amazon.com/Sparco-Color-Inkjet-Transparency-Film/dp/B001ASD7DS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313401911&sr=8-1