Re: Stencils
Posted by John Eddington on September 13, 1999 at 15:16:11:
In Reply to: Stencils posted by Jewel on August 06, 1999 at 05:12:52:
I spent all weekend thinking about this. this
is what I came up with...maybe you'd be interested in trying it as
well. I found one type of eyeliner pencil (blue) which draws very
nice
onto tracing paper. I'm keeping a collection of stencils in one book,
then using tracing paper from another book when I want to do an actual
transfer. The eyeliner comes off with pressure onto the skin, but
works better with some olive oil cooking spray...Just enough to adhese
the stencil to the skin without smudging. I'm not too sure how the
oil
will affect the henna adsorption into the skin. Since the oil adsorbs
into the skin, I don't think it will cause a problem.
Also, I found water color pencils work nice...Probably better than
the
oil. What I like about the water color pencils, is if you let the
water
dry without touchin it, the transfer won't even hardly smear on the
skin. The eyeliner pencil smears for me.
Thanks again. I hope answering my own question will help intersted
others.
:
: Has anybody ever tried making their own stencils ? I draw my own
: designs on paper and I'd love to make stencils out of them. Any
advice
: on what material to use and how to do it is much appreciated ...
: Thanks for the attention !!
: Peace to all ...
: ~Jewel~