Decorative Techniques

noun a thin sheet of cardboard, plastic, or metal with a pattern or letters cut out of it, used to produce the cut design on the surface below by the application of ink or paint through the holes

verb to mark or create a design using a stencil

• The artist used a stencil to create precise shapes in her artwork.
• I found a cool stencil for my DIY project at the craft store.
• I'm going to stencil some graffiti on that wall later.
• His strict upbringing acted as a stencil for his own parenting style.