Fabric Paint Shirt Stencil Using Vinyl

Weed out the areas you don t want where the paint needs to penetrate using a hook or probe tool.

Fabric paint shirt stencil using vinyl.

Squeeze a quarter sized drop of the desired paint color on a paper plate. I cut a vinyl stencil and applied it to the shirt. Dab the stencil brush into the paint. Carefully smooth the vinyl stencil on the fabric you wish to print we chose t shirts and gently lift away the masking or transfer tape.

Once the stencil is securely placed on the t shirt you can start spraying. Try to do even strokes around the stencil. I use fabric paint and a stiff stenciling brush. So for this vinyl stencil technique you re going to need some permanent adhesive vinyl in any color matte mod podge don t use glossy acrylic paint and a wood board.

In this tutorial i will be using the seahorse design which can be found here. You are now ready to begin painting in the stencil. Stencil entirely around the outside edge of the design before moving toward the center. You can use just fabric paint the glitter is optional.

Allow the paint to dry for 15 minutes before removing the. Using paper or cardboard mask off the t shirt so only the stencil in visible. If you use regular spray paint your shirt will be too stiff. Using spray adhesive to a stencil.

Canvas bag or a shirt or whatever else you want to stencil with fabric paint vinyl. Apply spray paint to t shirt. I use the paper backing from the vinyl or contact paper since it s always the perfect size. I traced around the stencil and then removed the vinyl once finished.

Once you have printed your stencil use masking tape or transfer tape to hold everything in place. Don t put too much on. You have to use fabric spray paint. In this tutorial i use fabric paint fabric glitter and fabric glue.

Don t forget to put something behind your fabric unless you don t mind getting paint on your table. I opted to use spray paint but you can easily use a foam brush and fabric paint. Spray lightly and it might take a couple of passes. One quick layer will do the trick.

I m using this 12 x 6 wood board that came pre hung with a rope but you can use any board that has a flat surface. Once satisfied with the shirt design i removed the vinyl see the below picture for examples.