Product Description

You will be inspired and thrilled by the images you can create using Projection Stenciling. This new technique, created by Linda Buckingham and Leslie Bird, overcomes the design limitations and expense that, unfortunately, can exist with traditional stenciling methods.

Now you can turn almost any image into a design of any size...to be stenciled onto virtually any surface. Want to turn a photo of your dog into a stencil, animate your child's room with a one-of-a-kind mural, or create "etched" glass mirrors and "inlaid" wood tabletops? You can do all this, easily and economically, with Projection Stenciling as your guide. More complex projects used to cost hundreds, even thousands, of dollars using commercial stencils and were limiting in terms of the time required and designs available. Now your tool chest can be as simple as a roll of freezer paper, a felt pen, access to a photocopier and some basic stenciling supplies. Light projectors, easy to rent and surprisingly inexpensive to buy, make this technique even easier.

Inside this beautiful, full-color book, you will find the tools and techniques of Projection Stenciling, step-by-step instructions for over 40 projects and the inspiration to embark on your own designs - all guided by the lively banter of the authors, Linda and Leslie. Beginning and experienced crafters alike can realize transformations of personal space and household belongings within just a few hours. With Projection Stenciling, your imagination is the only limit!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #642600 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Amazon.com Review
Stencil artists extraordinaire Linda Buckingham and Leslie Bird have hit upon a truly brilliant approach to their subject that enables even novices to create high-quality, large-scale designs. Their method entails covering the paintable surface with freezer paper (adhered with stencil spray adhesive), projecting the image onto the paper using an overhead or slide projector, and tracing the design onto the paper. Each design element is then color-coded and cut out one color at a time. In effect, the usually complex process of producing wall murals is reduced to the simplicity of a paint-by-number scheme. The 40 step-by-step projects include materials lists, color codes, color photos of the finished work, and complete gridded patterns of each design, so even if you don't have access to any of the various projectors adaptable to this process (though they can be rented for surprisingly little), you can still follow the technique using the old-fashioned grid-transfer method.

Not only is Buckingham and Bird's approach ingenious, but their designs are stunning, and greatly varied in style. They fill walls with schools of tropical fish, a soaring Pegasus, peaceful landscapes, an airborne snowboarder, the cow jumping over the moon, a dozing tiger. Doors sport faux wood inlay, a gliding ocean liner, desert scenes. Glass can be "etched" with elegant stencil designs. Floorcloths feature cobblestones or swirling art nouveau designs. Every room in the house is fair game to these two, and not only in the house: one of the authors lives aboard a boat crammed with stenciled surfaces. This volume is both a marvelous source of inspiration and a practical, beautifully produced how-to guide. --Amy Handy

From the Publisher
Projection Stenciling is very different from other stenciling methods and this is precisely what makes the book so remarkable. Linda Buckingham and Leslie Bird, both stenciling and decorative painting experts, have combined their experience to overcome frustrations that can occur with traditional stenciling (amount of time required, expenses, and limited design options).

How is Projection Stenciling so different?

1) You can create custom, one-of-a-kind designs. 2) You can transfer images from any source: paintings, photos, digital art, you name it. 3) You can customize sizes to fit any space. 4) You can stencil onto virtually any surface: walls, glass, wood, metal, plastic. 5) Projection Stenciling cuts down dramatically on time and cost, for all skill levels. 6) You will get realistic results - no more cookie-cutter images and you can eliminate bridging (the white space between image components). 7) No artistic experience is required - accessible and satisfying to all skill levels 8) Projection Stenciling is wonderful for school/group/family projects, as well as for individuals.

ENJOY!

From the Inside Flap
The authors' lively humour and long-standing friendship shine through in Projection Stenciling. They will make you laugh at the same time as they inspire you. No one said stenciling had to be serious business! Have fun stenciling "inlaid" wood, "etched" glass, as well as giant murals and trompe l'oeil effects. Linda and Leslie show that, with a little coaching, you don't have to be an artist to create great art!

In Projection Stenciling, authors Linda Buckingham and Leslie Bird show you how images can be enlarged using a projector, the grid system in the book, or a photocopier. If you decide to use a projector, you can rent one for a small price from photography supply stores or office supply shops. You can even purchase a small projector for less than the price of many large commercial stencil kits and buy yourself an entire world of potential wall art.

Linda Buckingham is the co-owner of the highly regarded Buckingham Stencils. Leslie Bird is the owner of Beyond Borders, a decorative painting company. Both authors teach stenciling and decorative painting. They have been friends since grade school and have embarked on many projects together.

Customer Reviews

Creativity At Its' Best!
I have just spent the wkend immersed in Linda Buckinham and Leslie Bird's new book, Projection Stenciling. This book is a wonderful addition to a decorative painter's library - whether you are a beginner or a veteran painter. What I liked most about the book was when I closed the cover, I felt it was time to rethink the way I have been doing business. As a professional decorative painter, I recently poured over my very high material expenses for this year, to date, and I realized I need to cut costs - find a better way - so I can keep more of the money I am making vs. paying it out for all the stencils I felt I had to buy. I certainly encourage all of our creative and talented stencil designers to continue producing their wonderful designs and I know I will continue to purchase some for each job, so I am truly speaking with absolutely no offense here. But what is key for me, after reading Linda & Leslie's book is that I don't need to purchase all of the stencils for each job I do. Some I can create using the projection method. This book opens my eyes and mind to be more creative - to color outside of the lines a bit - to think and paint a little more freely. I also have Sandra Buckinham's book, Stencilling on A Grand Scale. I felt similar after I purchased this book too. I guess I needed this 2nd wonderful reminder from Linda's book that it doesn't have to cost a fortune in materials to create a great mural. I highly recommend this book to all decorative painters and particularly to those of us who would never dream of undertaking such a task as creating a mural without a full set of stencils in hand!

From someone who has never stencilled before
As someone who has never stencilled before but who has spent many years drawing and painting, this book has inspired me to try projection stencilling and expand my skills to the wall (so to speak) - something I would never have attempted without the information in this book. I think the authors have brought stenciling forward a step or two - to something a little more creative or to where someone who wants to be a little more creative (with stencilling ) will be inspired to do so. "artistic ideas, inspiration & method excellently presented"

A Great Resource!
Want a mural but can't draw? This book is for you. It's packed with ideas and detailed instructions on how to project images to trace or how to use a grid system to get images transferred and ready for painting. The authors years of experience comes through in their ideas, tips and explanations and they hold nothing back. A great resource for dramatically transforming a room on a budget!