We sell two types of stencil paint, a water based acrylic or an oil based Paint Stik, which is solid. We would not recommend mixing between the two on one stencil or even in one room, unless the application surfaces are different. We have a wide selection of colours in both ranges, which would suit most needs. Generally no more than 3 colours plus a possible highlighter are needed for each stencil design.

Water Based Acrylic Paints
Our range of 59ml Crafter’s™ Acrylic is a versatile, water based paint suitable for general arts and crafts, stencilling, ceramics, school projects, home decorating and decorative painting. Ideal for use with stencil brush or airbrush alike. These paint are high in pigment and designed to brush extremely smoothly, evenly covering in 1-2 coats. Brushes can be cleaned with water.

Useful Paint Stik Colours
We are frequently asked for the best colours to use. We can only stress that the actual colours required will depend on the basic colours in the room and on the walls, the stencil design being used and the desired effect to be created. That said however, if you are looking to do some stencilling and require some basic colours, which are likely to be used time and time again, then the following colours make a good basic collection:

Yellow Ochre; Celedon Green; Aspheltum; Silver; Gold; Alizarin Crimson; Titanium White; Ivory Black; Sap Green; Prussian Blue.

If you are likely to be doing a lot of children's or nursery themes, then we would recommend the following as a basic collection:

Azo Yellow; Viridian Green; Aspheltum; Silver; Gold; Napthol Red; Ivory Black; Cobalt Blue; Azo Orange; Purple Sage.

Brush Selection and Tips
We offer two different sorts of stencil brush, each comes in several sizes for your convenience. We would suggest 1 brush for each colour. To begin load the brush, starting gently working the paint up the bristles and wipe off the excess. With the paint loaded up the bristles, start stencilling by pressing lightly to apply the paint and increase the pressure to intensify the colour, for example in the centre of a flower. As you work your way along the wall, the shading will naturally follow a pattern. Do not worry if it is not precise as this gives a better overall effect in any case.

Repositionable Adhesive
Applying the stencil to the wall - To paint a clear outline of your stencil design you need to fix the stencil to the surface. For a professional finish it's important to use a spray adhesive so all the bridges on the stencil are stuck to the surface. This prevents any paint going under the stencil and enables the full effect of the design to be seen. Simply spray a light amount of repositionable adhesive on the back of the stencil, it should feel slightly tacky. You can remount the stencil to the surface several times without applying more stencil spray adhesive.

Alternatively, you can use low tack masking tape although this is not as effective as although it holds the edges it does not hold the bridges in the middle of the stencil.