Top products from r/Mylittlesprayschool
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1. Color Inkjet Transparency, 8-1/2"x11", 50/BX
Sentiment score: 4
Number of reviews: 2
Sparco Sparco Color Inkjet Transparency, 8-1/2"X11", 50/Bx
Show Reddit reviews2. Duck Brand 1115496 Peel N' Stick Laminate Adhesive Shelf Liner, 12-Inch x 36-Feet, Clear
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Clear12 inches wide, 36 feet longHigh quality adhesive vinyl laminatePrinted paper backing for easy measuring and cuttingPermanent protection and decoration
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Welcome to the Sub. I must say that's a great job for a first piece.
To address some of your concerns:
Paint: The_Velour_Fog says he has recently voted Montana 94 as his paint of choice, but will go to other brands for the colors. He suggests buying from Art Primo.
Stencil Material:
From what I can tell the general consensus is transparent inkjet film. It's sturdy, it won't bleed like paper, it's clear for easy stencil placement, and on Amazon, it's 50 sheets for $25, meaning it's $.50 per sheet, which I know I've paid more for worse material.
Adhesive:
Taping is all very good, but a good spray adhesive is a recommended product. Velour has mentioned that he went down to his local hardware store and picked up some 1/4" washers to help weigh down the stencil and prevent underspray.
Some things from personal experience to try and stay away from:
Making your stencils out of Self-adhesive laminate; while it is convenient having it already adhesive, said adhesive is much too strong and tends to pull off oversprayed, plasticy high-pressure paints like Krylon and store brands, as well as cause odd, how to describe it, the adhesive reacts with paint and causes sticky paint marks.
Inferior canvas: Now I've spent most of my painting career with canvas tiles, but stretched canvas is where it's at. You mentioned choosing an expensive canvas to paint on, but opting to pick up cheaper canvas next time, just make sure not to go too cheap. I've bought some really cheap canvas that ended up causing paint bleeding on just the raw canvas.
Poster board should work fine as a stencil material, however Velour and I have long since standardized on inkjet transparency film (purchased from amazon).
I agree with Velour, your painting location is probably causing most of the problems. Either move somewhere less windy, or construct a sheltered area/windbreak (perhaps with plywood or a very large cardboard box). That will allow you to hold the can farther back without having the paint blow away.
Temperature does have an effect on how the paint dries (it'll dry slower when it's cold). To help remedy this, I bought a 500W halogen work light for $6, and began placing my paintings next to it between coats. The light puts out tons of radiant heat, speeding up drying in the cold weather. Just please be careful if you do that, because flammable spray paint + super hot light could be very dangerous. Unfortunately, Super 77 does not work well in the cold, and I've yet to find a solution for this. You'll notice my Gilda painting has more underspray than usual, that was the reason.
Bottom line: Get out of the wind and perhaps do some spray practice on scrap material to learn how to apply super thin coats.