What is Stencil?
[[File:Blek le Rat - Last Tango in Paris.jpg|thumb|[[Blek le Rat]] ''Last Tango in paris'']] [[File:Green party anti-war poster.jpg|thumb|stencilled poster]] A '''stencil''' is a blocking material used to mask a surface. In it there are holes for ink or paint to pass through. That way an [[image]] is made on the material behind the stencil. Stencils are used when many copies are needed of the same image. It is used in [[street art]], and many public notices. [[Screen printing]] is a printing technique using a fine mesh. Ink is applied except in areas blocked by a stencil. [[Category:Printing]]