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Stencils
We have added a few original stencils in this manual as a kick starter for you. They do not
require any advanced skills such as shading and texturing but feel free to feel adventurous with
them. These are mainly for you to get used to using your new TRUArt pyrography pen and
different tips yet still serve as nice little decors or mementos.
How to use these stencils
There are two ways to applying these stencils on your work surface.
1. Using carbon transfer tracing paper
2. Photocopying
Using Carbon Transfer Tracing Paper
1. Simply place a carbon transfer tracing paper, with the carbon facing down, on your workpiece
(wood, gourd or leather)
2. Place your chosen stencil carefully on top of the carbon paper. DO NOT apply any pressure
when positioning the tracing paper and this manual. You may want to secure the tracing
paper and the stencil unto the work surface with strips of adhesive tape.
3. With a ball point pen, start tracing the outline of your chosen stencil being careful to ONLY
APPLY MINIMAL PRESSURE on the pen, since carbon trace is hard to remove from the wood
surface later. It is better to have very fine lines to cover with your burning rather than thick
ones.
4. Once the tracing is complete, carefully lift the tracing stencil and transfer paper off the
workpiece.
5. With your TRUArt pyrography pen, start burning the transferred outline on your work piece.
Photocopying
Photocopying a stencil allows you resize it using the “Enlarge” feature on the photocopying
machine.
Once you have your photocopy of the stencil, simply follow steps 1 to 5 of Using Carbon
Transfer Tracing Paper.
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