RTP-area local music and culture

[John Iwaniszek <not AT hotmail.com>]

bendy wrote:

> 
> 
> Elizabeth Hammond wrote:
>> I've used a stencil and paint, which looks fine unless light is 
>> shining through the back of the head...in which case it looks like the 
>> thing was finger painted.
> 
> Spray-paint might work better with a stencil.
> 


Or a stencil brush.   When you stencil using a brush, you have to stiple the 
paint on to make an even coating.

What I would try is this:  Using heavy brown paper, draw the image you want 
on your drum-head.  Cut the stencil with an exacto or some other kind of 
razor knife.  Spray the back of the stencil with rubber contact cement and 
then apply the stencil to a test surface, taking care to press down the 
inside edges of the stencil so paint won't crawl outside the lines.  Spray 
with a sideways back and forth motion to cover the image area evenly with no 
running paint drips.  Let it dry for a few hours and then carefully peel the 
stencil.  If you are happy with how it looks, go for it.  Otherwise, try 
something else.