A system is provided enabling do it yourself body stenciling and/or body art. In particular, the system of the invention provides a body tight removable mask that masks an area of the body for body painting. The mask is sized to fit a particular portion of the torso or an appendage of a subject individual, and masks a standard area to enable an unskilled artist to paint a portion of the subject individual. The stencil can mask a logo of a sports team or other form such as a swimsuit form on a wrist or ankle or upper torso, forehead, or a bathing suit area of the subject individual. The system optionally includes adhesive, Velcro, or other interlocking overlapping portions enabling easy removal of the stencil without disturbing the freshly painted area. In its simplest form, the stencil is a mask of the thighs, and the waste, the lower chest area and upper chest area, for example, with a preferably elastic mask panel that can be easily removed once the basic painting is complete. Advantageously, the invention enables websites that feature body painting, such as Sports teams, Universities, Sports illustrated or Fashion TV to sell stencil product in association with displays of body painted models,

The present invention relates to a leveling apparatus, methods of using the leveling apparatus, and kits that include the leveling apparatus. The leveling apparatus is useful in various applications, including, without limitation, those applications that involve positioning a planar object (e.g., a wall stencil) against a substantially vertical surface (e.g., a wall) at a desired angle relative to horizontal (e.g., relative to the floor or ceiling).

A system for creating personalized greetings and letters including a scroll assembly, a stencil assembly, and an ink assembly is disclosed herein. The scroll assembly includes a scroll having two posts, wherein the scrolls hold together a sheet of paper. The scroll assembly resembles the form of writing used in the eighteenth century when people wrote messages on scrolls. The stencil assembly includes a stencil that provides a user with multiple images and indicia for writing onto the scroll. These indicia include but are not limited to the English alphabet and numbers for including on the scroll. The ink assembly includes an ink container holding ink wherein a user may use the brush or painting material of their choice to write on the scroll. A user may then use the ink provided to etch the stencil into the scroll to write a personalized greeting or letter.

A method of stenciling a stenciled graphic in a desired position and orientation on the graphic-display surface of a substrate includes providing at least one stencil template defining the stenciled graphic and at least one guide element including mutually-space template positioning indicia. Both the stencil template and the guide element are magnetically attracted to the substrate. The guide element is magnetically affixed to the graphic display surface in a desired location and orientation. The stencil template is magnetically affixed to the graphic-display surface in a location selected with positioning reference to at least one template-positioning indicium of the guide element. With or without the guide element still affixed, pigment is applied to the graphic-display surface through the at least one stencil template to impart to the graphic-display surface the desired stenciled graphic. The at least one stencil template is then removed from the graphic-display surface.

A stencil holder for rapidly and consistently decorating objects placed therein. The stencil holder includes a base pivotally connected to a frame, wherein the frame can move between an open and closed position. The frame includes a lower support that can removably couple with an upper support, wherein the upper support and the lower support cooperatively secure a stencil therebetween in an operational position. The upper support and the lower support each include an opening for accessing the stencil when disposed therebetween. In the closed position, the supports are secured to one another and the frame rests parallel to the base such that the stencil rests directly above the object for applying decoration. In some embodiments, an extender is removably securable to either a top side or lower side of the upper support to allow various sized objects to fit therebeneath.

A stencil device and associated method of use for drawing, painting, etching, or otherwise marking multiple parallel lines are disclosed. The stencil may include two or more slots for drawing parallel lines, with even spacing between the lines. The stencil may also include multiple groupings of multiple slots. The stencil may be used for drawing a single musical staff, or may be configured so as to enable easy and repeatable marking of multiple musical staves. The slots may have varying widths and shapes, such as including curves, to allow for maintaining a substantially straight line even if the material of the stencil flexes or deforms during use. Various widths of slots may also be used to accommodate different marking instruments and dip diameters of different instruments.

A system is provided enabling do it yourself body stencilling and/or body art. In particular, the system of the invention provides a body tight removable mask that masks an area of the body for body painting. The mask is sized to fit a particular portion of the torso or an appendage of a subject individual, and masks a standard area to enable an unskilled artist to paint a portion of the subject individual. The stencil can mask a logo of a sports team or other form such as a swimsuit form on a wrist or ankle or upper torso, forehead, or a bathing suit area of the subject individual. The system optionally includes adhesive, Velcro, or other interlocking overlapping portions enabling easy removal of the stencil without disturbing the freshly painted area. In its simplest form, the stencil is a mask of the thighs, and the waste, the lower chest area and upper chest area, for example, with a preferably elastic mask panel that can be easily removed once the basic painting is complete. Advantageously, the invention enables websites that feature body painting, such as Sports teams, Universities, Sports Illustrated or Fashion TV, to sell stencil product in association with displays of body painted models.

The present disclosure relates to a self-contained stenciling kit for producing multicolor and/or unicolor composite images on a target surface, such as a piece of paper. The present disclosure also relates to a method of using the self-contained stenciling kit to produce a multicolor and/or unicolor composite image on a target surface.

A stencil kit comprises a stencil base, one or more canvas positioners, and one or more guide rings. The stencil base has a circular shaped cut-out region and one or more sets of scales spaced circumferentially around the cut-out region. Each canvas positioner has an opening adapted to receive the canvas. Each guide ring has a radial array of guide lines spaced circumferentially around the guide ring. A user may use the stencil kit with stencils that are included in the stencil kit and/or stencils that are provided separately to make patterns on a canvas.

A stencil for use in stenciling complex symbols incorporates a stencil substrate employing a flexible material, having a plurality of symbols arranged thereon. A plurality of folding stiffeners are incorporated in the substrate, each stiffener being positioned to split symbols having stencil cutouts forming isolated elements within an interior of the symbol. The stiffeners are foldable about a vertex, to collapse into a raised position and bring together the split symbol, with the stiffeners supporting the isolated elements created by the cutouts and portions of the stencil cutouts forming the symbols that extend into coincident channels in the folding stiffeners, to bridge adjoining portions of said split characters.