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For basic stencils, the defaults are fine.
To customize your download, open each drawer to edit.

panel(s) per layer

Final image is (w) x (h) inches

Stencils smaller than 5 inches on either side are not recommended.

inches

Final image dimensions (side-to-side, top-to-bottom) of your painted stencil.
Cut media are x , with margin inches

Margin must be less than half the media height or width, whichever is smaller.

Media width (in)

Media height (in)

Media margin (in)

Media dimensions (what you cut your stencil panels from), including desired margin (the space along the edge that won't be cut).
Bridges smaller than 0.01 inches or larger than a half-inch will probably not result in a usable stencil.

Stable bridges

Fewer bridges, pretty stable

One bridge per island

No bridges

Bridge Width (in)

Bridge width is usually set from 0.04 (for laser cutter) to 0.06 or larger (for blade cutters).

3 layers x panel(s) per layer = panels total.

Tip #1:

Faces: catch the shadows

Faces make great stencils! If you want to take a picture of someone's face to make a stencil from, make sure the person's face is lit from the side so that shadows fall across the face and accentuate the best details of the face.

Bike Commute Stencil

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