HOW TO – Convert a photo to a single layered stencil

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Stencil revolution shows you how to make a stencil from a color photo, using Photoshop GiMP/GiMPShop will work as well – [via] Link.

6 thoughts on “HOW TO – Convert a photo to a single layered stencil”

monkeyhumper says:

May 9th, 2006 at 1:41 pm

Or, if you want to do it in one step…Just use threshold command.

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Vrogy says:

May 9th, 2006 at 3:47 pm

or save as monochromatic in mspaint.

or mess with the low-color settings and delete areas until you get what you want. meh.

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fungus_amungus says:

May 10th, 2006 at 10:13 am

Gah! If you really want an ugly image that will have more Xacto work than needed, go for this. I like going over it with Illustrator mself.

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