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Watch as the experts show you how to transform an ordinary stencil design into a Trompe L'oeil work of art with detailed shadows, highlights, and simple hand-painted accents.





This video show's you how to achieve their most popular finish,"A Taste of Tuscany," which features grapes and ivy under crumbling plaster. This technique combines glazing, free form stenciling, and troweling on texture for an "Italian Villa" look.





Features step-by-step demonstrations of Melanie Royals' signature techniques for combining elegant stenciling with simple and sophisticated painted finishes.

Learn to simulate depth and space with layered foliage, Faux Mosaic Tile, and the graceful Showcase Scroll with a verdigris finish.

"How To" Stencil Techniques

The Royal Design Studio is dedicated to expanding
the Art of Stenciling through their innovative techniques,
elegant designs and instructional support.

Royal Recipes Follow these simple recipes to create exciting and elegant looks with their stencil designs. Each recipe includes illustrated instructions to complete the finish as well as a complete tools and materials list. Basic Stenciling One reason stenciling is so appealing and popular is that it is easy and fun to do! It's an art form that is accessible to all artistic levels. Stencil skills and techniques can be easily mastered and the rewards come quickly- as soon as you lift the stencil to enjoy the results! This collection of tips introduces you to the basics you'll need for successful stenciling. Faux and Decorative Finishing Stenciling combined with faux finishing and decorative plasters provides the ideal marriage of color, pattern, and texture. Faux finishes add depth and soul to stenciled images. Adding stenciled art to a faux finish is like adding just the right jewelry to complete an outfit. It compliments and contrasts it at the same time. These tips will help you dress your walls with style. Gilding and Metal Effects Introduce the richness, glint, and glimmer of metallic paints and metal leaf into your projects. The use of gilding or metallic paints can completely change the look of a simple stencil design. Contrast metallics with dark colors for high drama, or just create a muted subtle sheen. These great tips will give your stencils a glow! Color and Design You have many choices with stenciling. That's what makes it such an appealing decorating option. You can easily coordinate colors and stencil motifs to match your existing decor. If you're not sure where to start, check out these tips for some helpful suggestions on choosing colors and designs that will reflect your taste and enhance your home. Fabric Stenciling Stenciling on fabric is a great way to coordinate colors and patterns and expand your creative options. You can use the same stenciling techniques on fabric that you use on walls, but fabrics offer even more variety of surfaces: silk, velvet, canvas, cotton, sheers. Unleash your creativity on pillows, curtains, slipcovers, place mats, wall hangings and more! Free Form Stenciling Royal Design Studio pioneered the concept of free-form stenciling and offers a wide selection of botanical stencils. Free-forming involves stenciling singular elements or groupings that are placed at will. This allows for maximum creativity and a more hand-painted look because the patterns are random and non-repetitive. These tips will help guide you through this rewarding and artistic technique. Stenciling on Furniture With stenciling and decorative painting you can literally transform yesterday's trash into tomorrow's treasures. Simple furniture pieces provide a three dimensional canvas for creative combinations of stencil designs and techniques. Finer furniture pieces can become finer still with the addition of some simple stenciling. Check out these tips for basecoating and topcoating and everything painted in between!

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