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Large Standing Cranes Stencil

Large Standing Cranes Stencil

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Red Capped Asian Cranes Stencil
Large 2 sheet stencil


The Large Standing Cranes Stencil comprises two elegant Red Capped East Asian Cranes. These special birds are held in high regard throughout China, Japan and across the Himalayas, where they are perceived to bring luck and good fortune and treated as sacred birds. Their large graceful body shapes and postures make extremely elegant design motifs for walls, murals, panels, wardrobes, fabrics and more.

Stencil in the natural tones of white, grey, red and black or in silhouette colours on striking backgrounds for beauty and impact, or on classic gold for truly classic style. Two sheet, two bird single layer stencil See layout and size specifications below.

Above top - mural panel with the two birds of the Large Standing Cranes Stencil, stencilled with motifs of the Japanese Blossom Stencil, on a soft gold and apricot graduated painted background. The panel is stencilled in Ice White, Vanilla, Damask Rose, Shoreline, Arctic Grey, Very Berry, Jet Black and Mocha Stencil Paints. See details top right. The Large Standing Cranes on a rich red graduated background - stencilled in Ice White, Shoreline, Arctic Grey, Very Berry and Jet Black Stencil Paints. See below right for graduated painting techniques. The Large Standing Cranes on an elegant grey background - stencilled in Ice White, Jet Black, Estuary Grey, Arctic Grey and Very Berry Stencil Paints. The two Large Standing Cranes shown with the Large Flying Crane and motifs of the Japanese Blossom Stencil on a orange and gold graduated background - stencilled in Ice White, Vanilla, Shoreline, Jet Black, Mocha and Very Berry Stencil Paints. See bottom right for graduated painting techniques. The Large Standing Cranes shown with the Cherry Blossom Bough and Moon Stencil and Flying Cranes Theme Pack on a soft pink graduated background. Cranes stencilled in Ice White, Orchid, Arcitc Grey, Very Berry and Jet Black Stencil Paints. Blossom bough in Mocha, Coffee Bean and Plum Blossom Stencil Paints.

Stencil this design with our Stencil Paint or Fabric Paint ranges and our Stencil Rollers and Stencil Sponges.

See the other bird stencils in this range:

Wild Geese Stencil
Large Flying Cranes Stencil
Flying Cranes Theme Pack
Large Crane Stencil
Humming Bird Stencil
Kingfisher Stencil
Peacock Bird and Blossom Stencil
Bird and Blossom Stencil

Graduated Painted Background Technique

A graduated painted background can be achieved by using two similar tones of emulsion paint (latex) and a tinted varnish glaze over the top. This technique will not work with radically different colours - keep the tones similar so mixing is easier. Mix a third of each colour together to create a mid-tone colour and paint the wall in horizontal bands dark to light, brushing the colours lightly over each other at the joining bands to create as softer join as possible. Keep strokes long, smooth and horizontal. Mix a varnish glaze using 2/3rd Acrylic Matt Varnish, 1/3rd Acrylic Scumble Glaze. Add a little water if the glaze is much thicker than the consistency of double cream. Tint the glaze with several drops of Universal Tinter to create a transparent glaze a couple of shades deeper than the middle tone of your painted wall. Brush the glaze over the wall and soften in long smooth strokes using a soft brush.

Above - create this beautiful mural panel with the two birds of the Large Standing Cranes Stencil, amidst the blossom motifs of the Japanese Blossom Stencil, on a soft gold and apricot graduated painted background. The birds are positioned slightly overlapping each other. The panel is stencilled in Ice White, Vanilla, Damask Rose, Shoreline, Arctic Grey, Very Berry, Jet Black and Mocha Stencil Paints. Simple hand painted details have been added to the blossom and branches in Very Berry, Damask Rose and Coffee Bean Stencil Paints. See below for graduated painting techniques. The beautiful mural panel (as shown top) has been given a simple wooden frame and hung on a grey wall in a living room. Stencil Paint colours as before. The two birds of the Large Standing Cranes Stencil shown in a similar arrangement as top, standing slightly overlapping each other, on a warm magenta and red graduated painted background. Stencilled with the Japanese Blossom Stencil in Ice White, Orchid, English Rose, Shorelinel, Very Berry, Jet Black and Mocha Stencil Paints. See below for graduated painting techniques. The Large Standing Cranes shown with the Large Crane Stencil and Cherry Blossom Bough and Moon Stencil on a deep red graduated background. Stencilled in Very Berry, Shoreline, Ice White, Vanilla, Jet Black and Mocha Stencil Paints. Above - Create this beautiful snow scene with the Large Standing Cranes, the single Large Crane Stencil, the Large Flying Cranes Stencil and birds from the Flying Cranes Theme Pack on a two-tone grey graduated background. with the Cherry Blossom and Moon Stencil and the Snow Stencil applied over the whole scene.

See our beautiful greetings card with this seasonal Cranes and Blossom theme.

Product Specifications

Easy to use one layer stencil on two sheets of 125 micron mylar.

Left top - the cross-legged, loop-necked crane measures up to 60cm/23.75" tall x 33cm/13" across.
On sheet size 67cm/26.5" high x 42cm/16.5" wide.

Left below - the large upright crane measures up to 75cm/29.5" tall x 35.6cm/14" wide.
On sheet size 81cm/32" high x 42cm/16.5" wide.

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