Bridged Layers

The bridged layers are specially made so that they won't fall apart or lose 'islands' when you cut them.

Layer 1

whitesmoke

Layer 2

crimson

Layer 3

black

Using the Stencils

Cut out and paint your three-layer stencil of Day of the Dead. Decide whether you will use the natural surface color as one of your layers. For example, if your surface color is close to the color whitesmoke , then you may choose to omit the first layer since the surface has this color already. Download the free cut files to cut this stencil of Day of the Dead yourself. Or upload your own image to turn it into a stencil.

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Pick an image and crop it as closely as you can.

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Your custom SVG download

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 (w) x (h) inches, 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 1 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 0.03 (for laser cutter) to 0.05 or larger (for blade cutters).

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

Tip #8:

Surrender the flash

Capture the best image you can with available light. Using an ordinary flash will flatten your image and eliminate the sideways shadows that help your eye recognize the features of a prominent object (like your dad's nose).
All tips

Floppiness	6.59	stencil is stable, not too floppy
Cuts	5.11	stencil may take a long time to cut
Cavities	117	stencil has lots of openings, and may be hard to weed on a craft cutter

Floppiness	6.59	stencil is stable, not too floppy
Cuts	1.7	stencil will probably cut in reasonable time
Cavities	37	not too many holes

Floppiness	6.42	stencil is stable, not too floppy
Cuts	4.24	stencil may take a long time to cut
Cavities	113	stencil has lots of openings, and may be hard to weed on a craft cutter

Day of the Dead Stencil