Pochoir Progression

One printing technique I find fascinating is pochoir — using stencils to color a picture. The Firestone Library at Princeton blog has a great post showing the progression of applying the stencils and how the print, by Thomas Maitland Cleland, below was made. Here is the finished print, followed by the steps of the progression. See more here.

Thomas Maitland Cleland’s pochoir print

Thomas Maitland Cleland’s pochoir print

Thomas Maitland Cleland’s pochoir print

Thomas Maitland Cleland’s pochoir print

Thomas Maitland Cleland’s pochoir print