Stenciling

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I looked up in the Stenciling section of the FAQ and didnt find anything on these topics..

Does any one have any tips for making your own stnecils?

Would Spray Paint work alright for painting stencils onto a t-shirt? My friend made a shirt by using letter stencils with blue spray paint onto a gray shirt, and it came out good. The following weekend, I tried using a more detailed image as a stencil, using white spray paint onto a green shirt and it came out sucky. Im guessing this probably happened because of the light paint onto a darker shirt huh?

I had one other question, but I forgot. So I guess I will just ask you all....

What methods and tools/supplies helped make your stenciling process successful?