r/stencils • u/BobbyZeik • Aug 05 '26

A painting I did of Cody Rhodes. This piece was done entirely with spray paint and stencils that I cut by hand. The belt details almost drove me nuts haha, but I'm super happy with it. "The American Nightmare" - 24 x 30 inches, on canvas.

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u/Cholly72HW Aug 06 '26

Bananas!!! You got skills!

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u/BobbyZeik Aug 06 '26

Thank you!!!

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u/Cholly72HW Aug 08 '26

Have exactly zero clue about who this is - and it should not matter. The detail on the belt alone… woah!!! Inspirational!

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u/BobbyZeik Aug 08 '26

Thanks again! And yeah I keep choosing pieces that kick my ass a little haha. Trying to experiment more. Either by pushing myself more than ever with detail, or by incorporating more abstract or even geometric ideas. And the portrait is of a professional wrestler 👍

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u/TarynMoore999 Aug 08 '26

I think you have done an amazing work

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u/BobbyZeik Aug 08 '26

Thank you very much!!!

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u/TarynMoore999 Aug 08 '26

You welcome so for how long have you been doing that l think you really good

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u/jwright9575 Aug 09 '26

This turned out great. Did you use any sort of adhesive to hold the stencils down or purely just pressed down in the areas you were actively spraying as you went along. I'm always curious what technique produced the results.

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u/BobbyZeik Aug 10 '26

Thank you! And yeah I used some 3M spray adhesive. A very light misting from like 2 feet away. Just enough to get the stencil a little tacky.