I liked it so much that I used it to stencil a lamp shade to match. Like all stencil projects, this one is foolproof and anyone can achieve perfect results from stenciling. Perhaps this is why the craft has maintained its popularity since it was first introduced. These are called stipple brushes, flat on top, and come in various sizes. The better the brush the better the results.
Acrylic paint is the only kind that is practical to use for stenciling.
While there are oil paints made for this purpose, I only use water-base paints for all my crafting projects, stenciling included. The brushes can then be cleaned with warm water and reused from one color to the next. Basically that's all you need to do a stencil project. The fun is choosing a design and what to put it on. A border around the top of the dining room wall where the wall and ceiling meet.