I draw. A lot. You can see my art on Instagram: @matthewjschultz or on my website: https://mjs.art

As part of my artistic process, I create a lot of custom drawing stencils. I design them for my use, but I've received a lot of interest, so I'm making them downloadable.

I like dot grids but I want to be able to erase any visible/unused dot from the final artwork, so I created this isometric stencil.

The stencil is 4" x 6" x 0.03125" because I do a lot of drawings at this size and my Prusa Mini+ has a small build plate. This works for me, but if you want/need something larger, feel free to remix it. Alternatively, you can also just move the stencil to an edge, align the dots to the last row or column of holes, and continue dotting.

It's named .25" because the dots in each row are spaced at that distance along the x-axis. As it turns out it's technically a .14438" hexagon pattern as the measure is based on the shape's side. Live and learn. I'm sticking with my naming convention because that's how I visually think about it.

The dot holes are approximately 0.0546875" in diameter and are designed to fit technical pencil tips. I use and recommend Pentel P200 Series pencils like the P203 .3mm and P205 .5mm.

The “top” is the smooth side though you can use it either way based on which feels better to you when you use it. With the smooth side up, the rough 3D-printed surface tends to grip the paper.

I have a tray that holds the paper and the stencil in place while I draw in the dots. I'll post that at some point.

Prefer to buy the stencil already printed?

https://tools.art

© Matthew J. Schultz - All stencils and their designs are copyright Matthew J. Schultz - All Rights Reserved

Revision History

v1 - 2023-08-28: Initial release

v2 - 2023-11-10: D'oh! Just realized that I published the model with the chamfer on the wrong side. Fixed.

v3 - 2024-04-06: Increased thickness to .0625"