Multi-Layer Stencil Creation from Images Arjun Jaina,b, Chao Chenc, Thorsten Thorm¨ahlen a,d, Dimitris Metaxasc, Hans-Peter Seidela aMPI Informatik, Germany bNew York University, United States cRutgers University, United States dUniversity of Marburg, Germany Abstract A stencil is a thin sheet of material, such as paper, plastic, or metal, with certain patterns cut from it.