b'Step 1Take the length of pine and lightly sand the edges and ends to get rid of any roughness, then use Resene Art Action Quick Dry undercoat on the side you will be painting and the edges. Leave the undercoat to dry thoroughly, then measure up from the end and mark at 10cm intervals. Rule across the timber so you have a guideline for the masking tape. 12Step 2Carefully place the low tack masking3tape along the edges of every second 10cmblocksothatsomewilllook narrowandsomewide,youwill painting the wider segments first. Put a dab of each colour on the segments so you know which colour to paint. Paint the wider segments on the measuring stick first, making sure you paint the edgesaswellasthetop.Allowto touch-dry,thenremovethemasking tape.Masktheremainingunpainted sections, and paint them in the marked colours. Remove the masking tape. .Step 34 Take the stencils and place the letters evenly along the measuring stick, draw the letters on with pencil.Step 4Paint the letters in contrasting colours to the backgound colour, or paint the name on freehand if you prefer.See more great step by step projects for children atwww.resene.com/kidsprojects.'