Vinyl plotters are one of the most commonly used tricks by the pros.

Ever wonder how custom painters get such amazing details. Almost always it's because they are using vinyl stencils made with a vinyl plotter.

Vinyl plotters can cut amazingly detailed stencils that are completely customisable. As long as you can come up with the art. Then you can creat a stencil.

To read more here is a great article by airbrush action.