BKcustoms Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) This is by no means the only way of painting realistic flames, but I've found that it can be done very quickly with this technique. First the body was sprayed in its main color, DuPont Tectic Gray pearl basecoat. Now it's time to spray white using a flame stencil everywhere you want the flames. Now spray a transparent color (I used over reduced Intense Blue) over the white areas. Next use the flame stencil to highlight the curves of the flames with some more white. After adding the highlights spray another light coat of color over the flames. Next add one more round of highlights to pick out a couple more curves. Now spray an extremely light coat of color over the flames one more time and you're done! Thanks for looking! Feel free to ask any questions you may have. Billy Edited June 4, 2012 by BKcustoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glusnifr Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Do you then clear coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKcustoms Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Do you then clear coat Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I find that a little HOK surface cleaner will take care of most of the tip spatter. Also, if you vary your angles and size of the templates, you will get more variety into the flames. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Looks good! Could you post a photo of the stencil? Thanks, KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhs856 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Looks good! Could you post a photo of the stencil? Thanks, KB Do a google search for "true fire stencils". There are quite a few out there. For variety, you will want at least 2 or 3 different stencils. Mike Lavallee has put out some videos on True Fire that are definitely worth the time and money if you want to do this. There are also many Youtube videos on the subject. This Nova has about 8 layers of paint making up the flames. I used Testor's Blazin' Black as a base and Tamiya acrylics (5 colors with 6 stencils) for the fire. It took awhile, but I was happy with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKcustoms Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 Randall, Nice Nova! I really like that paint job. Doc, I think I figured out the reason for the spatter, The white I was using was DuPont Toner that didnt have any balancer or binder in it and that was the only color that was causing spatter. the blue was having no problems at all and the only difference is it did have balancer and binder in it since it was a factory color that I mixed at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparmagiclives Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Looks good! Could you post a photo of the stencil? Thanks, KB If you have any 3x5 photos laying around, they make great stenciles. Just take your razor knife and cut a few different lobster claw patterns in them. The key is to not use the same one to many times. Change them up, keep it very sparatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharr7226 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Do a google search for "true fire stencils". There are quite a few out there. For variety, you will want at least 2 or 3 different stencils. Mike Lavallee has put out some videos on True Fire that are definitely worth the time and money if you want to do this. There are also many Youtube videos on the subject. This Nova has about 8 layers of paint making up the flames. I used Testor's Blazin' Black as a base and Tamiya acrylics (5 colors with 6 stencils) for the fire. It took awhile, but I was happy with the results. Beautiful work. What tamiya acrylic colors did you use other than clear red, clear, yellow, and clear orange? Also, what clear did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhs856 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Beautiful work. What tamiya acrylic colors did you use other than clear red, clear, yellow, and clear orange? Also, what clear did you use? I checked my notes and this is what I had written down: Red, Clear Red, Orange, Clear Orange, Yellow, Clear Yellow, and White (I guess 5 was an understatement!). I used Testor's Wet Look Clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharr7226 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Thanks rhs856. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon halt Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 really cool. learned how to airbrush true flames on lifesize cars so gonna try it on model cars next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdonm Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Do you start at the front and work back, or back and work forward towards the bottom of the fire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKcustoms Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Start at the base of the flames and work towards the top, the base should have more color than the tips since it would be the hottest part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I painted these on my Hyundai engine cover just for fun and something different. Quick and dirty, I have done much better in the past. Just an example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete L. Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Awesome !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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