JayVee Posted September 2, 2006 Posted September 2, 2006 I picked up a dehydrator so I was able to finish painting this one today. Overall I'm happy with it for my first try. Thanks for checking out the progress pics!
James Flowers Posted September 3, 2006 Posted September 3, 2006 lookin great! got to love those stangs
JayVee Posted September 3, 2006 Author Posted September 3, 2006 Thanks guys and BTW, an improvement I'm going to make for the next one is increased airbrush psi from 20 to about 40 for less grainy overspray. Still burnin' and learnin'....
JayVee Posted September 3, 2006 Author Posted September 3, 2006 Well, I figured out the overspray problem I was having when I painted the Mustang. My airbrush had a huge air leak! I think it's a faulty joint. Anyway, I patched it up and the p.s.i. is now correct. Here's a Willys I just painted:
crispy Posted September 3, 2006 Posted September 3, 2006 JayVee, I can't believe how far you've come so quickly. Amazing work, especially these flames for your first time. Does Mike L.'s video really make it that easy? Are you artistically inclined? I have a hard time with stick figures. I would love to paint like that. Any tips you could give out? Chris
mannyclub Posted September 3, 2006 Posted September 3, 2006 sweet jayvee! the both look awesome! Manny
cruz Posted September 3, 2006 Posted September 3, 2006 SWEEEEEEEEEET! Love the Willys and of course the contrast of the flames and the black base is awesome, nice job. Are you using some sort of template held just above the surface? I would love to try that! :wink:
Wildrice Posted September 4, 2006 Posted September 4, 2006 That Willys is sweet. You are doing a great job on the flames. Keep them coming. If you need more bodies to practice on I will send you a few. LOL
JayVee Posted September 4, 2006 Author Posted September 4, 2006 Thanks guys! I made some templates out of thin sheet styrene. I just cut wavy patterns along the edges with some curved scissors. Mike's video is definitely a great place to start for doing true fire. I had a lot of "practice runs" (pun intended) on some glossy photo paper that I painted black. Each attempt improved a bit, and the first few were ridiculously bad, mostly because I'm relatively new to the airbrush. These colors aren't really the right ones for true fire but I liked the effect anyway. I'm going to try it on a red base next.
JayVee Posted September 4, 2006 Author Posted September 4, 2006 Turned out my new airbrush developed a huge air leak, so the original paint job was too grainy with overspray due to the low psi. [] I covered the original flames in clear red and added new layers with the repaired airbrush. Luckily I didn't have to redo the whole thing []
crispy Posted September 4, 2006 Posted September 4, 2006 John, what airbrush are you using again? Also what tip? You've got me really interested in trying this out. I'm curious if I can even do it. Again, GREAT WORK! Chris
JayVee Posted September 4, 2006 Author Posted September 4, 2006 It's a Badger 100 LGF. Large gravity feed cup with the finest tip.
Lyle Willits Posted September 4, 2006 Posted September 4, 2006 Incredible work! They are really cool!
JayVee Posted September 6, 2006 Author Posted September 6, 2006 Thanks Lyle, I'm having way too much fun with this stuff! Once I redid the mustang flames the original flames on this Willys looked way too dark in comparison. I shot clear red over them and added orange and yellow licks on top to give it a more glowing effect. Thanks for checking out the progress:
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