murals

[trey]

can anyone explain how to do the murals

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

can anyone explain how to do the murals

That depends on content, size, type of air brush, what medium, and a few other things. I personally preferred to use lacquer when I did them full scale. Some ppl like enamels. Are you going to try free hand or stencil and what is it subject matter. It takes a pretty decent air brush to do fine work. I used a badger 150 to do this. Most of it is free hand.If you're going to do them on models, I'd suggest tryin stencils. Here's one I did on my firebird hood about a yr ago. My hand isn't as steady as it used to be.

Edited May 22, 2010 by Gramps-xrds

[Terry Jessee]

Wow! What gorgeous work. No apologies necessary for that hood. That's amazing.

Terry

[highway]

I'm planning on using this mural on my current project, a large custom sleeper tractor trailer.

I found the picture I'm using for the mural on the web by searching for the type of picture I wanted, in the case lightning and mountains. I then saved the picture to "My Pictures" folder, and after I saved the picture, I used "Paint", found in the "Accessories" under "All Programs" in the start menu, to resize the picture to what I wanted. You can use almost any photo editing software to do this, I know I also have a photo editor with the software for my camera as well as a couple card making programs that I can also resize imgages with. I may end up redoing my mural more, and knowing this beforehand, I printed it on regular copy paper. I will not print it on Micro Mark decal paper until I'm 110% sure I'm finished with the final look. I would say just take your image you want as a mural and "play" with it until you like it, and do not print it on the decal paper until you have the image how you like it. Regualr printer paper is MUCH CHEAPER than decal paper.

[Lownslow]

its easier to print murals on decal paper my GF has done them by hand and its super tedious.

this will give you a idea of how easy it is with decals, even easier if you print them on white paper to begin with. then it saves half the trouble.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31175

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

You can also print them on transparent decal sheet and spray a white area where you're going to use it. If you do it right the decal will fade out as it looses the white backing.

[trey]

thanks for the help

[Nick Winter]

Wow this helped me aswell, I've got a Chevy van I want to do a mural on, very helpful guys, thanks.

[CustomFerrari]

That depends on content, size, type of air brush, what medium, and a few other things. I personally preferred to use lacquer when I did them full scale. Some ppl like enamels. Are you going to try free hand or stencil and what is it subject matter. It takes a pretty decent air brush to do fine work. I used a badger 150 to do this. Most of it is free hand.If you're going to do them on models, I'd suggest tryin stencils. Here's one I did on my firebird hood about a yr ago. My hand isn't as steady as it used to be.

Can we get that uncensored lol.

[lanesteele240]

you could use some temporary tattoos out of the vending machine. just wet and remove the paper just like you would put on your kid. then future over it

[Deckerz]

you could use some temporary tattoos out of the vending machine. just wet and remove the paper just like you would put on your kid. then future over it

I agree but i think they would only really work on lighter colours well but its worth trying on darker colours, i know what im getting tomorrow now

[rodney]

Beautiful work

[gseeds]

[Terror]

I like these rub on tats.

[Geezerman]

That's some nice work, everyone !!!

[Smart-Resins]

Terrific stuff! Gramps, super! I never thought about doing them as decals. Always wanted to do mirals, but shyed away because my airbrushing is still simple stuff for now. But now realizing I can do decals, it is unlimited! I just may have to start another project now! LOL. Thanks for the simple tips!