wgflatliner Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Hello everybody. I'm building up a revell 62 impala, and it'll be another lowrider. and i will try my best to make it my last for a while hehe On this model, i will be painting the center of the hood boyd's blue pearl, faded to black edges, and water bubble effects. This will also be on the trunk to continue that theme. There will be multiple pearl colors involved, all from the boyd line. Everything but the base coat will be airbrushed, which is also a first for me. For the roof i'm going to attempt to make it look like fish scales. I have a plan of attack for that. seam lines taken care of and primered. testor's one-shot diamond dust base coat started masking the hood and painting it, and got the bubbles going. it's in the dehydrator now, and i will have to concoct some ideas on how i want to integrate other colors into the hood. shadowed the edges
wgflatliner Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 This was the last pic i took before i darkened it up with a dusting of true blue pearl, and cleared to keep the bubbles in place. It looks pretty cool for my first attempt doing this, and i look forward to more work on this bad boy!
Tonioseven Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Very nice work so far!! I've started the same kit recently.
wgflatliner Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 thanks guys. tonio, i'll be watching yours. I wanna see how you mask out your sides, then that'll give me some ideas on where to start (i won't copy you though)
crazyjim Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Looking good. This is cool. Two guys building a "62 Chevy with trick paint. I need to learn something from these posts.
wgflatliner Posted August 2, 2011 Author Posted August 2, 2011 small update. Finished the whole bubbles section, and started the basic color idea on the roof. what's cool is that for the roof, under certain light the blue will shine through the dusting of black, so it gives it a nice little trick effect. almost like it flip flops from black to blue.
shucky Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Mark that's really looking nice. Sorry if I missed it but what is the trick to making the appearance of bubbles?
wgflatliner Posted August 2, 2011 Author Posted August 2, 2011 thanks shucky! to make the bubbles, here's the step by step: 1. spray your colors, let them cure with the final result you want it (shaded, solid, highlighted, etc) 2. once the paint is cured you get a squirt bottle and set it to fine mist. spray the mist of water over the area you want the bubbles, and spray until you get desired bubble size (the size of the water drops dictates size of bubble) 3. before the water evaporates you airbrush a darker color on one side of the bubbles (if it's a light color, black will be too dark for shades) 4. spin the piece around and airbrush the other side of the bubbles a lighter color. 5. place under a heat lamp or let the water dry naturally, your choice. 6. once the water is fully evaporated you will see your bubbles. to make sure they don't rub off, throw on a light coat of clear. 7. You will probably have a little discoloration of the colors from spraying the bubbles. to fix that, get the original color and lightly dust over the affected areas until it's the correct color, being careful not to paint too heavy. if you paint too heavy the bubbles will disappear. the best part about it is if you get a water drop too big you can get a q-tip and soak up excess.
wgflatliner Posted August 2, 2011 Author Posted August 2, 2011 when doing your shades and highlights of the bubbles, just consider where the "light" is coming from and follow that basic principle.
Tonioseven Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Looks like you alreay HAVE the skills to me!! I dig it a lot! Keep on going with it!
wgflatliner Posted August 2, 2011 Author Posted August 2, 2011 Looks like you alreay HAVE the skills to me!! I dig it a lot! Keep on going with it! haha, thanks! well, my ultimate goal is to be a competitor in a paint-off, and actually be considered competition. i learn things quickly, and look forward to learning more.
Romell R Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 OUTSTANDING !!! keep up the great work, and continue to share what you learn with others that's the foundation of our hobby.
LAone Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 this is a really cool paint job. keep up the great work on it.
allparish12 Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 nice...it almost looks like a 3D effect going on...i like it bro!
crazyjim Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 I like that water bubble trick. Gonna have to try it.
wgflatliner Posted August 2, 2011 Author Posted August 2, 2011 hehe, thanks everybody for the kind words. got some "dusty rose" air brushed on, and it's curing. i can't wait to get more color on this!
wgflatliner Posted August 3, 2011 Author Posted August 3, 2011 Did some more masking, and such. i did the border of the bubble with some black fade kinda effect, then sprayed a light coat of Dusty Rose over it. Once cured, i masked off some small pinstripes along the side body lines and the fender/hood/trunk areas. Once that was masked, i then followed up with a darker coat of dusty rose for the top side, and black over the side body lines.. i will need to fade the sides a little better to give it a cleaner look. I had to take all the tape off, just to get it in the dehydrator because if you leave the tape on, it'll leave residue in the paint. this is near the rear pillar. the front of the inner pin stripe loops around to match the curve of the A-pillar. this is after i got all the masking tape off.. upper view. there's going to be a more fluid transition from the lighter Dusty Rose to the darker, and it will tie into the car nicely. and a side shot. i will fade black into the stripes from the front and back, so most of the center of the pinstripes will be visible. more updates will come as i progress.
wgflatliner Posted August 3, 2011 Author Posted August 3, 2011 making more progress tonight, some more coats of paint applied, this time some candy purple. imperfections wlil be taken care of, and the lower part of the sides is still needing to be done.
Tonioseven Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 I'm diggin' it!! The fades look great! I need to practice mine some more.
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