Dr. Cranky Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 For those of you looking for something new to try, check this out: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannyclub Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thats cool Doc!!! I like the way those look, I could imagine adding some more detail to those like the shadows etc would really make them stand out! Thanks for showing that. Ive done some customer pant jobs doing water spots, this is the test Mustang Hood I did it on. The water mist really has to be fine or it wont be to scale like on the test hood I did first. Im working on the tutorials for water spots and lightning for my site. Example: Ive also done the lightning example pic here also: Manny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Manny, those look great. The trick is to get the effect in scale as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannyclub Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Yea Doc thats for sure. I wish I had the pics of the finished ones I did, those were both test parts. I figured you would have already done a custom car/truck with water spots on it lol! Manny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Doc....show us that 32 again.....the one with the snakeskin and water.....Saw it at the TT show....even better than the pix!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks, buddy, okay, here are a couple of pics, again the trick is to keep the drops way down to scale . . . I've switched over to one of those small pump misters instead of a spray bottle. And I mist from up above and let the drops gather in the right scale. Besides, if you don't like it you can wipe it off and start all over again, the water NOT the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimk Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 uh, incredible... comes to mind. I've got a long way to go to get to that level for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannyclub Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 hey Doc, Figured you did one before. looks awesome!!! Manny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalenut Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks, buddy, okay, here are a couple of pics, again the trick is to keep the drops way down to scale . . . I've switched over to one of those small pump misters instead of a spray bottle. And I mist from up above and let the drops gather in the right scale. Besides, if you don't like it you can wipe it off and start all over again, the water NOT the paint. Doc , great job ! question, where did you get those plug wire boots ? or are they scratchy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Here's another take on the effect done with rattle cans: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Do you paint a piece to it's fianl color and then do the water? Or do you do the water and than go over the water with a translucent color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Jim, no, you put down a base coat of a light color . . . then you spray the water, THEN you spray the next color (could be a transparent color sure) from a very low angle and from one direction only.Andy, those boots are scratch-built. I slipped one small tube inside another inside the header. Sometimes I use watch parts as a boot . . . it all works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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