Washes

[m408]

There is a thread here from a builder having trouble with washes. Lots of good advice and some awesome pictures of finished products. Now, is there a site for step by step procedure for getting the type of effect that these builders achieved?

I have seen some great primers on paint prep, painting, hinging hoods, opening doors etc... Any like articles on washes?

[CAL]

well, there isn't steps where you can say do this, here is a picture, do this, here is a picture. It is more of a fluid process, once started there is nowhere good to stop and take a photo. Maybe a video would work.

The way I do it is have everything ready: Inks, detailer and ISO ready. If I am doing a lot I will get a plastic artist water color pallet. The start with ISO this breaks the water tension and helps flow, then color, depending on what it is, exhaust blue I will use black, blue and violet inks, most everything else black except interiors like leather seats I do a different way.

Once the inks and detailer start to dry I apply more ISO to soften and highlight. It is a case where less is more. You just got to keep working it until you are happy. If you work it too much then you make mud and have to start over.

Then depending on if I am doing a new vehicle with highlights I am done. If I am doing a old used vehicle I will post shade with a real thin mix of color that the original part was painted.

Leather I do with a light color acrylic base and work artist oils over that. If you use enamels the artist oils just strip off your base and makes a mess. This method is a little more doable with photos because there is steps. Acrylic base, artist oils, and keep wipping off the excess oils with a clean brush until you have the disired effect achieved.