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I am going to try my hand at free hand pinstriping. I started this week, It is def. going to take a while to get proficient at it.
One thing i have learned after reading is start opposite side that you are painting with. That way you can see what you just did..
I didn't read that until after I did these.
Here is two test piece I did last night. This is only my second time using the brush. The black/red piece was with no guid or pictures. I have along way to go before I pinstripe my bike. But i was pretty pleased with it. Considering what my first time looked like ???
I was using one shot paint, and a "0" brush. I "tried" to fix a couple mistakes and make it end up looking worse that the mistake
Looking like a nice start. Best tip I know, aside from what rich already said is to always look/focus where you want the line to end up, not at the brush.
Good luck dude! Not a bad start at all. I've tried getting into striping a couple of times but never practiced enough to get good (story of my life). There are nice sheets available that you can print out which have the various lines and curves on them so you can get the technique down before you get into the specific designs. I taped them to the back of a piece of glass/plexi from an old picture frame so I could wash off the paint and try again without having to come up with new surfaces to stripe.
If I may - slow down. It's going to be hard to build good habits if you skip past learning to control line weight, distance from a centerline, a fluid draw of the brush, etc. and try to jump right into making rad stuff.
I did some practice last night. Did some straight line work (not shown). I am getting better at straight lines, much more consistance since i'm not loading the brush as much. Then i did some "arc" practice. Just trying to have fun with it. I'll scrape it off and try, try, try again!
Couple questions--
After I was striping for a while, when I finished my line it would not end cleanly. It would get a little better with minerial spirits. I think my paint was drying out on me.
Occisionly when doing curves, the brush would flare out slightly. Is it the brush? or is my paint not thin enough?
I am using a "0" brush I got from speedway. It is a few of the "heavy" lines. When I went back and did a second pass.
Tonight's practice, I think it is my best one yet. Still allot to go to get more comfortable! Starting to get a feel for how to thin the paint so it flows nicely.
Cool man! Do yourself a favor, and pick up some of the reprints of Ed Roths pinstriping how to books. There's some really killer stuff in them that'll help you along.
Looking really nice, I always wanted to learn myself. My biggest concern would be symmetry side to side would be, The rate you're going, once you get that nailed your golden.
i think your stuff is looking really cool. Next step is talking someone into letting you do their bike right? I'd like to have my helmet done what's the worst that could happen just strip it off.
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