Re: Using Hand Painting

[demonash]

Hi guys

i know most customizers use air guns to spray paint their muggs, Is it possible to work with brush and acrylic paint and make it seem professional too?

[F1SHCUSTOMS]

I dont know how proffessional my customs look, Iv been told they look professional so i guess that enables me to answer the question but anyway, check out my customs, I use only hand paint.

[demonash]

wow yours look awesome man, i shall try my hand at it sometimes, how many layers of paints do you usually apply? and do you use matte cover on it? I have Mr Hobby acrylic paint but i am unsure if it is suitable

[F1SHCUSTOMS]

Thanks.....Normally depending on the color, I takes about 2-3 coats but I use a White Primer on all my customs so that cuts down the layers of paint significantly. I forgot the names of all the stuff I use, I actually made a Tutorial that has alot of Info in it including names and stuff, that should be a big help. I dont use Matte Cover, sometimes if its a glossy character like Silver Surfer say, Id use a glossy finish to shine it up, Other than that I use paint from the Games Workshop, I highly recommend it.

[chard5000]

I hand paint my muggs, I just use acrylic paint.

[JTMuggs]

I hand paint my customs. I dont have anything but three brushes, paint, and some newspaper i spread out on my office floor.(pathetic i know) But just the same, i think it comes out really nice. if you want to see, look up Vegeta/super vegeta. hes all hand painted. yours wiil be awesome dude! no worries.;)

[demonash]

arh ok but would the whole thing be smooth instead of having uneven paint over some partS? Also if you make a mistake for eg when drawing eyes using black paint and you accidently draw it over the body part how do you erase it?

[Green Eggs and Death]

Ctrl-Z. ;)

[Kire von Banhammer]

Erase it with alot of tears and alot of paint. Dont gob it on though, light coats always win the race.

[demonash]

Good Day guys

Just wanna know what you guys use to draw those detailed features on the faces, i mean some lines are so straight and precise, do you all use special markers?

[Kire von Banhammer]

Ask BALD about markers, he's the marker master. He knows how to make them look good. Its all in the little brushes and steady hand.

[Rice923]

Good Day guys

Just wanna know what you guys use to draw those detailed features on the faces, i mean some lines are so straight and precise, do you all use special markers?

I actually wanted to know about this too. There are some REALLY straight lines I see on those customs. how do you guys do it? Any kind of special tools, methods (ie taping etc), or tricks? I was thinking of tapes, but it might mess up the orignal coat of paint.

[Sycoo]

im starting on my first custom either tonight or tomarrow, i think im going hand paint all the way. there arent really any fine lines so i should be good. only thing im wondering about is the fact that it has alot of white in the eyes, and the main part of the character is blue. should i paint the whole thing blue or only the section that is blue. i know lights should go on first so im thinking i should paint around the lighter sections but im really unsure, any help?

[Kire von Banhammer]

Paint around the light areas, then paint the light areas, then go back with the darker color and smooth out the line between the 2!! ;)

[Sycoo]

thanks kire, i had a feeling thats what should be done. its actually turned into a competition between my counsins fiance and myslef haha

[Kire von Banhammer]

Sweet. Competition brings out the best performance in people