How would YOU paint Tie Dye style?

[Texas Powdercoater]

what is your technique?
thanks!

 

[txwayno]

Haven't done i yet but I'd like to try the dipping.

 

[TAZ]

I saw where they did this on guitars. Looked pretty cool. I forget the name of it but looked like a lot of work

 

[Texas Powdercoater]

nope, dont wanna dip, although might be cool for some items. I saw a truck done like tie dye and was curious if there was a certain airbrush trick. I can see how I would do it after looking at the truck but what do I know.
I am doing a small chopper tank, lettering it across the top with " Trippin' " and wanted the inside of the letters (bigger rounded 70's flowing letters style) to be tie dye.
guess Ill figure it out.

 

[txwayno]

Ahhhh, then what you need to do is research the painter that Rick Fairless uses. He my even paint them himself, I don't know. But there sure isn't much info online on how to do it. You may be on to something there.

 

[chopolds]

I did a guitar for one of my friends, way back when. He wanted it to match his favorite T shirt, so I had a pattern to duplicate. I decided to use Pearls for the paint, so it had a softer finish than fully glossy paint. I mixed up some colors to match the shirt, as most were pastels, and freehand airbrushed the patterns onto the guitar. Not difficult, but time consuming.

 

[TAZ]

Actually, it was called a 'swirl' for a guitar. And yes, I forgot they dip it so that wouldn't work. Sure like the look though.