I would like to learn how to do the relaistic flames. Doesanyone have any info they could share, I can't afford to buy any big buck dvd's or books. I saw it done on tv once along time ago and don't remember much except the guy used something like a french curve. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a vl airbrush and have not tried doing anything like that yet.
realistic flames
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hoss
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here is a real cheep way to practice, and how i figured them out.
getbase coat red/orange/and yellow for traditional true fire
get white basecoat for blue true fire
or get yellow basecoat for green fire
then for the kandi- really cheep- go to oreilies or napa or whatever and get the duplicolor metacast paint. spay the candi over your basecoat.
spray the base coat in a flamelike patturn and spray your candy. then spray a brighter color over the other basecoat and use another color candy for depth.
just play and look at pictures. find what you like and try to imulate it. imulation will help give you your own style.
have fun, you can also use an automotive clear coat over the metalcast kandi colors. i've had green on my bike for 2yrs now. no fading problems. i do however use the kandi konsintrates mixed w/ sg100 now. but cheep practice w/ the metalcast stuff.
getbase coat red/orange/and yellow for traditional true fire
get white basecoat for blue true fire
or get yellow basecoat for green fire
then for the kandi- really cheep- go to oreilies or napa or whatever and get the duplicolor metacast paint. spay the candi over your basecoat.
spray the base coat in a flamelike patturn and spray your candy. then spray a brighter color over the other basecoat and use another color candy for depth.
just play and look at pictures. find what you like and try to imulate it. imulation will help give you your own style.
have fun, you can also use an automotive clear coat over the metalcast kandi colors. i've had green on my bike for 2yrs now. no fading problems. i do however use the kandi konsintrates mixed w/ sg100 now. but cheep practice w/ the metalcast stuff.
You can go here http://technicalvideorental.com/ and rent Mike Lavele's tru fire DVD if you cant afford to buy it, in fact tht would be a smart thing to do, after you watch it a couple times and write down the formula, your good to go, but if you want to do tru fire, that dvd will save you loads of time on the learning curve. Al
purplemyth
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if you have a barnes n noble book store near you, get a motorbooks / workshop book called how to paint flames or another one called how to custom paint your car.
They only run about 20 ea. I look thru mine constantly. Lots of good tips in there. In the flames one, is a small chapter with mike lavallee. He is doing blue flames. But in the other book, there's a chapter on tradional colors.
There are many styles of 'real' flames. I had started going in one direction only then went in another direction, using templates. Seems to have gotten alot of attention in my town.
the trick is layers of colors, the above formula is a good start.
When using a template, just remember to use only bits of it, random areas, or it will look stenciled.
Ex~ french curve, don't use the whole side of the curve, just a lil on the bottom curve here, and then a lil on the opposite end there. To start out, just make your own template in thick posterboard, it's cheap. Make different sizes, they don't have to be perfect either just as long as the edges are smooth.
look at alot of pics for references. I print them and tape them around the back so I can look alot.
main thing is have fun, practice practice!
They only run about 20 ea. I look thru mine constantly. Lots of good tips in there. In the flames one, is a small chapter with mike lavallee. He is doing blue flames. But in the other book, there's a chapter on tradional colors.
There are many styles of 'real' flames. I had started going in one direction only then went in another direction, using templates. Seems to have gotten alot of attention in my town.
the trick is layers of colors, the above formula is a good start.
When using a template, just remember to use only bits of it, random areas, or it will look stenciled.
Ex~ french curve, don't use the whole side of the curve, just a lil on the bottom curve here, and then a lil on the opposite end there. To start out, just make your own template in thick posterboard, it's cheap. Make different sizes, they don't have to be perfect either just as long as the edges are smooth.
look at alot of pics for references. I print them and tape them around the back so I can look alot.
main thing is have fun, practice practice!