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phatwagons
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This is a very informative site! Is there any info like this on painting woodgrain?
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kevsLX
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You mean like simulated woodgrain? I just learned how to do that a couple months ago.
What he showed me was shoot black very wet, then before it starts to dry take an old tack rag and quickly swipe it over the black. That leaves nice thin random streaks. If you wiggle the rag as you swipe it makes a nice burled walnut look. Then we came back in with the airbrush and added a knot in the wood, and finally over reduced some light brown and shot it over all the black. It looks very reaslistic!
What he showed me was shoot black very wet, then before it starts to dry take an old tack rag and quickly swipe it over the black. That leaves nice thin random streaks. If you wiggle the rag as you swipe it makes a nice burled walnut look. Then we came back in with the airbrush and added a knot in the wood, and finally over reduced some light brown and shot it over all the black. It looks very reaslistic!
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big stinkie
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What color was under the black when you did this? I'd like to try it.
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kevsLX
Guest
It was on a white sign blank. I would imagin you'de have to be careful doing this over top of fresh base color so you don't wipe off the underlying paint.
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DDG
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If you're good at airbrushing you can do it all with that.
Start with a white base, do your general wood grain pattern with yellow. Come in with some tangerine candy, then rootbeer candy, then over reduced black.
You tighten up the grain as you progress through the colors. Or you can spray your base color for the wood and use a darker color for the grain.
It all depends on what you want. I find this way to look VERY realistic. I recently did a border on a mural and found it hard to tell if it is paint or wood.
You can also check out Fraser's custom paint book.
It explains it in much greater detail, pics help too.
Dirt
Start with a white base, do your general wood grain pattern with yellow. Come in with some tangerine candy, then rootbeer candy, then over reduced black.
You tighten up the grain as you progress through the colors. Or you can spray your base color for the wood and use a darker color for the grain.
It all depends on what you want. I find this way to look VERY realistic. I recently did a border on a mural and found it hard to tell if it is paint or wood.
You can also check out Fraser's custom paint book.
It explains it in much greater detail, pics help too.
Dirt