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Post by Carolina Gravity Sports on Dec 29, 2008 21:20:56 GMT -7
When painting on a design using a stencil, what is the best way to fade the colors within the design? I was thinking of holding an index card or construction paper up above the area I'm painting and let the color sort of feather behind it. Does that way work?
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Post by F.A.S.T Racing on Dec 30, 2008 17:20:36 GMT -7
When painting on a design using a stencil, what is the best way to fade the colors within the design? I was thinking of holding an index card or construction paper up above the area I'm painting and let the color sort of feather behind it. Does that way work?
I've never had good results using a shield/mask
Seen it done by a guy airbrushing T-shirts, must take more practice than I've got patience for....
What works for me is narrowing the fan pattern on my detail gun from 9 inches to about 3-4 inches, then light pulls on the trigger with the fluid needle almost bottomed out.
A couple LIGHT passes, then let it flash-off. You want to aim the center of the fan to the bottom of the stencil. Repeat until you get the desired depth of color.
I shoot mostly high solids Automotive paint, so "over-thinning" with a very "hot/fast" solvent cuts down on flash off time between coats.
I don't worry about "orange-peel" on the base color coats that a fast evaporating solvent leaves. I will cover that with a couple extra coats of Cat-Clear.
Hope I explained that well.....
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