How to pinstripe your car
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Three things dictate the size of a line; pressure on the brush, the angle of the brush, and speed that the brush is pulled at. Experiment using your loaded brush. Start by pulling just straight lines, vary pressure, angle and speed factors to acquaint yourself with each action. Watch the paint as it flows off the tip of the brush and adjust as required to suit your needs. When you accomplish this exercise, start curving your lines, left and right. Notice what happens to the inner and outer sides of the curvature. Again, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. | Three things dictate the size of a line; pressure on the brush, the angle of the brush, and speed that the brush is pulled at. Experiment using your loaded brush. Start by pulling just straight lines, vary pressure, angle and speed factors to acquaint yourself with each action. Watch the paint as it flows off the tip of the brush and adjust as required to suit your needs. When you accomplish this exercise, start curving your lines, left and right. Notice what happens to the inner and outer sides of the curvature. Again, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. | ||
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Using a piece of 24 ga. satin coat or acrylic sheet the size of a license plate covered with primer. Scratch a center line vertically using a scribe, nail or pencil. Prepare your brush for work. Starting at a point on the center line near the top, shape out a teardrop, a spear head, and wide based arrow in any configuration that you desire. Put your initials and the date on the bottom right corner, drill a hole in the center/top. Hang it on your wall, so that you will remember where you came from and try to improve on this piece every time you pick up your brush. This is your inspiration. | Using a piece of 24 ga. satin coat or acrylic sheet the size of a license plate covered with primer. Scratch a center line vertically using a scribe, nail or pencil. Prepare your brush for work. Starting at a point on the center line near the top, shape out a teardrop, a spear head, and wide based arrow in any configuration that you desire. Put your initials and the date on the bottom right corner, drill a hole in the center/top. Hang it on your wall, so that you will remember where you came from and try to improve on this piece every time you pick up your brush. This is your inspiration. | ||
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So, you found out that a loaded paint brush would make a line only so far before the paint ran out. We'll try to help you extend that line forever. Take a long sheet of practice media ( sheet metal, acrylic, or what ever you want to use) and begin pulling lines the length of the panel. When you run out of paint, reload your brush and start not where you left off, but just before. This will allow to to reset your pressure and release paint in the same width of the line you were doing. Try starting and stopping your line. Avoid 'blobbing' your paint in one spot. Hover your brush over your line and make strokes with the brush, touch down when you feel comfortable in starting the line again. Avoid skip or dry spots by re-wetting the line as you move into new territory. | So, you found out that a loaded paint brush would make a line only so far before the paint ran out. We'll try to help you extend that line forever. Take a long sheet of practice media ( sheet metal, acrylic, or what ever you want to use) and begin pulling lines the length of the panel. When you run out of paint, reload your brush and start not where you left off, but just before. This will allow to to reset your pressure and release paint in the same width of the line you were doing. Try starting and stopping your line. Avoid 'blobbing' your paint in one spot. Hover your brush over your line and make strokes with the brush, touch down when you feel comfortable in starting the line again. Avoid skip or dry spots by re-wetting the line as you move into new territory. | ||
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Moving right along, today we want to show you how to work off an edge or a body line of a vehicle. With your brush loaded and ready to draw a line, hook your pinky finger over the edge of the practice media and freeze your finger movement to maintain this distance from the edge to your line. Draw your line. Next start a line 1/4" over from your existing line using the same locked finger technique as above and draw a consistent parallel line. If you feel confident, go to front fender of a vehicle of your choosing, start a line an inch or two below the curvature of the top of the fender and follow the body line along using the same above technique. Draw a narrower or wider line above or below the one you just drew. Now your cooking, build up your confidence and expand your horizons, because your a pin stripper! | Moving right along, today we want to show you how to work off an edge or a body line of a vehicle. With your brush loaded and ready to draw a line, hook your pinky finger over the edge of the practice media and freeze your finger movement to maintain this distance from the edge to your line. Draw your line. Next start a line 1/4" over from your existing line using the same locked finger technique as above and draw a consistent parallel line. If you feel confident, go to front fender of a vehicle of your choosing, start a line an inch or two below the curvature of the top of the fender and follow the body line along using the same above technique. Draw a narrower or wider line above or below the one you just drew. Now your cooking, build up your confidence and expand your horizons, because your a pin stripper! | ||
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