how do you do flames

[silentghost]

do you used like paint the flame color first then put a decal stencil over the paint then paint the body color?

[HauntedMyst]

Flames are pretty easy but like any paint job, you have to take your time and go slowly. I would recommend starting off with some of XXX Main's masks. You can get them here. (http://www.xxxmain.com) They have over a dozen styles. Read the section on applying the masks. Once you have them applied, spray the main body color and back it. If it's light, back it with white and silver so the flames dont bleed through. The when the main body is dry, please away the mask and shoot the flames in your choice of color. If you have an airbrush, paint the white part first, then the orange and fill in the middle with yellow. Then back the flames with white.

If you want to try something more complicated like the one below, you can draw out the flames in masking tape or liquid mask and them cut them out.

http://home.attbi.com/~johnhauser/MacBody_2.jpg

[dkangel]

HM,
Nice and clear description on doing flames.
You website includes a lot of info as well.

One question, when shadowing the flames, what colors are you mixing when just doing a light shadow (not hard) for the whispy licks on flames? Is it a mix of blue and black, or gray?

[HauntedMyst]

I'm still experimenting. I've asked charlieb about it since his shadows are perfect every single time and I think he uses a thinned black or purple most times, but he will vary it depending on the kind of shadow he is trying to achieve.

[Dropkicked]

As a general rule always avoid opaque black and opaque white for shading/highlighting. Of course there are exceptions, but they tend to really muddy up an otherwise clean design. Purple and dark blue generally work well for shadows, either straight out of the bottle or mixed with the base color to darken. The only time I use black for shading in on grey or silver whether it's on an RC or anything else.

[dkangel]

Thanks for the info guys.....
I figured it was a thinned dark blue or purple or even maybe a charcoal... Will be practicing with a bunch of combinations.:cool:

[The King]

practice makes prefect, practice drawing you flames out on paper first. Good luck