Elton Posted June 5, 2003 Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 how would i paint a picture on the guitar? like flames and other things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third eye Posted June 5, 2003 Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 there are endless possibilities but basically you prep the guitar (sanding down, basecoat if you want....etc) then paint your design on then seal with usually a spray of some sort and after each layer of anything you would usually do some fine sanding to fix lumps, blemishes...etc but there are many others here who have way more experience then me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 5, 2003 Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 You can also use decals or have an airbrush artist at the local swap shop/flea market/trade meet do it....ton's of ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elton Posted June 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 oh i c so all u do is put the base paint on draw the design or whatever on the guitar then seal it with the clear coats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 5, 2003 Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 Thats the way it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imikeyi Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 heh actually some questions have been bugging me a long time: does it have to be a certain type of paint? Can it be aerosol or brushed on? And, assuming I use a stencil to spray paint on the body, how do i fix it so it doesnt move while i'm spraying (because the body isn't neccessarily perfectly flat (contours etc)?? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 Air brush artist's use a material called Frisket to creat their templates, it can handle contour's for the most part. If you would like to see some pre-cut click here. Those are expensive simply because they did all of the cutting for you but you can get the raw material from most art supply and craft stores. If you don't remeber the name Frisket just tell the cleark your looking for airbrush template or stencil material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 Brian, those ones are pricey because they are precut permanent stencils, not frisket at all. they are handheld and work quite well. In terms of what kind of paint you use, well, that totally depends on what kind of clear you will use, if you are going to use Poly Urethane clear, almost any paint underneath will work, if you are going to use Laquer, almost nothing will work well. Try to keep with one brand or at least type of paint if at all possible. I use very little masking in airbrushing, generally if I do mask, it will just be one basic outline that I will fog in very gently just to get a shape, then it's all done freehand, the problem with masks, is in airbrushing, a hard edge always seems to look funny unless it's meant to be a really hard edge, but it's hard to incorporate hard edges with the softer lines of airbrushing. This mostly pertains to murals though, things like flames, often look better with a crisp edge, with certain exceptions, The flames on this were ALL freehand, in fact, everything except the very basic outline of the woman was done freehand. This Bass was done completely freehand, no masks at all and this guitar, was done all masked, no freehand and last, the graphic on this one was all done by hand with a brush, then the edges were bursted with the airbrush freehand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imikeyi Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 wow they're impressive pieces of art!! thanks for the advice! I'll probably use a poly coat then.. so I can mix hand painting and spray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third eye Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 all hail the finish king.......again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 i wish i had that kind of artistic talent.that's definately my weak area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 i wish i had that kind of artistic talent.that's definately my weak area. Kick back n think about it, I guy once threw a hand full of earthworks into several paint buckets then on to a canvas and made a fortune. Takes awhile but I bet your going to come up with something fantastic one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 thanks for the vote of confidence brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 jeremy thats some mighty fine work! , i especially like the bass! ...... er ... and the naked chick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 anything looks better with boobs.except me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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