Jon Bell Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 I'm thinking of finishing one of my guitars with a pencil drawing. Would it be best to draw the picture on paper first then attach it like the material finish? Or do you draw directly on the guitar? Thanks, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newc of the JCF Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 Can you find a pencil that will show on your paint? If you're doing it on a white or off-white background, I guess it'd work to do it right on the paint, as long as it had enough texture for the pencil to mark it, but not so much that it kept you from drawing the lines you want (pencil jumps, bumps, etc etc) I haven't tried gluing paper to a body yet, so I don't know if that'd work or not. Newc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 A hard semi-gloss white that is fully cured and a soft lead pencil will work fine. I know there was at least one artist that did a few bodys for a custom shop that way, then they cleared over the work with poly I believe to give it a nice glossy shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budman68 Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 That's almost exactly what I did with this Charvel Model 5a Brian. It works great, I just have to do all the wetsanding now and she'll be done. It's actually white primer! BTW, good to see you here newc!! Dave-> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 wow budman!just my style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budman68 Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 I also wanted to point out that I did it with charcoal pencils rather than just regular pencils. Thanks wes! Dave-> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 That's almost exactly what I did with this Charvel Model 5a Brian. It works great, I just have to do all the wetsanding now and she'll be done. It's actually white primer! BTW, good to see you here newc!! Dave-> wow, thats awesome man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 That's wicked lookin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third eye Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 cccooooooooolll!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 Excellent! It has a unique look and texture that sets it apart from airbrushed images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hezochiah Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Nice work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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