westhemann Posted September 23, 2003 Report Posted September 23, 2003 how would you go about creating that texture? Quote
EKG Posted September 23, 2003 Report Posted September 23, 2003 That's just carpet....OH, you mean you graphics Quote
budman68 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Posted September 23, 2003 If you mean the granite look, what I would do is actually carve the cracks into the wood and maybe use that fleckstone paint and then highlight the cracks with black and grays to make them look "deep". I believe Jackson actually made one of the 3D guitars. Dave-> Quote
westhemann Posted September 23, 2003 Author Report Posted September 23, 2003 i don't mean the image.i am guessing that is airbrushed.but the base that the image is painted on seems kind of like textured stone.i am just wondering about how to do that.i think a guitar in a solid finish like that would look good Quote
westhemann Posted September 23, 2003 Author Report Posted September 23, 2003 If you mean the granite look, what I would do is actually carve the cracks into the wood and maybe use that fleckstone paint and then highlight the cracks with black and grays to make them look "deep". I believe Jackson actually made on of the 3D guitars. Dave-> yes that is what i mean.but i don't think the fissures are carved in,are they? Quote
budman68 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Posted September 23, 2003 I just posted a pic of the Jackson model. Dave-> Quote
westhemann Posted September 23, 2003 Author Report Posted September 23, 2003 yeah that is the same concept i want...but the mcnaught looks much better doesn't it? Quote
budman68 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Posted September 23, 2003 Yes I have to agree with you that THAT particular Jackson doesn't look that great. However, I have seen some excellent versions of that graphic where they were much more detailed and intricate. Dave-> Quote
budman68 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Posted September 23, 2003 Also, to achieve the marbling or fissure effect, I've heard of people using feathers to drag paint at a "grained" type angle and it works very well for giving you that look. Dave-> Quote
Saber Posted September 24, 2003 Report Posted September 24, 2003 To get a speckled effect, you set the airbrush air pressure very low and that makes it spray bigger droplets. Repeating that with different shades of similar colors should give a similar effect. I've done very little airbrushing though and it was several years ago. Quote
westhemann Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Posted September 24, 2003 man that mcnuaght sure does look good though Quote
Brian Posted September 24, 2003 Report Posted September 24, 2003 Also applying two different paints such as a white and a black to different side's of a wooden blade and dragging it back n forth like marblizing. Do you have any Micheals Craft Supply stores near you? They would have everything you need, but I'm not sure they are a nationwide chain yet. Quote
daveq Posted September 24, 2003 Report Posted September 24, 2003 Wes, I have a slightly off topic question about that guitar- What type of inlay was used on that maple fretboard? The lighting makes it difficult to tell but is that abalone? It looks silver-ish, which is what I am looking for. I haven't found anything yet. Quote
westhemann Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Posted September 24, 2003 i don't know but go here if you want to browse around.maybe the answer is somewhere on that site Quote
westhemann Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Posted September 24, 2003 you know if you just wanted silver dots could't you just get some rolled aluminum rod and use it(cut it into thin pieces) Quote
daveq Posted September 24, 2003 Report Posted September 24, 2003 Thanks Wes, I couldn't find any info but from looking through that site I need to ask one more question: Don't get me wrong, those guitars look excellent - but how do these people (and many others) get away with the blatant copying of the PRS and other guitars? The PRS seems to be a very popular body/peghead to rip-off. Doesn't PRS go after these people? Quote
westhemann Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Posted September 24, 2003 it's not a prs designed body.it is based on the old gibson double cutaway.and you only have to have a certain amount of difference to not infringe.otherwise esp would be in big trouble Quote
westhemann Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Posted September 24, 2003 look at that top! personally i like this better than the prs. Quote
westhemann Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Posted September 24, 2003 take a look at these Quote
tsl602000 Posted September 24, 2003 Report Posted September 24, 2003 those DTM's are really cool. However, they need some additional routing and single coils though.... Quote
daveq Posted September 24, 2003 Report Posted September 24, 2003 it's not a prs designed body.it is based on the old gibson double cutaway.and you only have to have a certain amount of difference to not infringe.otherwise esp would be in big trouble So the PRS design is based on the Gibson? Even so, the peghead, and everything down to the truss rod cover looks exactly like a PRS to me. About the silver inlay, I was thinking about trying some aluminum but I thought it may look too dull (not shiny like chrome, ...). Thanks anyway. Quote
westhemann Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Posted September 24, 2003 white gold?platinum? Quote
westhemann Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Posted September 24, 2003 pewter?go to a jeweler i bet he could hook you up.cubic zirconia would look cool if it was precut Quote
daveq Posted September 24, 2003 Report Posted September 24, 2003 Maybe not, I took a closer look and they did make some subtle changes to it. I guess it just bothers me that these guys can produce such high quality instruments but don't take much time to come up with something original. For someone like me (building from my basement), who cares, but for someone building for a living - I'd expect some more design effort. Like I said, those guitars are very nice - top quality - I'm not putting them down for craftsmanship. They are not the only ones building look alikes either - I guess it's just something that's been building up in me. Sorry for the venting. Quote
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