pianting trap's & other grey & black bit's

[riveting]

After an extensive search through the forum's topic's & being unable to find this answer, does anyone have any tip's on the best way to recreate the detailing that would be seen on another helmet?

 

I am no artist & lack many skill's but am sure there must be guy's here that have tried this & have tip's following their attempt's.

 

I have lot's of reference pic's, have a tiny brush, correct paint & am taking it as slowly as humanly possible.

 

I can sort out the frown without prob's but it's the traps & helmet back N' cap that are giving me prob's with the black outline & grey inner that are alway's way off! Anybody?

[Laspector[TK]]

Painting straight lines free handed is damn near impossible. I've been an artist all my life and I doubt I could do it. But some people can so what do I know? Maybe you could use some car pin stripping or something for the lines.

[troopermaster]

Here's what I do....

 

First off I start with the black outline. I use a thin tipped modeling brush and don't start right at the edges where I want the line, I start a few millimeters away and work closer to the edge making the outer edge of the line as straight as I can. Don't worry about the line being thick, you go over it with the grey when it's dried.

 

Once the black has dried, start adding the grey in the same way by filling in the area and working outwards. By doing it this way you are in control over how thick you want the black line. You can make the line thick and even, and once happy with it, add more grey until it is a nice thin and even border all the way around.

 

The best bet is to try this method on some scrap plastic first. Try is on a pop/soda bottle or something that isn't flat to help get the feel of the helmets curves.

 

Hope that helps Steve

[riveting]

Thanks darrel, I was begining to think it was just me who just can't paint straight

 

 

Thanks Paul excellent advise as always the Lid's come along now in leaps & bounds today with the handy hint's

[Murray1134[501st]]

Turns out I had an extra piece of ABS that was bent and curved from me testing the heat gun on, so I'm testing the sanding-priming-painting on that before I get to my helmet.

[Darth_Nickel]

Here's what I do....

 

First off I start with the black outline. I use a thin tipped modeling brush and don't start right at the edges where I want the line, I start a few millimeters away and work closer to the edge making the outer edge of the line as straight as I can. Don't worry about the line being thick, you go over it with the grey when it's dried.

 

Once the black has dried, start adding the grey in the same way by filling in the area and working outwards. By doing it this way you are in control over how thick you want the black line. You can make the line thick and even, and once happy with it, add more grey until it is a nice thin and even border all the way around.

 

The best bet is to try this method on some scrap plastic first. Try is on a pop/soda bottle or something that isn't flat to help get the feel of the helmets curves.

 

Hope that helps Steve

 

Paul taught me this a while back and I've never done it another way. The lines are AMAZING. It's so simple... well even a "Brad" can do it...

 

It's great because if you have so much control. If you want a thick line... easy as pie... nice tight thin line (thiner than any brush can POSSIBLY do" not an issue.

 

SUMMARY:

Listen to Paul.