How To Paint Great Circles on Ab Buttons

[NorthernGator]

Hi all!

 

If you are like me, you have often wondered how people get such nice, round circles when painting the ab buttons. I tried free hand, it was a disaster. I tried circle templates, but often got bleeding under the template. Then, quite my accident, I was dabbing off the paint using the toothpicks I use to stir the paint and....

 

 

Look at those nice circles! So, I stirred the paint, and let a few drops come off, then before the next drop comes off..

 

And then keep waiting for the drop to come off the toothpick...

 

 

If you want the circle bigger, just stir the paint drop with the toothpick, it slowly gets bigger.

 

 

And you have nice circles that still have that hand painted look.

 

 

 

 

 

Try it if you have trouble with painting circles.

 

Good luck!

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

interesting.

 

I use masking templates, and small amounts of paint.  The overuse of paint usually is the cause of bleed.

keeping everything washed, clean and free of oils is probably the most key element when working with masking templates.

 

try using an exacto to clean up your paintwork. it can go a long way!

 

nice idea.

[TK37040TN]

What color paint are we supposed to be using? I am getting mixed results in asking this question. 

[magni[TK]]

What color paint are we supposed to be using? I am getting mixed results in asking this question.

 

Humbrol #14(blue) & #5(grey)