Any airbrushers out there in the unicyclist community?
If so, could you give me some tips to improve my fire?
This is my first attempt on painting fire.
EDIT: Try to ignore the paint drops and smudges.
What did you use to make this?
Like, what sort of paint or what? And what is it on?
What do you mean?
The airbrush
Or the paint?
Oh, for the paint I watered down some orange red & yellow Createx Autoair paint and I painted it on some leftover wooden siding we used for our kitchen.
I recomend making yourselves some curvy stencils, with a “U” shape in the middle. Make a couple different sizes and just brush close to the lines - you’ll see what I mean. Here’s some good sets of guides.
Guide 1:
http://airbrush.com/how-to-guide.aspx?content=how-to/howtoDetail&id=177
http://airbrush.com/how-to-guide.aspx?content=how-to/howtoDetail&id=178
http://airbrush.com/how-to-guide.aspx?content=how-to/howtoDetail&id=179
Guide 2:
http://airbrush.com/how-to-guide.aspx?content=how-to/howtoDetail&id=31
http://airbrush.com/how-to-guide.aspx?content=how-to/howtoDetail&id=32
http://airbrush.com/how-to-guide.aspx?content=how-to/howtoDetail&id=33
I’ve also been working on my fire. It’s all about working in layers - and always remember, you can always come back and add more once the first layer is dry. Thats why airbrushing is so great.
anyone wanna buy an airbrush from me?
i have one gravity feed type brush, and one that the bottle hooks up to. i also have the pump and hoses. And paint.
I bought it when i worked at a hobby shop and never really used it, i paid around 300 dollars for all of it new (i got it at a discount price so it was worth more than that new.) PM me if you are interested and i will send you some details…
I have an old Thayer & Chandler. Real old. It belonged to my grandfather. I think I even have a compressor to go with it. It still works…
For your flames, don’t start with an outline. Don’t use an outline at all unless you want a cartoony flame. Do it one “lick” at a time, with various colors.