I am just gettinginto painted pinstriping and would appreciate any information or tips. Resources would be helpful. One question I have at the moment is how do you keep everything uniform while doing a design. It's not like I can do a rough sketch on the car and then paint over it. Or can i? Or is it just something that comes with practice. Thanks.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
joey where are you???????? hes our pinstriper expert....
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Thanks Glenn; I have already read through that particular site however. I have been doing sketches of various pinstripe designs(Von Dutch style stuff) and find keeping them uniforn the most difficult. Mind you i am trying to do my lines in one shot without correcting errors. I am assuming that is what I must learn to do. Does that make sense? Thanks again.
Posted by Bob Burns (Member # 268) on :
You MUST be willing to PRACTICE, PRACTICE,PRACTICE, until you can fool your customer into thinking you're pretty good. The practice a lot more until you can fool yourself! The fancy stuff is easy, Those straight lines need a deep breathe, and a long stretch pulling from the shoulder, NOT the forearm. There's a lot more to it,but you can get started with what you just read. I use nothing but ONE SHOT, the consistency of melted butter.....thinned with mineral spirits,and palleted on a phone book (they're free and there are lots of them). And, by the way, when you're done, CLEAN the brush thoroughly with mineral spitrits, and "pinch" out theresidue with the help of tranmission fluid. Then pallette out the brush with yourfingers and lay it in a pan in a thin coat of tranny fluid.
Posted by Bob Burns (Member # 268) on :
PS: There are no pinstriping "errors". There's just good lines, and bad lines! Most stripers have learned by "copying" others,but eventually, you must understand that pinstriping is a kind of freeform art. Think of it as every design is new and unique!
Posted by John Thompson (Member # 2750) on :
I don't do pinstriping but I have a book that has a good bit on it "The Complete Guide To Truck Lettering" by Gary Steele you can get it from Grimco www.grimco.com it has a lot on hand painting and pinstriping.
Posted by Julian Braet (Member # 238) on :
Shane,there are some great "How to Books",etc.You'll do yourself a favor by checking out a few sites like www.autoartmagazine.com,www.pinstriper.com, & of course www.xcaliberat.com.If you have any questions don't hesitate to E-mail me.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
To keep things uniform in a design, lay a grid down with a stabillo first. You can even lightly sketch the design in beforehand. If you are right handed , start with the left side, paint your first line, now match it on the right side, go back to the left and add the second line then back to the right and so on. Pat close attention to any closed in areas that are formed like triangles or spears and make sure they are the same side to side. Get a copy of Hannukaine's book.
Posted by SMussche (Member # 3028) on :
Thanks Guys, I'll keep banging away. I'm using my car as a test bed. Lot's of panel there for me to play with. I'll just keep going until I run out of metal, lol. I'll work on that shoulder technique, thanks Bob. I have access to lots of free panels as well, so I am going to start bringing them home to work on. I'm using "one shot" at the moment. I'll save the stuff from HofK till I'm competent. Thanks again guys, i'll take all the tips I can get.
Posted by SMussche (Member # 3028) on :
PS... I've been to your site already Julian, great stuff. I will continue to return to it and try out those tutorials. Thanks.
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
