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Ralph Kelly
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Member # 6087
posted November 29, 2005 08:34 PM
i know ...i know....just gotta get into painting with a brush...but heres airbrush... -------------------- Ralph Kelly airgrafix
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Jason Davie
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posted November 29, 2005 08:38 PM
Kudos Ralph Looks Nice!! Jason D -------------------- Jason Davie 193 Front Street Deposit, NY 13754
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Adrienne Pereira
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Member # 1046
posted November 29, 2005 08:44 PM
Cute stuff! Try playing around with small foam rollers (trim rollers from Home Depot) Roll on a base coat of flat latex white to give your work a good backround. Have fun! A:) -------------------- Adrienne PereiraSplash Signs Port Angeles, WA ----------------"Sure, it's colder in the Northwest, but...it's a damp cold!" 360-477-5656 splashsigns@msn.com
Posts: 4868 | From: Port Angeles, Washington, USA | Registered: Sep 1999
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Ralph Kelly
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posted November 29, 2005 09:00 PM
i have a couple more windows to do tomorrow i'll try ... -------------------- Ralph Kelly airgrafix
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Kimberly Zanetti
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posted November 29, 2005 09:09 PM
What's with the frowns? They look adorable! -------------------- Kimberly Zanetti Purcellwww.amethystProductivity.com Folsom, CA email: Kimberly@AmethystProductivity.com “Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” AA Milne
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Don Coplen
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posted November 29, 2005 09:21 PM
I like the Santa the best! Cool stuff. -------------------- ...
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Ray Rheaume
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posted November 30, 2005 05:31 AM
Ralph, This might save you a little time... Draw the images and fill in the colors with a brush or roller, then just use black and white for the highlights/shadows. A lot faster than spraying everything and less overspray when you're done. Finish it with outlines last. Hope this helps... Rapid -------------------- Ray Rheaume Rapidfire Design 543 Brushwood Road North Haverhill, NH 03774 rapidfiredesign@hotmail.com 603-787-6803 I like my paint shaken, not stirred.
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Stan Yates
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posted December 02, 2005 11:06 AM
What kind of paint ru using for the windows? -------------------- Stan Yates Crocodile Creek Signs PO Box 308 Waldo FLA 32694 crocodilecreeksigns@juno.com
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Ralph Kelly
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Member # 6087
posted December 02, 2005 11:35 AM
regular createx airbrush paint...and rattlecan clear ...comes off easy with windex and razorblade....but once dry.its weatherproof.. heres a store front.. -------------------- Ralph Kelly airgrafix
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Jeff Ogden
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posted December 02, 2005 02:13 PM
I think your work looks very nice, Ralph. I see a definate style that shows through what you're doing, and I like it. Please keep posting pix if you have time.... -------------------- Jeff Ogden 8727 NE 68 Terr. Gainesville FL, 32609
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Mike Pipes
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posted December 02, 2005 02:51 PM
I like these too Ralph, and the "soft" airbrushed look adds something.. dunno what that something is, but the effect is nice! -------------------- "If I share all my wisdom I won't have any left for myself." Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com
Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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Ralph Kelly
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posted December 02, 2005 03:19 PM
I've learned so much by just being a lurker..the knowledge on here is unbelievable!!! and yall share the knowledge.. i appreciate the comments on my work...coming from veteran sign makers is a good compliment... Thanks for letting me be a member and learning this craft!!! -------------------- Ralph Kelly airgrafix
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