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I'm trying to airbrush some headlights on a project for a movie I'm working on and need some help/tips with colors and steps. I'm new on this site and look forward to sharing info and making new friends with all. Monk
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Maybe i'll need more informations, but if I get it you want to paint faux headlights on a car or whatever...
If it is I've done it once on a stock car, with fair results. Avoid the use of any metallic pigment, and you can airbrush the diffusers(the lines in the headlight) using a flying mask using several coats of glaze...till a satisfiing result...
More I can say
Maybe Mike Lavallée or Ticks would have a better way to do it....
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Take a look at Mr. J's website for some how-to's. I know he did one in Sign Business, I think, a few years back. You might find something there.
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This used to be done a lot on the funny cars back in the seventies and eighties. I think most headlights now are decals. Most airbrushed headlights were done rather loosely and looked pretty good. Some guys did photorealistic lights. It seems anything inbetween looked like crap. Colors will be white, black, gray, blue and possibly brown.. Work from the background out, do the reflector first then the glass. If it's a new vehicle get a headlight as an example, they are all different. March 1987 Signs of the Times has astep by step on headlights done by Alton Gillispie if you want to go the photorealistic route. Let met know and I'll copy the article for you.
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I have to agree with George on the article with Alton. I've airbrushed several sets of headlights on drag cars and Alton's article as well as an actual headlight where always sitting nearby for reference.
Thin your paint out really well and build your colors up slowly using a layering technique and a hand held straight edge for lightly painting in the horizontal and vertical lines that make up the basic pattern in the glass.
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