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I have been noticing a lot of vehicles and motorcycles and everything from mini-fridges to walking sticks lately that have been "flamed".
My question is.......... for the "proper" color placement.... what is the graduation ?? In real life, the flame goes from blue to yellow. But, most of the flames I have seen lately go from yellow to red..... shouldn't the artist take into consideration the actual flame as it appears from a burner??? Just wondering.... that's all.....
-------------------- John Smith Kings Bay Signs (Retired) Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 828 | From: Central Florida - The Sunshine State | Registered: Jan 2000
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I just do whatever looks the coolest...I've flamed a motorcycle, a street rod and a new truck in the past month, and ALL of em' had different color combinations - white-to-yellow-to-orange...blue-to-purple...purple to pink...
I guess it's all based on what your imagination can handle...
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That just goes to show that flame jobs are not all that hot. Blue flames are very hot. Most I see start with green, unless it's from a torch. Then comes yellow, then orange to red. Looks like an analogous color scheme, following the colors of a rainbow, from the blue side to the red. I think it's the heatwaves affecting what color shows up. Isn't the clear flame in a pit fire super hot? Maybe the hottest flames shouldn't even be seen at all.
-------------------- Bill Cosharek Bill Cosharek Signs N.Huntingdon,Pa
bcosharek@juno.com Posts: 705 | From: N.Huntingdon, Pa, USA | Registered: Dec 1999
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Are you feeling a bit 'old fashioned' about now? Do you think in black and white, like I do? LOL (I'm laughing with you)
Interestingly, I have noticed a come-back in 'flame-jobs' lately.
IMO, it doesn't matter if it looks like the 'real thing' coming from the burner. On the other hand, if that's what you are trying to achieve, that's what ya need to do! (would someone help me make up my mind)
Here's my phylosophy: If the customer's happy; I'm happy!
Cher. (pass me the salt, please)
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Cheryl Lucas a/k/a "Shag" on mIRC Vital Signs & Graphics, Etc. Cape Coral, Florida 239-574-4713 VSignsNgraphics@aol.com Posts: 987 | From: Cape Coral, FL USA | Registered: Aug 2000
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Sometimes I have a lot of lime green and purple paint to use up, or I want to be different. You know KUSTOM. Dicky the "little Devil" made me do it!
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-------------------- REBEL with a cause, and a loaded Airbrush! Posts: 73 | From: Ruthven Ont. Can. | Registered: Aug 2002
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Has anyone seen the colored picture of the car burning in Gaza City in their morning paper? Although it resulted in death, it clearly shows yellow & orange flames emanating from within. So maybe it's appropriate to show vehicle flames in that color scheme.
-------------------- Bill Cosharek Bill Cosharek Signs N.Huntingdon,Pa
bcosharek@juno.com Posts: 705 | From: N.Huntingdon, Pa, USA | Registered: Dec 1999
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yellow, orange and red flames come from a lack of oxigen.. Blue flames have a 10 part air to 1 part fuel. Wood needs more air to get a blue flame, but it can be done.
-------------------- Ed CJ Williams CJ Graffx Christiana,Pa. cjgraffx@comcast.net Just have'n fun.... Posts: 296 | From: Christiana,Pa. | Registered: May 1999
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You could look at it like this. If red is a "hot" color, and blue is cool, then orange and yellow should be cooler than red. So following that logic, red would be at the center of the flame, graduating outside toward yellow.
But in reality, I say anything goes, so long as the flames are in some way harmonious with the object they are on.
-------------------- Jeff Ogden 8727 NE 68 Terr. Gainesville FL, 32609 Posts: 2138 | From: 8827 NE 68 Terr Gainesville Fl 32609 | Registered: Aug 2002
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Sometimes I have a lot of lime green and purple paint ![[Dunno]](graemlins/dunno.gif)
to use up, or I want to be different. You know KUSTOM. ![[Applause]](graemlins/clap.gif)
Dicky the "little Devil" made me do it! 
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