Liquid Mask

[PiErow]

I have been thinking about using liquid mask for my beetle paint job. I have one question.
Once you paint one color, its going to to cover up your lines drwn on the outside and you can't see what to cut out. How do you see your lines after painting one coat?
For instance if i have blue drips. I paint the whole body red. Then i can't see my line to cut out the drips.
How do you do it?

 

[micro07]

u have to paint the stuff on pretty thick so you can see ur edges

 

[Candyman]

Some may disagree with my method, but I cut all the lines first. Usually, the mask kinda reforms a bit to keep paint from bleeding through. But when you're done with one color, you can peel the next color. And always paint from darkest color to lightest.

 

[PiErow]

Ok cool. So precut?
Where is silent i would like to know how he does it also. I like your idea candyman.

 

[Silent]

Simple! Don't paint over the next cut lines! <G>. Holding it up to a light if necessary, you can still see the sketch lines through lighter colors (if you used a sharpie), but your pretty much screwed with black. You'd have to use an airbrush for more complex designs fo sho.

In your example though, the blue drips are already cut out when you sprayed the red. Just have to peel them. (was this a test?) Don't forget the shading.

 

[PiErow]

How exactly do you shade?
Just trace your line?

 

[Candyman]

Shading is pretty simple but takes just a little practice. When you shade an edge, you want to use a fairly light spray. When you aim the airbrush, aim it onto the painted edge, not the clear part of the body. Then just let the overspray settle past the edge to give a nice faded look. Keep the brush pretty close to the body to get a finer line.