Tracing Line

[PiErow]

I see a bunch of paint jobs where the flames or the pinstripes or drips are out lined. What do you use to out line? Also i need it in black.

 

[PiErow]

No body knows?

 

[Sandho]

I would use liquid mask and trim back for the outline.

I haven't done any yet but that's how I figure I'd do it when I do.

I think fine line tape is too wide for some very detailed work and it wouldn't make the curves very well either. :shrug:

Just fade the outline it's easier and looks pretty cool on most applications. :smoke:

Kind like this one I did ...........

 

[Candyman]

I guess it depends what you're after. You can do a drop shadow which is where you basically use an identical mask to the main pattern and just move it over a little. Then when you peel it off you paint black, peel off the main mask and paint whatever color and it will look like a crisp shadow.
Or you can just freehand mist around the mask like in Sandho's example which gives a more diffuse shadow...

 

[PiErow]

A straight exact outline. I was thinking paint pen but i dont know where to get them!

 

[4u2nv]

Pie, your talking about the one outlines like on 21rc1ogt's flames right? Alot of them are done and the outline is done with the mask. Its a whole seperate mask within a mask (Kinda hard to explain). Id imagine itd be pretty tough to get it to line up as straight as a mask when doing it freehand, but I suppose its possible. I was wondering that also. Looks really nice and clean.

 

[RatzoRC]

You asked the question in another thread and I explained that it was a mask.
You apply the flame mask, paint the color you want, then peel the flame outline off, and spray whatever color that you want to outline your flames.
In this case I used chrome.
I know it looks like a color, but thats just a reflection.

 

[PiErow]

I tried that but it didnt come out right at all. I guess i will try again. Thanks ratzo.

 

[Silent]

You can do a fairly even outline if you just make another cut in the mask. Its twice the work, and very time consuming, but the key is to take your time..............

 

[Carbon_Savage418]

i found a super thin roll of masking tape at my lhs that can be used as an outline mask