Thread: How to start a goalie mask help?

Hi,,i have painted some goaliemasks,,,the important thing is how you prep the helmet.if you do a crapy job there the paint will peel off.
i scuff the helmet with 800 paper ,,wash it ,apply plastic primer,,,
then i lay a coat with 2 K(clear+hardener) clearcoat,scuff the clear and start painting..
you need a 2part clear as an topcoat too,,spraycan clear will not work,,
it has to be hard so it will stand up for the abuse,
/kimmo

I echo what landsbro says... prep is king... and spraycan clear is not what you want. Pucks make a nice little 'impression' on any surface, and they can kill a paintjob really quickly. Same rules apply for any helmet work... prep, clean, prime, paint & clear.

Scrib

I agree with Fontgeek... light to dark is how I'd go.

Some folks have a difficult time visualizing the various stages of the painting before they begin. Each painting has a number of layers, and each layer responds to the other layers to provide the end result. The most realistic paintings use colors that are not obvious in the end, but which harmonize with other colors... it's the same in the approach for the composition you are showing. There are a number of ways to approach it, making it difficult for another artist to give you a 'how to'. Replicating the steps of another artist may not bring you the result you seek.

"It's not my nature to be mysterious, but I just can't talk about this."


Scrib

i use to lay down the base color on the goalie mask first..then apply a coat of clear
on top of that,,,that way it makes it easier to work on,don't have to worrie about
scratching the base color and if you need to cut a stencil on the helmet the "cut"
will not show when you clear it again,,
and i had no problems with colors light or dark,,the coat of clear helps it doesn't
darken the values as it would if i painted straight on the base without clear.
the things i think of is how the design will be if any parts will be overlapping
then i start with the one that will under the second design,,,just make up your mind how you want the design/grafix to be and build up the paintjob bit by bit,,

genghiskhan

If I read correctly what you are asking is how do I copy this artist work?

Probably not a good idea.

Airbrush Technique is about helping you learn the skills to render your own artwork I don't believe we should be in the business of helping folks copy other artist work.

This is a very touchy subject with lots of artist that prefer their work not be copied.

Please folks do not post pictures of other artist work asking how you can airbrush (copy) that design. Its not fair the artist that originally painted it. The better route to take would be to contact the original artist and seek his/her help.

Just my two cents on the subject.

The method of applying the paint on a hard surface is no different than on a tshirt. The prep and the fact you can not blast the paint on are different but how you do your painting is the same more or less. I work form dark to light from background to foreground. That is how I am comfortable and what works for me. Each person has to learn what they like, there are no rules.