Helmet Question:Sketching?

[sliver-surfer]

I am Doing my first helmet and I want to do it fairly intricate with shielding and freehand but I fell it would be very helpful to sketch design on helmet first
. What type of pencil should I use that can be painted over.

[GrossGraphix]

stabilo pencil or chalk

[sliver-surfer]

I thank you very much. I was hoping someone would say stabilo was ok.

[Cameron Arts]

I'll second that stabilo. They're great cuz they come in different colors, depending on the color of your project. (Like white stabilo on a black helmet so you can actually see what you're doing.) Just don't press too hard. Use the lightest mark you can get away with, especially if you're using a waterbased paint like Auto Air.

I've also used that skinny vine charcoal to lay in key reference points. Blows off when you pass over it with the airbrush.

[eclecticdawn]

I'll third the Stabilos! I love them, and have found that I use black, red, white, and yellow the most, but I also keep a blue one around. BONUS: I also use them for the tiniest of details after airbrushing my smaller decals - like lines between skull teeth. For the amount of time it takes me to draw those quick lines between the teeth with a Stabilo, it's not worth pulling out a 3 hair brush and painting the lines in!