My paint jobs

Hey guys and gals, i havent posted here in a while but ive been busy practicing and trying to get better at painting. I mainly do R/C bodies but i am gonna give a hockey helmet a try in the new yr. Heres some of my recent work. Please critisize it. I always wanna know how to do things better or go about making myself a better painter. Most of my stuff is self tought bc im the only painter in the family.

[ArtWorld]

Do you have to paint those from the inside out? They are superb.
Thanks. Brad

[Brandon_1999]

thanx brad. yep paint is all on the inside so all designs r painted in reverse. hard at first not so bad once ur used to it.

[ArtWorld]

Sounds like it would mess with my mind a lot. They are very cool though. Great job.
Brad

[Brandon_1999]

Thanx Brad. ne insite on how i can make it better?

[ghooptie]

Very cool work, I'm like Brad, it would mess with my mind haveing to paint backwards.

Bill

[xzotic ink]

I NEVER KNEW those car models were clear and you paint them on inside ,,pretty smart,,lol,,i like the last one the best!!

[Brandon_1999]

heres 2 i painted this week. both customer paint jobs.

[ArtWorld]

Cool effect on those. As far as insight I don't know what you could do to make them better. I think they look great. On top of that I can't think in reverse so well.
Brad

[Brandon_1999]

Thanx brad. Ur work is top notch as well and i hope to be able to paint like that one day, but in reverse. lol

[xzotic ink]

GREEN ONE IS REALLY KEWL,,SLIMMY FLAMES,,LOL,,

[Brandon_1999]

this ones for s customer, ran out of paint so its not 100% done, but i will post finished pics once i get more paint.

[KDSilverBrush]

Nice work brandon .

[Brandon_1999]

tx KD heres another customers paint job traditional scheme with some added touches.

[zero420]

i hate working on those lola bodies pretty good work what are u backing with

zero420

[Brandon_1999]

i backed most of it with whit the # were a combo of white and silver and the fibre was silver

[zero420]

Originally Posted by Brandon_1999

i backed most of it with whit the # were a combo of white and silver and the fibre was silver

i also use to back with mostly silver then depending on what the customer wanted the interior to look like i would back it up in that color on top of the silver i use faskolor when working on the bodies its like the createx of plexan in my opinion also i prefer waterbase at this point

zero420

[sliver-surfer]

Nice work Brandon. Wipe the marker off the outside with rubbing acohol and paper towel. I use 99% it comes right off with no hassle.

[waycool]

Brandon, you do awsome work you should do a how to post.

Waycool

[Brandon_1999]

thnx guys. as far as the marker is concerned i didnt take off the outside overspray film bc the guy marked his hole locations. i actually do have a step by step proceedure on one of my bodies just gotta dig out the pix.

[Brandon_1999]

heres a step by step of a body i did for a customer. he asked for a step by step guide and here is the link. lmk if the link doesnt work.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8855&id=513588373

[sliver-surfer]

as far as the marker is concerned i didnt take off the outside over spray film bc the guy marked his hole locations

I didn't say take of the over spray film, I was just telling you how to remove marker easily.

[Brandon_1999]

o ok thnx trav will keep it in mind sorry

[Brandon_1999]

heres 2 for a customer of mine tried some new things and i love it.

[Brandon_1999]

heres mine for our paint job competition/trophy race in 2 weeks.* i hope that i have a chance.

[Brandon_1999]

heres a customers paintjob.* Standard flame job.* i love the look of it tho.

[Brandon_1999]

this is another customers paint job.

[ArtWorld]

Wow! Brandon you really do a lot of these. They need to hire you inside the R/C shop. Or open up a booth next to one. Great Job!
Brad

[mikeytaff]

still trying to upload lol

[mikeytaff]

still trying to post img

[Brandon_1999]

Originally Posted by ArtWorld

Wow! Brandon you really do a lot of these. They need to hire you inside the R/C shop. Or open up a booth next to one. Great Job!
Brad

ahhh thanx Brad. I try to keep myself as busy as possibile. I just absolutily love to paint. Hobby so far, and love every minute of it.

[Brandon_1999]

is there a way that i can change the thread title? i wanna change it to my painting company name.

[Brandon_1999]

heres 2 done tonite. The black and green one is mine the black and light red red one is a customers.

[Brandon_1999]

Well im happy to report that the blue flamed body that i did last week made the top 10 for our painting competition. Not a win but close enuff to make me very satisfied. Just gotta keep practicing and getting better.

[Brandon_1999]

sorry i been absent from here for a while. my real job has taken most of my time.
managed to shell out one for tonite for my new car

[cotto clay]

Those are really cool Brandon. I like them alot!
As far as advice, a wise old airbrusher once told me to use deep blue violet for shading instead of black... and recently a beautiful young airbrusher said I should try red violet. You might even try using both!
Keep up the good work

[cotto clay]

oh yeahh....those space cars are unreal!!!

[Brandon_1999]

dont u mean they r outta this world lol (i kno very cheesy)

i appreciate the feedback bud. do u mean mixing blue and violet for the shading effect?

do u airbrush as well? if u have msn u wanna chat, send me a pm boss.

[cotto clay]

Ha ha, cheesy but funny!

Yeah, I dont know what kind of paint you use, some of them have this as a stock colour, but take your darkest blue and mix it with violet. Play around with the ratios (you might like it more blue than purple especially over white) mix it fairly thin so that it flows nicely and is somewhat transparent. Theres a nice example of this process on this thread, if you look at the american flag under Ghooptie's name.
I would say experiment with it before trying it on a customers job. The red violet is the same, just mix your deepest red with violet. I find this can give things a slightly surreal quality, but it looks pretty cool.
I'm not on MSN unfortunately.

[Brandon_1999]

o ok thanx alot for the info bud. i really appreciate feedback like this, it helps me with doing more paintjobs.
its ok with the msn, i figure if u had it u can give me more helpful advice with my painting.

[cotto clay]

no problem, I've been lucky enough to work with some experienced airbrushers and I've picked their brains as best I could. I'm more than happy to pass on any good info that I've gotten over the years.

[Brandon_1999]

o well i appreciate it and look forward to more advice u have to share. thanx much

[Brandon_1999]

have done a few newer paint jobs will post pix soon, been a busy time over here

[Brandon_1999]

heres a customers paint job. Mind the camera work, new camera..

[Brandon_1999]

and here customer paint jobs that were done b4 the last post that i realized i didnt post up...

[Brandon_1999]

heres a 12th scale body i just did up for my new toy.* turned out better then i thought*

[don johnson]

Turned out great Brandon I like the carbon fiber ones above also

[Brandon_1999]

thanx guys and gals...heres one hott off the press from tonite, for my touring car

[Brandon_1999]

heres y first attempt a a welding helmet for a customer. I can go on record and say im not gnna dothis extensive lettering in awhile. hand crampage was definitly a factor.

[Brandon_1999]

Heres 6 paintjobs i did for this week. The paintin business has gotten busy for me and i enjoy every minute of it.

[ArtWorld]

Holy Cow Brandon! You have the longest single thread with a pureley awesome collection of cool Arse RC Body paint jobs I have ever seen! Keep them coming!

Brad

[don johnson]

Nice varity of designs there Brandon in this newest bunch

[zero420]

hey brandon im also on facebook sent u a friend invite

zero420

[Brandon_1999]

Thanx guys and gals and i got it ZeroHeres one of my regular customers and is usual design on a 12th scale and Mini.

[Brandon_1999]

Heres my new Touring car body for rubber tire racing and a customer's sons Christmas gift. hope u all enjoy

[Brandon_1999]

Heres my new touring car paintjob for the big triple crown series i have entered. First attempt at a skull from in reverse. hope u all like.

[533clive]

Hey Brandon,

There's some good looking RC cars there buddy!!

Just out of interest, how much do you charge your customers for these?

Keep 'em up, and keep posting!!

Clive

[Neder/Brit]

Awesome totally Awesome

[Brandon_1999]

Thanks alot guys

Clive, i usually only charge 20 to 25 bucks for a paintjob from my customers. The prices vary if the body is bigger or just a small tiny one or if i have to buy the body and paint it for them. I dont wanna go too high with pricing so i keep it relativly low and ppl usually like the relaxed price so they r always coming back for more.


And just to add here. I have some bodies that are painted for sale. The blue camo 12th scale body, The purple and gold with the white front Touring car and a 1 colour oval body i painted for a customer 2 yrs ago that he never contacted back to me for. So if u guys know of anyone or would like one urselves, Pm or email me dubsessed_43@hotmail.com and we can work out a deal and pricing.

Cheers Brandon

[Brandon_1999]

Well i signed up for a new class the other day* Vintage Trans Am and this is my newest paintjob for it.** Since Richard Petty is my favourite driver, i had to go with 43 and a red and blue theme.** unfortunitly couldnt locate my STP stickers for the whole look but nonetheless, shes ready for some racing.

[cotto clay]

That looks great, I really like the blue you used.... It goes good with the red.

[Brandon_1999]

thanx man. This will be the best itll look bc after racing OMG the carnage.....

[GregerLMacleod]

Great Lil' cars with nice unique paint! Good job Brandon

[cotto clay]

Originally Posted by Brandon_1999

thanx man. This will be the best itll look bc after racing OMG the carnage.....

Its gonna get worked? Thats too bad but at least you got the good pics of it pristine.
I was wondering about your welding helmet you did back there how the quote ends? Nice work on the lettering btw.

[Brandon_1999]

Originally Posted by cotto clay

Its gonna get worked? Thats too bad but at least you got the good pics of it pristine.
I was wondering about your welding helmet you did back there how the quote ends? Nice work on the lettering btw.

Ya the Camaro is gonna get used but it looks soo good rite now gonna b a heartache to use it. I dont remember exactly how the quote went sorry, but i do kno that the lettering was 3 hrs of hell bc im not very steady on the lettering.

thanx again man. Love the feedback. keep it coming.

[Brandon_1999]

Heres 2 more fresh off of the Painting table. Ones a World GT corvette and the other is a touring car both for customers.






O btw does neone know how to clear up some attatchment space so i dont have to post pics like this? I dont wanna take up alot of room on the board.

[Brandon_1999]

Well it good to see my post hasnt been deleted due to lack of posting lol. been crazy busy with all the painting over the past few weeks so instead of telling u all about it ill post all the pics of the past few weeks of painting any questions or comments r greatly appreciated..

[Brandon_1999]

heres more and theres still more to come this coming week.....

[Brandon_1999]

Well here are some from the past week** I also have some from the one pic that didnt turn out last time.* Lemme know wat u guys think.Thanx

[Brandon_1999]

hey everyone...last time i logged on this whole section wasnt here so i started a new thread with some pix but for some of u that may havent of seen it heres the link sorry about all the confusion

http://airbrushtechnique.com/forums/...don-16894.html

[Brandon_1999]

Here are some of the bodies i paint over the past week....The first 2 are mine and the yellow camaro is a customers.

The black one is my first attempt at tru fire. I didnt think it turned out that great but the judges at the painting competition i entered thought differently. The last picture is me accepting the award for best paintjob at our big trophy race we held.

[fresnojohns]

Brandon,

You do super nice work!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on the award too!!!!!!
I look forward to seeing more paint jobs too!
Fresnojohns

[tortuga77]

those are beautiful hope to be somewhat that good one day.

[Brandon_1999]

Thanx alot Tortuga77. Just keep practicing and never let anyone stand in ur way of trying something different and out of the box. So far not to brag but before i started noone did lightning or camo or tried to attempt tru fire. So maybe i started a trend. Just practice and keep at it and u will be 10 times better then this bud. hope this helps u out.

Heres 2 from the past few weeks, been busy with the real job to paint a bunch. Wish it was the other way around haha. anywho enjoy and post ur comments CHEERS

[Brandon_1999]

Well after a long summer where i was too busy to paint im back and gonna be doing as much if not more painting then ever can't wait to show you guys wat i got this year. Can't wait to hear your feedback. Take care and let the paint fly.