a little how to

[2502]

zx10...

first the bike has been basecoated in house of kolor orion silver. while it's drying, i layout the size for the graphics in adobe illustrator, which i use to cut vinyl masks.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/2502design/how%20to/DSC02342.jpg

so after we figure out, the customer wants some kind of skull, and the backbone, or whatever. so the image has to be drawn out in illustrator, and sent to the cutter.

well weeding vinyl sucks, so here it is weeded out with transfer tape ready to be applied.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/2502design/how%20to/DSC02347.jpg

and place it over your basecoat to spray.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/2502design/how%20to/DSC02348.jpg

the design is laid out as to provide reference. the masking is removed after the background graphics are applied.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/2502design/DSC02429.jpg

taking a business card, i hold the card to the tip of the airbrush to create kind of a stipling effect, which gives the background a stoney look. i then will go in later and airbrush cracks and shading, etc...

chain links were laid out as well under the design. when painting something like this, you would place the part of the design you want up front, down first, and lay any additional graphics over.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/2502design/DSC02435.jpg


http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/2502design/DSC02417.jpg

after all the tedious shading is done, the pieces are off for clear. which i refuse to do now cause i'm such a rockstar i HIRED someone to do my prep and finish work, so i can concentrate on this shit.


and to the booth...

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/2502design/DSC02434.jpg

[Fahq]

good stuff, Shawn....keep it up!


:thumbsup

[2502]

thanks i just realized i would make a shitty teacher

[TRICKY]

nice "behind the scene" shots, it´s interesting! :bowdown

[2502]

man i'm exhausted

[LongShot]

How much does one of those vinyl cutters run?

Good pics...think they would fit into a certain section.

You ought to sit down when you got time and make a few lessons up and either put them on your site or make a Instructional DVD for sale.

[Blonde Bomber]

awesome work girl!!! keep it up :woot

[CustomFighterer]

shawn thats good.

you want to do a tutorial on my website????

we need some experienced professionals to give us tips on how to do things. Airbrushing/graphics laying/ & painting would be sick!!

let me know! :shrugg

[2502]

shawn thats good.

you want to do a tutorial on my website????

we need some experienced professionals to give us tips on how to do things. Airbrushing/graphics laying/ & painting would be sick!!

let me know! :shrugg
hell yeah...

longshot, the cutter ran about 550. well worth it. pays itself off. but if you're going to invest in one, i would get a bigger one. mines a 12 inch. i clearly see the need for a 24 now.

[CustomFighterer]

hell yeah...



sick! well your gonna have to join up on the forums, so you can post, for starters!

nice im pumped!

*www.customfighters.com

[Cursed Inc]

hell yeah...

longshot, the cutter ran about 550. well worth it. pays itself off. but if you're going to invest in one, i would get a bigger one. mines a 12 inch. i clearly see the need for a 24 now.

Thanks for posting this.

I just got a Roland GX 24 it cost 1600. It has an electronic eye so it can read registration marks also, so if you print on white vinyl than put it to the cutter it knows where you want it to cut.

What vinyl do you like to use? I am going to order from this place fellers. They are really nice.

Here is a good site that they talk about vinyl and screen printing etc.
http://www.signs101.com

[2502]

i always order from sign warehouse. i wat that cutter.

[Cursed Inc]

i always order from sign warehouse. i wat that cutter.


What type of vinyl do you like or is it actually paint mask? Have you used the paint mask?

[LongShot]

hell yeah...

longshot, the cutter ran about 550. well worth it. pays itself off. but if you're going to invest in one, i would get a bigger one. mines a 12 inch. i clearly see the need for a 24 now.

Well, if you ever get the 24 and want to sell that one...let me know. I think the 12 would do fine for me for what I want. Right now I got a friend doing some stuff for me. He has one and does Graphics for Boats and stuff.

I know eventually I will get one....after some other equipment I need for Shirts.

[c r0ck 1]

shit looks good..