clipit101
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Tips and advice needed!, by clipit101 on May 23, 2008 20:20:56 GMT 1, Hi again guys.
Im looking for some help with some stencil work.
My first thing is how do i do hair. Im looking at blonde hair here and im finding it really tricky to get darker patches mixed in with it. Also how do i do a really thin outline for shadow purposes using spray im almost tempted to use a pen lol.
Im not sure if what iv'e said makes alot of sense but would love some tips from the seasoned pros on here.
Thanks in advance
Hi again guys.
Im looking for some help with some stencil work.
My first thing is how do i do hair. Im looking at blonde hair here and im finding it really tricky to get darker patches mixed in with it. Also how do i do a really thin outline for shadow purposes using spray im almost tempted to use a pen lol.
Im not sure if what iv'e said makes alot of sense but would love some tips from the seasoned pros on here.
Thanks in advance
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Tips and advice needed!, by rosstierney on May 23, 2008 20:48:42 GMT 1, oh so you are learning how to cut stencils, coincidence? 
oh so you are learning how to cut stencils, coincidence? |
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clipit101
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Tips and advice needed!, by clipit101 on May 23, 2008 20:53:51 GMT 1, At no point in that did i ask how to cut a stencil i can cut stencils perfectly well what im asking is how to create certain effects. And i pressume your refering to the Banksy stencil i put up on the bay with your snide comment, but you will find as soon as i realised that it was definately not Banksys i withdrew it. So dont make me out to be a cunt as theres far to much of that on here. Regards
At no point in that did i ask how to cut a stencil i can cut stencils perfectly well what im asking is how to create certain effects. And i pressume your refering to the Banksy stencil i put up on the bay with your snide comment, but you will find as soon as i realised that it was definately not Banksys i withdrew it. So dont make me out to be a cunt as theres far to much of that on here. Regards
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clipit101
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Tips and advice needed!, by clipit101 on May 23, 2008 21:45:14 GMT 1, Ok well dont try and belittle me aswell especially with regards to that last post youve got very few friends on here as it is!
Ok well dont try and belittle me aswell especially with regards to that last post youve got very few friends on here as it is!
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Tips and advice needed!, by rosstierney on May 23, 2008 21:53:19 GMT 1, Ok well dont try and belittle me aswell especially with regards to that last post youve got very few friends on here as it is!
i'll have a think about that & get back to you soon sooner or later
Ok well dont try and belittle me aswell especially with regards to that last post youve got very few friends on here as it is! i'll have a think about that & get back to you soon sooner or later |
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clipit101
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Tips and advice needed!, by clipit101 on May 24, 2008 11:30:30 GMT 1, Can anyone help
Can anyone help
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Tips and advice needed!, by GVD on May 24, 2008 11:44:40 GMT 1, I dotn really understand what you mean exactly but you want to have a colour thats good for shading blonde hair?
I guess some brown yellowish colour would look the best. Check out the montana site, they have a colourchart there.
About the thin lines, well its just a matter of cutting thin lines on your stencil, get some spray adhesive on the stencil, and stencil it. You get the best result if you make your stencils out of thin plastic sheets.
Also if that doesnt work, just get a thin paintbrush, some acrilic paint and paint them on. I some times retouch my cavasses a bit with acrylics if i have underspray in places where i dont want it.
Hope that helps!
I dotn really understand what you mean exactly but you want to have a colour thats good for shading blonde hair?
I guess some brown yellowish colour would look the best. Check out the montana site, they have a colourchart there.
About the thin lines, well its just a matter of cutting thin lines on your stencil, get some spray adhesive on the stencil, and stencil it. You get the best result if you make your stencils out of thin plastic sheets.
Also if that doesnt work, just get a thin paintbrush, some acrilic paint and paint them on. I some times retouch my cavasses a bit with acrylics if i have underspray in places where i dont want it.
Hope that helps!
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Tips and advice needed!, by Ged on May 24, 2008 11:53:45 GMT 1, If you're working from a photo it might be easier if show us. 
If you're working from a photo it might be easier if show us. |
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Tips and advice needed!, by hopelessquest on May 24, 2008 18:03:34 GMT 1, how do i do hair. Im looking at blonde hair here and im finding it really tricky to get darker patches mixed in with it.
It depends on what sort of style you are going for but if you are trying to mimmick a photo or something then you need to work with tones and layer them on top of each other by grouping the colours into shapes that you cut out onto each layer. For a simpler or more cartoony look, you would just want to have a simple colour down first and your detail layer on top.
Also how do i do a really thin outline for shadow purposes using spray im almost tempted to use a pen lol.
Get some card and take a good old British stanley blade and cut a single line into the card that is the width of the blade or wider, leave the excess bit of paper that is on the other side of the card, that will keep the stencil slightly raised off the surface when you spray, that will mean the line will be slightly blurred (you can just hold your stencil material slightly away from the surface yourself to get a more pronounced effect). Be aware of the direction you are spraying in, as usually you will want the side of the line closest to the subject to be sharp and the other side of the line to be blurred. Try not to paint on a horizontal surface when doing the shadows. Also if you use a material like a acetate (clear plastic sheets) then remember that because it will typically be about 0.5mm in thickness, or thinner, it will always produce a sharp line, also when dealing with small details the acetate will try find it's natural shape and you will get small bridges curling out. Specifically talking about the blur effect you might find something like corregated cardboard is pretty effective.
Try not to mix too much technique into the spraying of the stencil, the point of the stencil is to get all the work out of the way before spraying it.
how do i do hair. Im looking at blonde hair here and im finding it really tricky to get darker patches mixed in with it. It depends on what sort of style you are going for but if you are trying to mimmick a photo or something then you need to work with tones and layer them on top of each other by grouping the colours into shapes that you cut out onto each layer. For a simpler or more cartoony look, you would just want to have a simple colour down first and your detail layer on top. Also how do i do a really thin outline for shadow purposes using spray im almost tempted to use a pen lol. Get some card and take a good old British stanley blade and cut a single line into the card that is the width of the blade or wider, leave the excess bit of paper that is on the other side of the card, that will keep the stencil slightly raised off the surface when you spray, that will mean the line will be slightly blurred (you can just hold your stencil material slightly away from the surface yourself to get a more pronounced effect). Be aware of the direction you are spraying in, as usually you will want the side of the line closest to the subject to be sharp and the other side of the line to be blurred. Try not to paint on a horizontal surface when doing the shadows. Also if you use a material like a acetate (clear plastic sheets) then remember that because it will typically be about 0.5mm in thickness, or thinner, it will always produce a sharp line, also when dealing with small details the acetate will try find it's natural shape and you will get small bridges curling out. Specifically talking about the blur effect you might find something like corregated cardboard is pretty effective. Try not to mix too much technique into the spraying of the stencil, the point of the stencil is to get all the work out of the way before spraying it. |
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but it's obviously a sensitive subject so we'll leave it here 
