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First thing first figured id put this here rather than AB tutorials because though an airbrushed can be used to apply the paint, i will be applying most of the paint with a spray gun or other materials.
Anyways, what im going to try to accomplish here is my first tutorial EVER, and believe me it will lack the luster that airbrush tutor brings. but i figured i picked up so much from this website and its members that i should give back a thing or two. FAUX FINISHING, often associated with decorating walls is applied very often in all art forms. Before i even had an airbrush or heard of the "spatter effect", i was doing the same thing in large corporate offices (typically 20 ft high walls with pillars and a lot finished wood). The wrinkle effect, which is very common in custom painting, is one of the most common faux finishes bastardized by the Do It Yourselfers, and used quite often in airbrushing industries for a simple yet dramatic effect. So to those thinking "come on guy, were airbrush artists", realize you may already know and use these effects or hopefully can apply these effects to your airbrushing. So bare with me as i complete it and hopefully some people can learn a thing or two. Please remember to all the people new to it, there really are no rules to any of this. As long as you are happy with what you do, and in the case of a customer, he or she are happy, then you did everything right! To others, if what i do seems wrong or you would do it differently, let me know! im always looking for an easier/faster way to do things!
For this little project im going to use a 2x2 piece of drywall rolled a few times with a white latex semi gloss. for the effects im going to use a red tinted glaze, only because it is handy and going bad in my basement. You can absolutely use any type of paint with an airbrush or spray gun, however, you want to reduce your paint (sometimes up to 50%+) so that it will stay workable for as long as you need it to. Please dont mind the prep or lack there of, its the board i usually cut my stencils on and after prepping walls and painting all day, the less work i need to do the better
. Other materials i will use are rags, plastic, newspaper, a sponge, a 2 inch nylon brush (as a flogging brush, which are extremely overpriced), and a bucket of water.
RAG ROLLING
typically there are two variations of rag rolling, positive and negative. positive is when u apply the paint to the basecoat using a rag where as negative you apply the paint then basically remove some of the paint with the rag. the rag method for both is essentially the same, you work the rag the same way, only difference is how it is actually applied. for the sake of time im going to use the positive method.
first thing first, you need to select the right rag.. i know, what the hell for? well whatever texture or stitching on that rag will show up in your work. for example a tshirt has seams which are the worst and will always leave a noticable texture. you want a tightly woven flat rag with little to no texture. so once you find that rag your good to go.
reduce the paint you are applying with the appropriate reducer, you will want the paint to be very workable for at least a few minutes. if it seems impossible to get it there, work in much smaller areas and soon you will be able to blend those areas together seamlessly. what im going to do is literally submerge my rag in my super thinned out glazed (consistency of skim milk), and ring it out pretty good (pretty messy, wear gloves or keep a bucket of water near by for a quick rinse). For the Negative method, figuring your basecoat is dry, you will apply your paint with a mid- heavy coat, and using a DAMPENED (not soaking wet) rag you ill remove the paint you just applied in the manner i will try to explain.
Grab your rag by a corner so that it hangs loosely. slowly let the rag fall into the opposite hand and form somewhat of a loose ball. The looser your rag balls up, the softer the effect will have and the tighter a ball will make the effect much busier. I prefer it pretty loose. Now the somewhat tricky parts, u will use your hands to roll the rag around what you are painting. By rolling i do not mean putting your palm on top and making a ball like playdough, think more like your rewinding a roll of toilet paper after your 2 year old decided to pull it as far as she could. it is important to work randomly in different areas and step back often to make sure it is uniform. The rag doesnt need to roll over every square inch, sometime leaving sections as a void can make all the difference. another thing to remember and try to stay away from is creating a high texture, as it will make clear coating that much harder. here is hopefully a picture of what you come out with, but i know without watching it done it is hard to understand.. try explaining it with only words!
Wrinkle Effect
The wrinkle effect is probably the easiest and most dramatic of all faux finishes. There are tons of videos and tutorials on this finish.
but like i said this effect is very easy but very effective. really all you do is apply your basecoat and once dry your ready to apply the effect. reduce your paint appropriately, it needs to be workable once applied, but not as thin as needed for the rag roll. again if you need to, work in small sections and soon you will be able to blend them together no problem.
You can also consider applying the wrinkle effect positively or negatively. positively you would apply the the topcoat of paint to the plastic and then apply it to your substrate. negatively you would apply your top coat, lay a piece of plastic on top pull it off, and WahLah! i prefer the negative route, but sometimes even go back in positively to blend or catch smaller areas. I will be applying the finish positively, again for times sake..
Your first step is to deciding how to apply, if you wish to apply it negatively you want to have a large enough piece of plastic to cover the entire painted area. do a dry run and make sure your plastic is long and wide enough. if you go positive, cut a piece of plastic and form a soft ball, the more wrinkles in the plastic, the more effect.
Positive- dab your crinkled plastic ball into your paint and on another surface, give a couple dabs to remove some of the paint. begin to dab your surface randomly. its a better idea to constantly turn and rotate your plastic ball so you dont end up with the same texture created over and over.
negative-have your precut plastic ready to apply before applying your topcoat. once you spray your topcoat apply the plastic to the entire surface, basically sticking the plastic to the wet paint. push the plastic around in certain areas to create wrinkles in the plastic. the more wrinkles u create, the busier and more dramatic your effect will be. be sure to pull the plastic in a timely manner. be sure when u pull the plastic ou come straight off as not to make the plastic slide and drag the paint underneath it.
my favorite finish with this effect is a white basecoat, a metallic or aluminum base for the wrinkle effect, and top coat it all with any candy color. gives a great amount of depth for a background or as a finish all it own.
The Newspapering
Very easy but fairly versatile. it can be used to create a pretty nice stone effect, and if you get real good, you can use the folds of the paper to create a brick effect. this finish is best applied negatively. ive never tried it positively but like i said theres no rules.
first thing you want to do is make sure your newspaper is at least a week old, as the ink may still be wet and you will be left with the breaking news of the day in your artwork haha. reduce your paint about the same as you did for the wrinkle effect. before you apply your topcoat, realize you will only be able to work in an area as large as the paper itself. that being processed, apply your top coat accordingly giving it a medium wet coat. apply your news paper to the applied area, but instead of crinkling it around somewhat smoothen out the newsaper randomly. make sure you remove the newspaper somewhat soon as the newspaper will soak up your paint making a mess when u remove it. as with the wrinkle effect make sure u peel the newspaper back and away from the surface as not to drag and slide the paint underneath.
Anyways, what im going to try to accomplish here is my first tutorial EVER, and believe me it will lack the luster that airbrush tutor brings. but i figured i picked up so much from this website and its members that i should give back a thing or two. FAUX FINISHING, often associated with decorating walls is applied very often in all art forms. Before i even had an airbrush or heard of the "spatter effect", i was doing the same thing in large corporate offices (typically 20 ft high walls with pillars and a lot finished wood). The wrinkle effect, which is very common in custom painting, is one of the most common faux finishes bastardized by the Do It Yourselfers, and used quite often in airbrushing industries for a simple yet dramatic effect. So to those thinking "come on guy, were airbrush artists", realize you may already know and use these effects or hopefully can apply these effects to your airbrushing. So bare with me as i complete it and hopefully some people can learn a thing or two. Please remember to all the people new to it, there really are no rules to any of this. As long as you are happy with what you do, and in the case of a customer, he or she are happy, then you did everything right! To others, if what i do seems wrong or you would do it differently, let me know! im always looking for an easier/faster way to do things!
For this little project im going to use a 2x2 piece of drywall rolled a few times with a white latex semi gloss. for the effects im going to use a red tinted glaze, only because it is handy and going bad in my basement. You can absolutely use any type of paint with an airbrush or spray gun, however, you want to reduce your paint (sometimes up to 50%+) so that it will stay workable for as long as you need it to. Please dont mind the prep or lack there of, its the board i usually cut my stencils on and after prepping walls and painting all day, the less work i need to do the better
. Other materials i will use are rags, plastic, newspaper, a sponge, a 2 inch nylon brush (as a flogging brush, which are extremely overpriced), and a bucket of water.RAG ROLLING
typically there are two variations of rag rolling, positive and negative. positive is when u apply the paint to the basecoat using a rag where as negative you apply the paint then basically remove some of the paint with the rag. the rag method for both is essentially the same, you work the rag the same way, only difference is how it is actually applied. for the sake of time im going to use the positive method.
first thing first, you need to select the right rag.. i know, what the hell for? well whatever texture or stitching on that rag will show up in your work. for example a tshirt has seams which are the worst and will always leave a noticable texture. you want a tightly woven flat rag with little to no texture. so once you find that rag your good to go.
reduce the paint you are applying with the appropriate reducer, you will want the paint to be very workable for at least a few minutes. if it seems impossible to get it there, work in much smaller areas and soon you will be able to blend those areas together seamlessly. what im going to do is literally submerge my rag in my super thinned out glazed (consistency of skim milk), and ring it out pretty good (pretty messy, wear gloves or keep a bucket of water near by for a quick rinse). For the Negative method, figuring your basecoat is dry, you will apply your paint with a mid- heavy coat, and using a DAMPENED (not soaking wet) rag you ill remove the paint you just applied in the manner i will try to explain.
Grab your rag by a corner so that it hangs loosely. slowly let the rag fall into the opposite hand and form somewhat of a loose ball. The looser your rag balls up, the softer the effect will have and the tighter a ball will make the effect much busier. I prefer it pretty loose. Now the somewhat tricky parts, u will use your hands to roll the rag around what you are painting. By rolling i do not mean putting your palm on top and making a ball like playdough, think more like your rewinding a roll of toilet paper after your 2 year old decided to pull it as far as she could. it is important to work randomly in different areas and step back often to make sure it is uniform. The rag doesnt need to roll over every square inch, sometime leaving sections as a void can make all the difference. another thing to remember and try to stay away from is creating a high texture, as it will make clear coating that much harder. here is hopefully a picture of what you come out with, but i know without watching it done it is hard to understand.. try explaining it with only words!
Wrinkle Effect
The wrinkle effect is probably the easiest and most dramatic of all faux finishes. There are tons of videos and tutorials on this finish.
but like i said this effect is very easy but very effective. really all you do is apply your basecoat and once dry your ready to apply the effect. reduce your paint appropriately, it needs to be workable once applied, but not as thin as needed for the rag roll. again if you need to, work in small sections and soon you will be able to blend them together no problem.
You can also consider applying the wrinkle effect positively or negatively. positively you would apply the the topcoat of paint to the plastic and then apply it to your substrate. negatively you would apply your top coat, lay a piece of plastic on top pull it off, and WahLah! i prefer the negative route, but sometimes even go back in positively to blend or catch smaller areas. I will be applying the finish positively, again for times sake..
Your first step is to deciding how to apply, if you wish to apply it negatively you want to have a large enough piece of plastic to cover the entire painted area. do a dry run and make sure your plastic is long and wide enough. if you go positive, cut a piece of plastic and form a soft ball, the more wrinkles in the plastic, the more effect.
Positive- dab your crinkled plastic ball into your paint and on another surface, give a couple dabs to remove some of the paint. begin to dab your surface randomly. its a better idea to constantly turn and rotate your plastic ball so you dont end up with the same texture created over and over.
negative-have your precut plastic ready to apply before applying your topcoat. once you spray your topcoat apply the plastic to the entire surface, basically sticking the plastic to the wet paint. push the plastic around in certain areas to create wrinkles in the plastic. the more wrinkles u create, the busier and more dramatic your effect will be. be sure to pull the plastic in a timely manner. be sure when u pull the plastic ou come straight off as not to make the plastic slide and drag the paint underneath it.
my favorite finish with this effect is a white basecoat, a metallic or aluminum base for the wrinkle effect, and top coat it all with any candy color. gives a great amount of depth for a background or as a finish all it own.
The Newspapering
Very easy but fairly versatile. it can be used to create a pretty nice stone effect, and if you get real good, you can use the folds of the paper to create a brick effect. this finish is best applied negatively. ive never tried it positively but like i said theres no rules.
first thing you want to do is make sure your newspaper is at least a week old, as the ink may still be wet and you will be left with the breaking news of the day in your artwork haha. reduce your paint about the same as you did for the wrinkle effect. before you apply your topcoat, realize you will only be able to work in an area as large as the paper itself. that being processed, apply your top coat accordingly giving it a medium wet coat. apply your news paper to the applied area, but instead of crinkling it around somewhat smoothen out the newsaper randomly. make sure you remove the newspaper somewhat soon as the newspaper will soak up your paint making a mess when u remove it. as with the wrinkle effect make sure u peel the newspaper back and away from the surface as not to drag and slide the paint underneath.
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. I dont know much about art but alot about decorating (painting) And ive noticed alot of the same things applied to art.
