wish they were all like this one.. the guy gave it to me pretty much ready.
the only prep was to scuff and clean. don`t even have to clear it. had to use that auto air crap on this one cuz i`m out of ru-311. so this is how you do this using that. the HOK version comes out way better and i`ll show how i do that later.
here`s the first pic just scuffed


then i laid out the flames in white, using both a free hand shield and just doing it free hand



then i blasted it with some transparent bright green. forgot to take the pic for that...sorry

then i went over some spots with trans white again and reshot that with trans apple green



then i cut a tribal scull with my plotter, applied it, then did the same thing using trans red, trans orange, and trans sun gold.



hope you guys enjoyed this the pics don`t do it justice and it`s not cleared yet. i`ll post a better one soon.

shoot that's awesome, i love flames, mostly because i cant do them lol.

Wowzers. Good work.

Is the tribal vinyl that you lay under the clear, or is it a mask stencil cut on the plotter? I always wondered how clearing over vinyl would work. (Especially when you aren't sure of the vinyl quality in my case)

it`s a stencil cut out on the plotter. it`s gone before the clear goes on.

That green looks freakin' hot! Is it a snowmobile cowl? Post some pics of it outdoors after it's clear'd.

imo thats "art"

excellent work.

Yep Id love to see it all finished aswell

Chris

That looks sick
VERY nice piece of art

thanks guys.. yup it`s a smomobile. i haven`t seen it cleared yet either. i did a blue fire job for the same guy i have to get pics for it. i have a bunch of stuff coming for you guys. painting a shadow tank right now and a gsxr after laconia bike week that`s gonna be killer. and i started on my truck. so stay tuned..lol

Busy guy I like the "live fire" flames, I just get sooo sick and tired of seeing them in red/orange. Those paint jobs are like a dime a dozen here in Phoenix.. the live fire red/orange. I love the green though.. it shows creativity.

edit: either way I know it takes talent to paint live fire.