How To: Killer Airbrush Flame Technique

[Ronyx]

very nice, you make it look so easy lolz
+rep for the helpful post

[SgtM]

Killer tutorial man. +rep

[Drac998]

Drac,

What color chart are you talkin about?

The colors I capitalized in the tutorial are the actual color titles. For example. Transparent Orange, Candy Red(really Candy Bright Red), Opaque White, etc...

Please let me know if your having trouble finding actual colors. I can point you in the right direction. I just found a great new online supplier(no affiliation).

Also for everyone. Please feel free to ask questions.....

I was curious to know if you used a colour chart/wheel to match the colours to get a more vibrant flame.

ie http://www.currys.com/airbrushpaint/...tID=13&catID=4
http://www.currys.com/artistsmateria...ID=802&catID=3

[DaveW]

Dude...this is am amazing tutorial. I'm impressed with the whole thing, from your style to your photography. +Rep!

EDIT: I also stickied it.

-Dave

[sirkillalot617]

cheers dude this will help a lot for my mod +rep

[Commando]

I was curious to know if you used a colour chart/wheel to match the colours to get a more vibrant flame.

To answer your question; No, I didn't use a color chart to match the colors. I just used the recommendations from another tutorial I read a while back. The colors are as follows in order.

• Transparent Red
• Candy Bright Red
• Transparent Orange
• Candy Orange
• Transparent Yellow
• Candy Orange
• Transparent Yellow w/ Transparent White
• Candy Yellow

You can see the steps if you look at the color order. Basically dark to light with Candy Colors in between to deepen the color.

[gaz_the_chav]

+rep dude. Well done!

-gaz

[.Maleficus.]

Nice tut man, and I love the final product.

Now to get my hands on an airbrush...

+rep

[crazybillybob]

Nice Tut Commando!!

One little Extra with the Clear. Duplicolor Is very touchy on how you coat it, Can says 15 min between but this changes allot (up to +-5min) with temp and humitiy. If it over dries, you really do have to wait a week be fore you can lay another coat....If you don't it will bubble!!! There are other brands that are less picky but the duplicolor does have a great finish! With all Clears never apply them if the humitity is over about 75-80%, it gets really clouded and foggy.

Good work again Commando!

CrazyBillyBob

[Commando]

Thanks CrazyBillyBob.

I took most of my coating techniques from your tutorials.

Yeah it took me a while to figure out that you really have to follow the directions with Duplicolor Clear. Kinda seems simple now.

Luckily, I don't have to worry about humidity I live in the desert.