How to use One Shot Paint for lettering

[xddorox]

Here's a little primer for those who never painted with One Shot.The paint contains lead so you have to be careful. The trick is in mixing the paint with thinner. It has to be a bit thicker than milk and your brush has to be loaded with paint. Long bristle brushes are best suited for this since they can hold more paint. To make sure that your brush is not too loaded, swipe it on a glossy magazine before pulling a line. The example you see here is not fantastic, but I haven't picked up the brush in the last 12 years and I never got to be a pro at it. But from a distance it doesn't look half bad. Enjoy!

Remember, practice, practice, practice. :mrgreen:

 

[user 135]

nice job. As always your tuturial pics are great with the wording on the pics.

 

[CCR]

im gonna put grassbastard accross my lawnmower tommorow !!!!

 

[Clothespin n]

You can also pick up a Pounce wheel.
Maybe your wife has one in her Sewing kit.

I have done Large wall Graphics in Gymnasiums for College and Highschools this way.

The Pounce Wheel will speed it up a bit...( but The Pin is probably better for the finiky stuff like the Pic's you showed)...
instead of all the little Pin ...... with the tack.

It's a little wheel with a whole bunch of spikes that poke through
like the Pin does...

That is a great Tutorial Xddorox,
thanks again for the awesome Tec tip!!!
they are always great,

peace,
Kev.

 

[new_dharma]

the art my girlfriend does is cut from stencils (it really is art, not crafty-stuff!)...she buys the plastic in bulk, but it's the same plastic used for "For Sale" signs...i've used them and they work good.

 

[user 135]

The pounce wheel would be cool but I like the Pumpkin poking technique

 

[xddorox]

I still have my pounce wheel from the time I used to hand letter trucks. But like you say, it ain't good for small stuff like this. I'll kick myself in the butt and start pinstriping again.