9 Y/O wants to learn to pinstripe

Dayum 3 year old thread

 

If that's what she wants then spring for the $$$ and get her going. That's really cool that she wants to pinstripe! Most girls at 9 want a horse-consider yourself getting off cheap, LOL!If she gives up down the road, you can give it a shot with the brushes.

Take her to a few car large shows where pinstripers work and have her watch them pull some lines. Who knows, maybe they'll work with her a bit and offer a few pointers while they're between jobs!? Or arrange for her to watch a local striper do some work at his shop.

 

Check this out....

http://www.tcpglobal.com/pinstriperdepot/psdkafpb.aspx

 

What the ****!!! this thing is 3 years old!!!!!! Nevermind

 

Original post 9-13-05, I think the qestion is, how did she do with it? Let' see some of her work.

It's weid, I was just about to go diging for this thread because my 12 year old informed me this morning on the way to school tat he want's a pinstriping kit for Chrismas. Nothing like waiting till th last minute. I wonder where he gets that.

 

The 9 yo girl is now 12 yo.... so did she stick with it?

 

Lot's of good info here. How about an update on her pinstriping progress?

 

My 5 year old daughter is always bugging me to stripe, and I **** at it.

I let her have one of my Mack 00s whenever she asks for it. Usually I'll let her use it along with other brushes in acrylic, tempra or watercolors instead of 1Shot. Even if the brush gets trashed, the joy on her face doing it, is worth it's weight in gold.

Her happiness sort of turned south when I printed out a copy of the striping line test that I had on my hard drive. All those left and right curves, etc... it looked daunting to her.

Then her eyes lit up and she said "daddy, it's just like how they teach us to do our alphabet letters in school!"

Made my day.

 

Yeah, whether the thread is 3 years old or not, the info is still valid.

Did ChopperImpala's girl start striping? Did Chase? Are they still going? Inquiring minds want to know

 

Hey Rob, where can I find a copy of that striping test? I'm doing a striping demo for a high school shop cl*** in January and that would come in handy for a hand-out.

 

It used to be on the Sketchkult site, but I dunno if it ever made it over to the new server when they switched message boards.

If you can't find it, PM me and I'll upload a file of it and post a link to it when I get home from work tonight.

 

Good for your daughter! This is a golden opportunity for the two of you to learn a great craft and spend time together! It's easier to build a child than to mend an adult.

Pick an artist that's made contributions to society thru their creativity...You think their parents griped about start up materials?If she quits you shouldn't have any trouble selling the materials at any car show?
Believe me,Macks and One Shot are waaay cheaper than Barbies,Bratz and electronic games....

Best of luck to you and your daughter in your pinstriping endeavors! If she shows ap***ude remember,"When the student is ready,the master shall appear..."

 

Thanks Rob, I rummaged around on SketchKult and found it.

 

can you post a link

thanks

Beaulieu

 

WOW,
Haven't seen this in a while!! No she didn't stick with it!! She tried VERY HARD but was unable to master it!! I DID step up and buy the "good stuff" and she still has some of it, but a friend of mine (long since moved) had a son who was intereted in stipping, so I donated most of the stuff to him!
My "little girl (sigh)" is now 13 years old and is VERY GOOD at drawing and excells in art cl***!! But with the frustration of her not mastering the brushes, and "growing up / puberty" she gave up easily, but like I said she has still stuck with the art concept, and is a phenominal drawer. So I am supporting her in that. Thanks though for the info, thoughts, AND THE FACT some of you cared enough to want to get an update!!! Ken

 

Striping brushes are tough to handle with smaller hands.

 

I bet Mack would make a shorter striping brush if you asked them.
Same handle, same hair, just shorter hair.

 

Sounds like if she REALLY wants to learn, good time to teach her RESPONSABILITY of taking care of tools. 10 years old is not too young to learn to clean up her brushes. My daughters have been checking gas bottles on welders in the shop since they were 5 or 6. You don't turn off the lights till you check EVERY bottle.

 

To start out I used the enamel model paints mixed with a little mineral spirits. I got both at hobby lobby for very little and used mack brush 00. I really didn't want to spend a ton of money until I got it down, I haven't had any issues at all. I did a hood, dash, and tailgate and they have lasted very well. Tell her good luck and it's fun once you get it down.

 

Oh and aren't mack brushes from squirrel hair not horse *** hair?