my first attempt at striping...

what do ya'll think? Don't be too brutal!!

 

I think everything around the house outta be scared now!!

-Jason

 

I wish my first attempts were half as good as that.



Don't stop now.
Practice longer strokes and tighter curves.
And practice,practice,practice.

 

I'd stripe the toilet seat next!

VERY nice work.

 

The wife's hiding***** from me I wanna stripe everything....

 

You are on your way to sucess! Look into this artwork....do you see one of Mad Magazine's Spy vs Spy? And the other line's give it movement. Keep painting,keep posting.

 

my girl hates it when I stripe the toilet.... hahah

 

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Ive striped your toilet HAHAHAHA!

 

Great first attempt! Keep at it and see ya on Fridays.

Joel

 

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I wish my first attempts were half as good as that.



Don't stop now.
Practice longer strokes and tighter curves.
And practice,practice,practice.

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I'll second that, I wish I could be that good right off the bat!!

 

very nice. I tired to practice the other night and ended up putting the stuff away in frustration and anger because my lines looked like spaghetti all over the table and I was trying to make a straight line.

Can someone post a pict of the correct posture for holding a brush and how you drag your hand?

I try to practice a few hours a week, but his week must have been an off one.

 

mmmm spaghetti....

-Jason

 

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haha

 

Very good balance for a first timer and the line consistency looks decent too.I would make one suggestion that might make it easier for you:
When you bring your lines together,don't make the angle so wide.You'll find that if you taper them off gradually(about a 10 degree angle or less)that they will blend together much more easily.Other than that it looks good!Keep that brush wet!
Ray

 

man that looks good, show off more!

 

thanks for all the comments..and tips. I will keep trying and report back on friday.

 

hell yeah kat looks good....I better warn you this***** is worse than cigarettes or drugs.....something about pulling a line thats.....almost****ual....uh well maybe thats just me I'm twisted...good luck and can't wait to see more or your work.

 

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Sounds like you might be holding the brush upside down.
There is a top,and a bottom.They track much better right side up.

If your using a Mack Series 10,or Series 20,look closely how the hairs are attatched to the handle.
Notice how all the hairs are offset to one side?
That is the right side.
You'll probably see a small portion of the handle extending past the wrapped thread.
That is the left side.

Everyone holds the brush a little different.
Depends on the size of your hands and your range of movement.
Basically,if your trying to do long straight lines,the handle needs to be flatter relative to the surface your striping.If your doing tight turns,the handle needs to be more vertical.

 

Hey Bigdog, I know I'm late on this but that looks pretty darn cool to me.

My striping buddies told me practice is everything, so I'm practising and I think it's improving my stuff. Trouble is it's very addictive and like the second post says, everything around the hous should be afraid.

Keep up the good work and post some more as you go, I think there's plenty of guys here who'd like to see it.

 

Come on Cody, post pics of the candles.....

-Jason

 

That IS good, If you want some more practice, do the neighbors camry.

 

Daaaaamn CODY... nice work!

 

NOt to hijack the post but thought it would be good to share instead of starting another. Here is my 2nd attempt after a long pause from practicing. Im trying to practice at least an hour each night. Damn it gets frustrating.

One question: When you do stripe, do you pull the brush where you want it to go. That seemed the easiest so far. Nevermind the squiggly lines too...almost like I have the chills or something. Oh, when working on the other side of your work, what are some examples of stabilizing your arm, I do and I think, "whatever im doing just aint working" Its like im going through the motions and nothing is effectively working.

This was my FIRST attempt about 6 months ago. My deep sink soap dispenser for washing up w/.

 

Tonights attempt... an old Hubcap I had...why toss it right?

 

I've watched Barnett a couple of times (that's what made me want to try) and I noticed that to steady his hand he'd use the fingers not holding the brush and his other hand under the wrist of the hand holding the brush...seems to work good. I don't have any idea..I'm new to this......BTW I wish I could limit myself to an hour a night!!!!!!
Cody

 

Actually It took me a couple of hours to do that last night. You get going and dont realize the time passing.

I will have to try that technique by holding or supporting w/ other hand. I know if I had to do a hood; being that you can only stand on one side, i would be screwd and probably smear the work I already done.

I hold the brush w/ my thumb and middle finger using my other (2) fingers to drag to keep the brush height the same throughout.

Its definitely enjoyable to stripe, just frustrating. You really got to practice, for sure!!!!

 

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I was originally taught to use 3 fingers to hold the brush,and the other 2 to support your hand.
Good luck.I found this to be very awkward,and unnatural.

I now use my thumb and index finger to hold the brush.The brush isn't that heavy,2 fingers are enough.
Now I have 3 fingers to support my hand.MUCH better.
That works for doing longer lines.

If your finger tips don't slide smoothly,
use a little baby powder just on the fingers touching the surface.

 

hmmm, never thought of trying that. (babypowerder)

do any of you stripers roll the brush on the turns?

 

yep is there another way........not trying to be smartass I really want to know if there is another way.

 

For real large curves,it's not necessary.

For tighter curves,twist the brush in the direction you want to go.
For real tight curves,twist it more than you thing you need,then twist it some more.
And keep twisting as you turn.

When and how much is a matter of experience,which comes from practice.