I know the whole point of doing a radical pinstripe pattern is to have something original. But, damn it... I'm having a hard time coming up with a good design that works for me. I thought if I had some stencils... I could elaborate off of those. The best pattern I've found so far was on a little Jada Toys Road Rats car. . If any of you know of a place to find these please let me know. Or if you have some good High Resolution images of some cool stripe work post it up. I would just pay the guy that does the pinstriping at our local shows but, his designs all seem to be the same... I don't think he actually does anything custom. Plus... I'm trying to do "everything" myself. So, thanks in advance for any comments. Just for reference, here's the ride.
It seems to me you ought to get a brush and start practicing on gl*** or whatever you can find around the house/garage. Then when you get confident, tackle the car. There are a million pictures of nice striping jobs all over the internet. Maybe check some out for inspiration. What's the hurry anyway? I say all this because it's what I'm doing. Practicing. Eventually I'll do a little work on my car. But for now, it's all just picture frame gl*** and CD cases. Oh, and my caulk gun. I must have been drunk when I did that.
Why don't you just find a picture of the style you want and ask your local striper if he can do a similar style ? If he's any good, he should be able to do whatever style of striping it is you want . It's gonna take a bit more than a coupla' weeks practice if you're gonna do it yourself.....
I thought it'd be a lot easier to find tons of pix of pinstriping. I'm finding some but, oh well, I guess I'll just keep looking. I'm confident that I can pull it off with a lil practice but, the style is somewhat hard to grasp quickly. Once I get the knack, I'll be doing it though. *Any recommendations of certain brushes or paints? Sorry, I'm a noob to striping but, not to art so I'm confident I'll be able to learn. -I would just have a local do it but, the only local striping is all from some sort of flash. You just pick out the design you want... then there are about 1,000 other people in this city that have the same design on their $200,000 trailer queen.
Use the search ****on at the top of the page, Type in "Pinstriping"? Look at ANY freakin Friday art post? Just a couple ideas.
Mack brushes, can get em online at hokpaint.com get the blue ferrell brushes, they are better. One shot is the paint of choice. Here is my experience, I have been doing artwork all my life, pretty good with a pencil I'd say. I pulled my first line with a pinstripe brush in Dec. of 04, I have been doing it close to everyday since, I am NOWHERE NEAR READY TO STRIPE MY CAR. It isn't like any other brush or pen or pencil or anything. First test, get a mack 00 brush, a can of one shot, draw a circle tracing the can with a pencil. Now use the mack 00 brush and trace the circle.... Next test get something about 3' long, with the mack 00 pull a line the length of the object, then do it again right below the first line. It takes alot of pratice to do what you see by the true artist you see on this board. Check out pinheadlounge.com for some really great art. Rob, Ian, Ray, Barnett all great stripers, check out their work.
did you try doing a google image search and see what comes up? there is some decent stuff on there..here is the link http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=pinstriping&btnG=Search
Unless you live on the Moon,go somewhere else to get it striped. Go to a decent car show somewhere else,and find someone who will do a professional job.Bob Bond is in Lee's Summit Mo,David High Tower is in Lawerance Ks.There are MANY others. If you REALLY want to learn how to Stripe,go for it.Search the archives here to find what you need. If you want to Stripe your own car to save a few bucks, it will end up costing more,and you probably won't be satisfied.
Thanks to all of you guys for replying. I'll get the supplies mentioned and try it out. I'm guessing I'm gonna have to hunt down the really good pros from what you guys have said. But, I'll give it a shot, ya never know. Sorry if my questions stay stupid for a while. I'm still absorbing a lot.
If it were that easy, pinstripers would be out of business, there is a reason we're not. Not to dampen your enthusiasm, cause pinstriping is a wonderful thing, but I think you'll understand what I mean when you get the brush in your hand.
You've got a good point. I'll keep my ears open for word of good stripers close to me. Unkl Ian already named off 2 that are probably worth the drive. So, for whatever it helps, I really appreciate all of your input, I can't say it enough.
i agree to find a good striper near you.....unless you really want to learn. in the meantime check out www.pinheadlounge.com
Yeah, Aaron51chevy recommended that place. There's some great talent on that site. I found a lot of good stuff. I'll try my luck at it for a while but, more than likely it sounds like I'll be leaving my cars to the professionals. Now my garage walls... that's a different story.
I believe that there used to be a series of books printed by Big Daddy Roth that had some stencils as well as tips and tricks to stripin' in them. I havent seen any in a while, maybe check online or local bookstores. Good Luck!
Maybe it's just me, but I would never ask a striper to copy someone else's style. If the guy (or girl) has talent, he (or she) will surely be able to do something worthwhile and original.
Had a local rodder build a trailer to match his t-bucket. Wanted me to copy the striping so they matched. I learned two very valuble things. First I still ****ed(in my opinion) and Second I always did my own stuff from then on. That way if I screwed it up you wouldn't know
So, as a striper you'd have a harder time if I brought you a design I wanted than just doing your own thing??? Well, that's something to think about. I guess it's not like a tat where they just copy it to flash and trace it. I've got a lot more research to do before I commit that's for sure. Thanks to all for any comments. *delaware george- I'll keep that in mind. I'm making copies of this thread to put in my binder. I've got a binder full of **** for my cars. If I get an idea, I gotta have a place to put it.
A lot of stripers do thier best work with a blank canvas, that is, let them do what they think it needs ! If you already know the pinstripers style and are not impressed with it , find another striper. OR , show them a pic of the style you like and ask if they are able to do a similar style . I'm not saying copy someone else's stripes , but rather do a different look ! It's a lot like handwriting in that you can tell a lot of the times who striped it just by lookin' at it. A lot of stripers develop "thier" style by picking up little pieces of striping that impressed them. Some do the same style all thier lives , others are constantly tryin' something new. And remember, there's a BIG difference between someone that stripes because they love to stripe, and someone who stripes solely because they want some quick cash.
after the last time I did work for a paint shop and they had me copy some pea**** holda goldwing ******** line for line off a crashed full harley dresser........mine did too....they gave me a set of crashed tanks with pinstriping on them and said do this on the new tanks at first i figured "easy its already done" .... MAN that was the hardest job ive done .I just said at one point screw it im changing it a little because that looks ugly haha.
I dunno why I didn't think of this. I'm a graphic artist and I know exactly what you guys mean. I'll just have to visit with whoever ends up doing it and just make sure it's the guy or gal I really want doing it. Everyone has their own styles with any art... I dunno why I got the idea this was any different.
Just "painting lines" is pretty simple.It's a mechanical exercise. Putting together a design that looks good, one that suits the car and owner,IS an art form.
Not sure if that was a slam or not, but I do know I'm not one to argue with you about striping. I will say I do understand what you mean and that I simplified what I meant in my previous post.
No,not a Slam,just expanding on an idea that came up on http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/pinstriperspage/ a few months ago.Barnett will remember that thread. A newbie wanted to know how long it would take to learn how "to paint lines on motorcycles".We tried to explain there was more to making a good design than "just painting lines".A customer paying a couple hundered,or more,deserves more than "just lines". A good design compliments the vehicle,doesn't dominate it. A good design accents positive lines,hides flaws, and adds visual interest where there is none. Color,scale,positive and negitive space,line width,visual tension, these all contribute,or detract,from the final result. How you create your work is up to you. If it looks good,it is good. When you understand what looks good,and why, then it's easier to make good looking work next time.
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