The trick to fire is accomplished with a ton of practice and pa- have done countless helmets, and the list goes on. Still, I can
tience. I have done 300 license plates worth of practice, stud-
get better; it takes time and I have to be willing to realize this.
ied everyone’s fire, studied real fire, studied different colors,
List of supplies. Paint: All Auto Air, Transparent White, Semi opaque Flame Red,
Transparent Sun Gold. Homemade and Created Freehand Fire shields. Omni 4000
airbrush.
Stencil Size and Shape Matters
You must have a fire stencil. This stencil is cut from a manila folder. It is one of my
favorite fire stencils that I have made and is the perfect size for fire on a motorcycle.
If I were doing a car hood the stencil would be doubled in size, and if it where for a
helmet I would make the stencil smaller. The size of the stencil is important. I laid this
stencil on a piece of paper so that you can make your own and can see the size of the
stencil compared to the paper.
Beginning
1. On a black painted surface, lay- 2. Add some flames
out the design of your fire using that have broken
Trasnparent White. Keep in mind away from the main
the shape of the bike and the part of the flames
overall flow of the fire on the bike. to the design. This
While airbrushing my fire design is to help ensure a
in, I make certain to use my fire natural look.
stencil in conjunction with free-
hand airbrushing. This way I will
not end up with a Swiss Cheese
4. Also remember
Fire paint job.
to make some ar-
eas even stronger
by increasing the
color of the red
3. Freehand fill in the White with
and by flaring it a
Semi opaque Flame Red. Keep
bit more into the
it strong on the outskirts of the
black areas. These
fire.
areas, with more
intense color value,
are considered
higher in “Chroma
Value”(color inten-
sity).
5. Now make a whole new differ-
6. Note the Sun Gold does not
ent layer of flames like in step one
have a lot of Chromatic glow to
with Transparent White and start
it at this point. Also, some of the
filling in the White with Trans-
overspray from the Flame Red to
parent Sun Gold. Make some of
the Sun Gold is blending together
the Fire disappear into the back-
and appears like Orange. In this
ground Red Fire Layer.
fire Orange is not needed.
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