helmets

[hacky]

just painted up my first helmet and wondered what you peeps thought? :confused:
any tips or advice would be great...

[Mustang Boy]

just painted up my first helmet and wondered what you peeps thought? :confused:
any tips or advice would be great...
Being totally honest it's a bit amateurish! I wouldn't be happy if you'd done it for me!!

No offence like, keep practicing.

Cheers'en. :D

[krammer]

the last time i painted my helmet i ended up in casualty, it was'nt so much the paint but the thinner's that really hurt :eek:

[Mustang Boy]

the last time i painted my helmet i ended up in casualty, it was'nt so much the paint but the thinner's that really hurt :eek:
Don't use toothpaste either.............

[krammer]

Don't use toothpaste either............. been there mate, ............and deep heat :eek:

[hacky]

im only doing it to be able to do me own ,so i thought buy a few old helmets off the car boot and practice..wouldnt do anyone else's .

give me another year or so and i may get a bit better :D

[Bassman]

well done for having a go mate... sure you will turn out good stuff sooner than you think... keep on spraying!! :D

[Mooncat]

I agree. Others before were a bit harsh to say the least...

Practice makes perfect as they say. You keep going...

[Mustang Boy]

I agree. Others before were a bit harsh to say the least...

Practice makes perfect as they say. You keep going...
Not being harsh, just telling the truth, like i said keep practicing!

Cheers'en.

[Doro]

I think it looks cool but then I'm cr@p at painting stuff

[noizy git]

been there mate, ............and deep heat :eek:

A mate of mine did something similar with nitromoors paint stripper :D

[Mitch]

Being totally honest it's a bit amateurish! I wouldn't be happy if you'd done it for me!!


Fook'inell, it's his first one, I wouldn't expect the first of anything to be any good otherwise we'd all be doing it (which is the thing that p1sses me off about Bill Gates, he made everyone think they are a graphic designer, just because they got w*ndoze & Micros**t office – cast a lot of Designers on the scrap heap :mad: - I spend most of my working day picking up the pieces when their ads for the paper go to sh1t, and they expect the paper to pay for their feck-ups!)

Keep practising though! Get some french curves and some masking film from an art shop for those flames and you'll be onto a winner!

[kitkatman]

well done for haveing a good go at it, i would be happy with that....keep the practice up and you will master it... :D

[Mustang Boy]

[QUOTE=Mitch]Fook'inell, it's his first one, I wouldn't expect the first of anything to be any good otherwise we'd all be doing it
Yes i agree, but he asked what we thought and i told him.
If you look at what else i've put i also said keep practicing!
Paintwork is an art, it's not easy, and like i said before keep practicing and it'll come right.
As for saying it as it is...it's something i do very well, and if you don't like it tough sh!t!!

Cheers'en. :D

[Mitch]

As for saying it as it is...it's something i do very well, and if you don't like it tough sh!t!!


Glad to hear it! It would be a poor do now wouldn't it if we all felt we couldn't say what we wanted to because of some PC sh1t!

So how long you been doing this painting lark then?

[Mustang Boy]

Glad to hear it! It would be a poor do now wouldn't it if we all felt we couldn't say what we wanted to because of some PC sh1t!

So how long you been doing this painting lark then?
Since 1987! Hope that answers your question!!!!!!! :D

[Bosun]

well done hacky for showing your first attempt
athing no doubt most would keep quiwtw about

if i learnt to airbrush ( and i want to0 would be pleased with that
goood idea practicing on old helmets

look forward to the new improved ready for world hacky :)

[Yoda]

i painted the tank of my old gn250 (using aerosol purple to bluye fade)
i was on the top floor of a block of flats in the stairwell

needless to say the tank looked rubbish and the stairwell was covered in paint

and have never been brave enough to try it since.

Yoda

[Mitch]

Since 1987! Hope that answers your question!!!!!!! :D

Same here - 1987 - started using a Macintosh II to do Graphic Design stuff! :D (sh1t I feel old at this point - most of the folk I work with weren't even five then!). This was the beastie here (http://www.apple-history.com/frames/II.html) that started the Mac bug off.

[Freak]

Well I think that's very impressive for a first attempt
I admire anyone who has a go at stuff themselves
Keep posting and one day everyone will go WOW
:D

[defarter]

10 out of 10 for having a go, + another 10 for having the balls to show your first attempt mate, if thats the first I'm sure its going to get a lot better very soon ;)

[ForestFred]

I agree wiv Defarter. I cant paint fer toffee. Me dad could though he just got him self an airbrush an compressor an was just starting to get the hang of it before he died.Went to Chelsea Art College he did. I'll try an scan some of his sketches so you lot can have a butchers.

[elifan]

finish looks good for a first attempt, can't see any runs.colour and designs a matter of personal taste (should be purple/tribal.... :D ) I'm sure every one you do will improve and as long as you enjoy doing it it will be a cool hobby.

[hacky]

thanks for the support ,will keep you posted..
purple thats a surprising choice of colour. :D :D

[krammer]

practice makes perfect mate, it's a bit like masturbation :o

[Freak]

Some folk are more naturally talanted than others
I have to work really hard at everything I do :o :o

[hacky]

will do another this week and ill give the french curves a go.
just bought some old skool glitter for the laquer...should be interesting :) :)

[Sir Ewok]

The only tip I could offer is to make sure you use the correct paints as some can weaken the helmet structure......
Doesn't look that bad for a first attempt and as it's an old lid, you can rub it down and do it again (for practice and to save money).
A few weeks ago i tried my hand a watercolour painting and showed it to my French friend who does wonderful oil paintings. She says that it was a good attempt and she couldn't do it at all...... Everybodies got to be good at something and practice makes .... well you know!!!!

[hacky]

right been a while since i posted my first airbrushing thread...
done a few since..so i thought id bore you all.
http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/hacky08/alexes%20bike/DSC00087.jpg

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/hacky08/mycrimboentry.jpg
http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/hacky08/new%20spyro/DSC00100.jpg

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/hacky08/new%20tank/SUNP0041.jpg

just an example of what im doing now....
bit better than that first helmet....lol
later guys..
:thumbsu::thumbsu:

[Grav]

You have got irritatingly good at that, Hacky. :D

[STEViE]

That looks rather good indeed. Damn, this thread's so old that the early pictures are all digitized mash spud

http://www.100-biker.co.uk/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3454&stc=1&d=1117818836

[hacky]

sod mashed spud(you aint missed nowt)..the new stuff will knock your socks off....lol
:thumbsu::thumbsu:

sorry ..no trueish....fire....flames though....yanks can keep that rubbish...lol
:p

[kitkatman]

i love the tank......looking bloody good mate

[Friar Tuck]

That looks rather good indeed. Damn, this thread's so old that the early pictures are all digitized mash spud

http://www.100-biker.co.uk/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3454&stc=1&d=1117818836

Blimey! And there was me thinking phsycodelia (or however it's spelt!) was making a comeback!

[Peirre]

Aaaah my eyes, there should be a warning on that pic, as it isn`t hangover friendly

[Friar Tuck]

Tell your avatar to stand still for a few minutes, Huh? :blink:

[John Hopkins]

nice work Hacky...I wonder how long it will be before we have animated artwork on our tanks, before you reject this outright remember photoframes used to be just for still photos...John

[hacky]

bolloks...just finishing the latest and completley fugged it ...goto start again tomorow..bugger..
no pics its sooo bad...lol:thumbd::mad::mad:
if it aint good enough...it gets done again...lol
merry xmas peeps