How to paint ghost flames with spray cans
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2013
- Hey guys! I’m Brad, and I make how-to videos. I do custom painting projects, guitar painting, airbrushing, spray can painting, wood working, and a variety of other finishing work and tutorials. Please subscribe and check out my channel for more!
IMPORTANT: Since the filming of this video, candy paint has become available in spray can format.
This video shows a new technique that I came up with for painting a form of ghost flame with spray cans. Obviously you can achieve superior results using proper spray equipment, but this is still a fun an interesting technique to try out.
Hopefully this technique will open up some possibilities for ghosting effects for anyone who is restricted to doing their spraying with cans.
The paints that I use in this video are made by Rustoleum. Other brands such as Krylon, Tremclad, Molotow, or others can be used as long as you can find a translucent colour that meets your needs.
Candy paints, which are completely transparent, are now available. House of Kolor carries a high quality version. They refer to them as Kandy.
You will be able to achieve superior results as demonstrated on the reverse of the panel if you become proficient with an airbrush and paint gun. The back of the panel was painted using AutoAir and PPG paints, as well as a Devilbiss paint gun and Iwata airbrush.
The process for achieving this kind of effect with spray cans involved creating a high contrast image using a dark background and light foreground, or the opposite. Next you paint over it with a semi-transparent colour such as the rustoleum metallic paint that I used in this video. I chose the racing green colour, and used it as the background as well. You can also just do your image in black and white and then go over it with your top colour.
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You're welcome. I'm pretty pleased that it worked out so well. I wasn't sure when I thought it up if it was going to be effective at all.
WAS WONDERING IF I COULD GHOST FLAME WITH CANS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING ME ...YOU HAVE OPENED UP A WHOLE NEW WAVE OF PICS FROM ME ...THANKS AGAIN
+Timothy Marshall-Nichols Glad to hear it Timothy. Good luck with your paint jobs.
Great job! Sick result with what you have.
Thank you. Glad you think so.
I was a conventional spray painter for 30 years. I've applied over 70 different types of coatings, using Devilbiss and Binks guns/ pots. I was impressed with your knowledge and skillset.
Thank you; I'm glad to hear that I haven't been misleading people inadvertently.
That looks beautiful , love the colors you chose.
Thank you.
Thanks for the tip..new to painting and have not invested in a decent air setup yet so this vid really helped.
+James Smith I'm glad to hear that you found it useful.
DUDE, this is crazy. Your work is great man.
+JitterBob Thank you sir.
Thanks for sharing. I’m using this method on an art project and it’s looking great🙂
Glad to hear it
Thank you for your feedback. The company that I work for purchases this dibond in four foot by eight foot sheets. We use it to make signs and other things. I cut sections off of those when I need them for painting. The same applies to aluminum and steel.
Knowing how to unclog nozzles and cans I can use left over paint for practice using your methods. Good videos bro.
Thanks Brad, I'm doing a burnt wood furniture art and this technique will work well. Cheap enough yet will give the effect I'm going for on sealed wood. Good info.
Scott
Thanks Scott. I'm glad you found it useful.
sounds like an awsome project
Awesome job! Loved it! Thank you!
Thanks for watching.
The first in what I hope will be a series of videos showing effects that can be done with spray cans.
DOPE! Great job and thanks for sharing!
Thank you. I'm glad you like it.
Love your channel! Thanks for the tips! I’m doing the glitter technique plus this on a helmet. I’ll tag you when I’m done. Keep being awesome!
Awesome! Thank you!
Nice! The color change is awesome.
Thanks. I love those color shift paints.
Wow man great paint job!
That is just plain cool man....thanks for the video
Daniel Welsh I'm glad you think so. Thanks for watching!
Wow!! came out better then I thought it would. Great job!!
+prancstaman I'm glad to hear that you were pleasantly surprised by the result. Thank you.
Your welcome. I do a lot of rattle can painting at work and was always curios on the limits of the rattle can paint. Pretty good at blending the chrome paint with the actual chrome, I build chrome engine parts buy the way. Plus paint the engine parts too with auto enamels. Production type work.
That sounds fun. I used to do something similar with my work as far as the painting aspect goes. Still do occasionally.
Glad you like it. I don't mind at all.
very cool effect. may try on one of my next guitars.
I'm glad you like it. Are you thinking of giving it a shot with an airbrush?
Thanks for the great video. I plan on doing this to my motorcycle. Let's hope this turns out half as good as it is in my mind.
Very cool, this is the first time I've seen this done.
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Thanks. I've never seen it done before either.
Cool technique. Thx!
Thank you.
Very well done video thanks.
dude oasammm buddyy. .. thx i m trying this .thx for this tips
thanks for the tutorial!! it really helped with my car project..
+U tube You I'm glad to hear it. Thanks for watching.
Rustoleum's colorshift paint is designed to go over a black base. It would create an interesting effect in this situation, but if you mean to use it instead of the green it won't be much of a ghosted effect. It doesn't really show up over white.
Yes. That is their purpose; to remove dust between coats and before clear coating. Great for airbrushing when you get overspray. You can get them at many hardware stores and almost any automotive paint store. Home depot should have them.
This is awesome!! Thanks so much
Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
Hi Huy. I'm glad you like it.
Subbed. You have some badass vids man. Right on.
Thanks man.
Very nicely done video!
Thank you.
@nick osbourn I would definitely suggest an airbrush, but you wouldn't do it after a full brand new paint job, you would do it partway through the paintjob (aka before the clear coating stage).
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Hahahaha Yup that's your reflection alright. I love you ad libbed style.
Dude that was great!
Thank you.
Awesome. Thank you! I just can't wait to start using my airbrush. I got a badger 105 patriot. What do you use for test panels?? I'm honestly using like smooth gift boxes lol the one yr I'm happy to get a lot of clothes for Christmas!
Nice airbrush choice. I use dibond (sign material) typically. Sometimes I use pieces of steel or aluminum too. The dibond is sold as airbrushing panels at some places. That's funny about the christmas boxes.
nice job! love the metallic green
Thanks. Rustoleum makes a few nice metallics.
That would look good on a door because of the angles and the door swing ...thnkx...
Hopefully it will make a difference for you. I don't see why it wouldn't. You'll notice that the tack cloth feels a little sticky or oily; don't worry, that's how it is supposed to be.
The white border you show at the end looks awesome! Do you have a video on that? That frame would look sick as a guitar paint job.
The jagged silver border? That was an old experiment I did messing around with versions of the torn metal effect that I used on my most recent guitar series.
Trying this, thank you!
+Chi Willington You're welcome. I hope it goes well for you.
Great fun!
+wordreet Thanks. It is pretty fun doing stuff like this.
@Richard isdorky Thanks. I'm far too lazy to script things out, so I just have to go with it haha.
Thanks for your comment doodr. If you take a look at some of my more recent work, I make it more clear that a mask is necessary. I sometimes don't wear one when filming portions of my videos when I'm trying to explain things while spraying, but I always encourage others to use protection. I used to assume that people already knew that, but I've started harping on it more lately.
Hi Brad super video you make it look so easy..............
Thanks. I've had a bit of practice haha. Try the taping off method (hot rod flames) if you find the can control for this one a bit daunting.
Excellent
That's amazing. Definitely considering taking this up as a hobby :)
Glad to hear it.
Thank you :)
DOOOOOOD..very cool
Thank you.
would this style or method be good for cars after the whole car has been givin a full brand new paint job or would you suggest using an air brush ?
It looks very good....wish I could
Thanks. What's stopping you?
Brilliant love it very well explained Larry in London
Thank you Larry.
awesome work man
Thank you.
That was rather interesting to me I've watched how it's done in person the real way. Would of never know how to use rattle cans in such an order.very cool demo thanks. Just to let anyone know they make spray nozzles in different spray patterns.just go to e bay.from wide to pencil I believe. Type in spray paint nozzles. Make sure what type nozzle you have stem out the bottom or no stem.
Yes having different nozzles could have been very helpful here.
great vid. thanks for the info.
+jacklks269 Thank you. I'm glad you found it useful.
So how would you fix the obvious tiger stripes you have in that panel?
Great video!!
Thanks.
damn thats awesome
Thanks
A taped pattern would probably give a better effect with this spray can method, because of the control like you said. Still another skill to learn, always good. Keep having fun!
The taped pattern would definitely give a different effect, and would be much easier to control particularly for beginners. Another option for the freehand method would be to purchase better caps for more control.
I like how you reply to the majority of comments. I have subed.
Thank you.
No problem
You can also use the colorshift from rustoleum will make it pop
I am building a mini bike frame from scratch and I am going to take a shot at painting something like the on the fuel tank . what does a decent airbrush go for? love your vids!!!
+Nancy Jackson You can get a reasonable dual action airbrush for around 100$ Canadian these days if I'm not mistaken.
U r great teacher
very nice!
+Jacob Diaz Thank you!
This guy is awsome
Thanks for the fast answer so if I get it right
For the one with the gems shift color
You have a black surface then layers metallic?
Then a transparent gem shift? And then metallic again?
Or do I miss something?
If you're looking to do a ghosted gem shift design you would leave out the metallic after. Start with the black, put on your metallic, then use a gem shift colour as close to that as possible to create your design.
Brilliant
Thanks.
thank you
Nice
Fair enough. Make sure you prep it properly and be careful with your clear coating; you should be fine.
Nah just a side hobby really. They turn out great for what we use. I actually just picked up some metallic green today. And I'm in the process of testing it out on a panel right now.. Thanks for all the Imput I'll hit you up about how it turned out... :)
wow great
+Streetmoneylordcharles One5 Thank you.
hello I know you do a lot of spray paint videos and I will be using one of your ideas the chameleon paint job on my Jackson rebuilt but do you have any videos on rewiring I'm putting in new pickups and replacing all the wiring with wire harness and I was wondering if you had videos on that thank you I'm also going to be installing a Floyd Rose where there was not one so some of this is going to be real new to me and videos always help me out so much
My most recent video actually includes me replacing my wiring, but I didn’t put out much info on that aspect I suppose. I’ll go more in depth on the next one.
That black and white border is nice. Hope you don't mind but I'm going to copy that :)
Great video!
Just out of curiosity what is that colour changing paint called?
That's a sparklescent paint made by Auto-Air. I think that particular one might be discontinued, but that line of paint has a colour shift to it.
I have 2-55 gallon barrels holding up my work bench in my shop they are white. Any ideas? Great video, thank you
Are you planning on painting the barrels to make them more interest?
Hey Brad
do you think it would be a good idea to do this kinda thing on old bike fairings that i have? because i dont have the time to find steel or sign material. so thought it would be a good idea to use bike panels.
That sounds like a great place to do it, as long as you prep it properly. If you are planning on actually using it on a bike you might want to consider not using spray cans though.
@Brad Angove do you have a video that explains how you're painting the flames? You go into super speed mode without explaining what you do with that cardboard.
I don't have a video explaining how to paint the pattern. I simply use the cardboard to block paint from hitting certain areas, thus creating those curves. If you want a thin line, you can get it by spraying at an angle against the cardboard, and letting the paint deflect down onto the surface.
Interesting!! I'm having a friend of mine airbrush flames on my bike. To safe money he's letting me do all the prep work on the tank. Do you suggest sandblasting or aircraft stripper. We tried to use the base under the old paint but it's splitting everywhere now that the art and clear is all done. Using cobalt blue but seeing light blue dots appearing as well. Advice for me ???
Andrew Blackwell Normally I would just sand back the gloss and paint over the old job. If you've got to take the paint off because there are problems with it I would go with sandblasting (only if the tank is metal of course). If the parts are plastic you can't really use sandblasting or aircraft stripper. Both would ruin it.
If the tank is metal, you can sandblast it and then prime it and have your friend airbrush it from there.
Cool, as a beginner I would like to do the same type effect ghost smoke as you did, like the other side of the board that you did with a air brush. Where I live it is a small town and very Limited on any type of art equipment and it would take me 2 hour rid to the nears city, so I know wouldn't be able to find the the paint you have mentioned where i live .so if I go to a hardware store and try to find something as close to the receipt, what will it be by your professional view, or what would MacGyver use beside chilling gum and duct tape.
The stuff that I use is available online if you're interested. I've never found paint at a hardware store that I would put through my airbrush, but maybe you could put some enamel through a small paint gun if you thin it a little with paint thinner or mineral spirits. I believe MacGyver would use a car battery, some paper clips, and a penny or two.
sweet bro!
+STi P1pes ArcAngel Thanks.
good job
Thank you.
hey, nice work, what type of surface are you painting on or do you recommend painting on?
+Leon McAdams I'm painting on a sign material called dibond. It's a good hard surface and works well for this type of thing.
Wondering if you got around to trying out the "new" color-shifting" paints this decade, since they're awesome.
I don’t think I’ve tried any from this decade.
Awesome video! Do you have to use white? Or will it work with a black and transparent blue?
It has to contrast in order to show through the semi-transparent. It will depend on what your background colour is.
very cool, I'm not a painter and no nothing about paint but thinking about trying it on small projects for fun. wonder about the choice of white paint, would using a pearl white have any different effect on the look of it or would the metallic just cover that up and just show the white. got the idea from a friends HD, it has a gold pearl white paint on it..
+gonzosc1 Pearl white is very nice, but I doubt that you would notice much of a difference in this case. The metallic colour that I put over it has it's own pearl, which gives the white that sparkling look in the end regardless. I'm using the white exclusively for contrast in this specific paint job.
I now have the balls to try the tailgate on my expensive truck. Cool video bud,thanks for sharing
Honestly, it will be difficult to get a good finish on something that large using spray cans. It can be done, but for something as expensive as a truck it is probably worth looking into some proper spray equipment. Either way, I'm glad you found the video helpful and I hope the tailgate project goes well for you.
Well my father in law owns a body shop. So if I mess it up I will stripper it down to metal and pay him to make it but again. Lol
Alright, that makes sense.
An old video, but WOW you have skills.
Very old haha, but I appreciate you watching it nonetheless. Thank you.
do you have any ideas for flames on a gsxr 600 that's painted with the new camaro synergy green in base coat?
What would in your opinion be the best color choice for the flames
+Eric Brennon Hi Eric. I believe that ghost flames are supposed to blend in, so I guess you would either do them in a candy color close to the synergy green color, or do them lightly in white like I did here and then go over them again with that synergy green. I would be very hesitant to use spray cans on a motorcycle though if that's what you're intending.
hmm feel like doing some like that on the back of a guitar. it's a nice idea. Thx.
+Soulleecher Cool. Let me know how it goes.
Rustoleum makes pearls now
OMG its Christian Bale's double. Nice work on the paint, good info.
Thank you. I'm glad you found the info useful.
Unfortunately, the rattle cans produced very distinct spray lines despite the fact you sprayed in both directions for to the round pattern of the nozzle. A change to an oval pattern nozzle wood help there significantly.
Side B looks great! Very sweet effect. 😀👍
Wood it? Thanks for the advice
Hi Brad, I know you said you used no liquid on tack cloth to clean over spray dust, but it looks wet after the tack cloth passes over panel... i am painting a yamaha boat motor cover (cowl). Having trouble keeping a wet edge due to so many different planes and the oval shape of the cowl. Having trouble with overspray drying and sticking before getting to the next adjoining surface... also did you ever do video on the best spray equipment to do small to large surfaces?
+John Hill It's not wet, it's just clean. The white dust is coming off and letting you see the clean darker green color.
If you have different panes and you're having trouble with overspray you can mask off the ones you aren't painting and do them one at a time. Painting over overspray also isn't a big deal if you're going over it with an opaque color. It's best to take off what you can with a tack cloth, but don't worry about it too much.
I don't have a video about what spray equipment is best for specific sizes of surfaces. A proper paint gun can be adjusted to do most surfaces regardless of size.
I done a project in school 20yrs ago using this method for my A level art exam
+Derick Clarke Well, I guess I wasn't the first to come up with it after all. How'd it go?
Holy Sh!t I'm digging the back of that test panel.
Thanks Adam.
@@BradAngove you are most welcome.. I'll be hitting you up on Facebook.
thanks for the advice, and no I'm not using spray cans ,I'm using base clear. I tried it with a yellow instead of white looks ok.
+Eric Brennon That sounds interesting. So, you painted them in yellow and then went over it with the green again?
Hey man. Awesome video I wanna paint a mini bike fender wig hot rod style ghost flames. Black base with red ghost flames in it. Would u mind telling me a good process on doing so... And also where couldbi get a transparent red on a can? Wal-Mart don't sell the good stuff lol. Thanks again. I hope this finds you. :)
I'm glad you like the video. I'm a little confused about what you are going for. Do you mean that you want red flames on black? Or that you want to use a black undercoat and then paint the fender red and have hot-rod style ghost flames on it?
You can get a metallic red just like the green that I used from home depot and follow the same process as in this video (except you will want to tape out your flames if you want hot-rod style). Or you can do a different version using house of colour spray cans. Which I will tell you where to get if you want to go that route.
You Rock Bro.
I would like to know how did it change from blue to green on the ghost flames with the change of anglos ?
That was because of the kind of paint I was using. It changes colour/hue based on light angle.
Can you share what kind of paint and the type of paint, is the clear coat- clear , plus can do the same on wood board
It was a "sparklescent" teal paint made by AutoAir. The clear coat was a two part urethane made by PPG. You could do the same on wood if it was sealed properly.