Airbrushing Stars, Stripes & Hearts
By Van Designs
If you've read some of the other Graphix sections concerning "masks," then you'll understand that those same techniques are used for such things as stars, stripes & hearts.
The above '55 Chevy was first painted basic white. "Spoilers" stripes from Hot Headz were then applied. Next the entire body was shot with House of Kolor Kameleon (2-tone color-changer) paint. When that dried the stripe masks were carefully removed (revealing the white base coat), and the Hot Headz "Spoiler" numbers were applied to the doors. The entire thing was then clear-coat a couple of times. So, to review, the white stripes are actually paint, and the side numbers are really decals (stickers).
Here is an old (Datsun) Z-Whiz Hot Wheel I striped using Hot Headz "Viper" stripes as masks. And this brings up an interesting point: Don't limit yourself to whatever the specific Hot Headz decal was intended for... experiment! You may be happily surprised with your results!
Although this photo doesn't capture the true colors of this paint scheme, the concept is recognizable enough... the Texas flag in spectra-flame! This design was done using chrome foil stars (that you can buy in practically any office/school supply outlet) and hand-cut tape (to represent the "wave"). Because this Camaro comes pre-polished, the application of this design took almost no time at all!
And here's a Pro Stock truck with the rather girlish hearts on it
