how do i do a fade?
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ive wasted 3 cans practicing and trying to get a fade from red to orange to yellow
so friggen hard is there any tricks to getting it right? i even made my own stencil where there were holes going from large to really small and it turned out ok BUT it wasnt a fade lol
is it possible or am i wasting my time?
so friggen hard is there any tricks to getting it right? i even made my own stencil where there were holes going from large to really small and it turned out ok BUT it wasnt a fade lol
is it possible or am i wasting my time?
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Doing a fade with cans is very difficult. That is one of the main benefits of a airbrush over a can, much more controlled with the air pressure. My best suggestion to you with using a can is put it in warm (not hot) water and heat the can up a bit. This will give a much finer spray. Hopefully that will help a bit.
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Regards,
-Evo-
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ill get an airbrush 2morow, 20 bucks from the craft store. i still wont know how to fade it so if u can give me some instructions as a guide it will be good.
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Just look on the internet, there are plenty of tutorials.
http://www.rctech.net/articles/paint...ntedmyst.shtml
http://www.cptnet.com/ken/faq.html
http://www.rctech.net/articles/paint...ntedmyst.shtml
http://www.cptnet.com/ken/faq.html
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if you want to use a can you could try and take a rag and lay it downand fold it in hlaf while holding up the half you folded over. the spray will go under the towel and creat a fade if its done right