DVD Craig Fraser HElmet Cheap Tricks & special F/X

Craig Fraser takes you step-by-step through the painting of of two hot-selling helmet designs using freehand masking and loose-shield techniques. A must for kustom painters 

You'll learn:

How to use the House of Kolor automotive urethane system of base coats and clear coats
Surface prep, including scuffing with a Scotch-Brite pad
Masking off the helmet
Removing fingerprints and other marks
Laying out graphics on a helmet
Use of blue fine-line tapes for helmet graphics
Blue fine-line "cheap tricks" Tribal Flame pattern
'Devil tongues'
Discussion of negative and positive space
Working with a lazy susan
Importance of reference points
Excellent references sources
Use of 3/4 inch masking tape
Multi-tasking
Use of pre-cleaner
Painting a visor
Using adhesion promoter
Proper air pressures
Applying a top coat
Working with the Iwata RG-2 Spraygun
Mixing ratios of urethane paints
Sketching with an airbrush
Creating a sense of depth
Using medium reducer
"Tinting in"
Using adhesive vinyl
Using metallic paints
Safety precautions
The difference between opaque and transparent paints
When not to use fine-line tape
Bonus information on how to pinstripe including:
Paletting the brush
Pulling long and straight lines
Paint consistency
Slash striping
Pulling the brush
Pushing the brush
Urethane striping paint
Using of temperature reducers
Drying times and more
Running Time: 58:41 minutes