Recently I pointed out some about airbrush and spray can painting resources for RC vehicles. The one thing I blindly missed was that the painting tutorials focused on RCs that weren't see-through. The videos were about how to airbrush and spray paint foamie RC airplanes. What wasn't shown was how to airbrush on a clear Lexan RC body. While the techniques are similar, there are key differences as well.
Here is a short series of five videos for beginners showing techniques specific to airbrushing a clear RC body from the inside out.
The first CFX Airbrush video tutorial begins by showing you three different types of airbrush strokes. The second video shows how to do drop shadows to give your design the illusion of depth.
The first part of the third CFX Airbrush video goes into brief detail about the importance of knowing what colors complement each other and why color knowledge is useful in airbrushing. showing you what gives your paint scheme a little more texture to bring a bit more life into your base coat. The second section of the third video deals with adding streaks using one of the three strokes called the dagger stroke and how to judge how much and where to use them in your paint scheme. The final tutorials show how to apply a good base coat and the different ways to apply them and backing the base coat using broad strokes
Also see: Painting an RC
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