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== Layout == *For beginners, the best way to start is by drawing a grid of one inch squares on a plain piece of paper. You can make this as big or small as you want, a good size would be about 16 X 24 inches. *Draw a defining center line with a darker pen right down the center of the paper, this is what you will work off of. *Next, get a piece of clear acrylic sheet of approximately the same size or slightly larger than the lined grid sheet of paper, this acrylic sheet will be your working surface. Tape the grid sheet of paper to a solid working table and then tape the acrylic sheet to the table, over the grid sheet. *Using a non permanent marker, practice drawing lines that are equal distant off of the center line. Start with a large vertical teardrop in the middle and work off of that. If you goof up, just erase with paper towel and start over. Designs should be clean and simple to start, and with practice you can expand from there until you feel comfortable enough to advance to paint. *PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. As your work gets better and better, you will want to start working on vehicles. You should have a library of pencil and pen drawings of different designs that you have 'doodled'. You can start striping a car by using fine line tape to give you a 'defined edge' to work from. Make a mistake, just pull the tape and re-adjust the line. Apply your paint line next to the tape and pull the tape when done or apply another line to the other side using the tape as a divider, you will get a very sharp line. Most people prefer the freehand of the pin stripper to a taped line. A beginner can pull a line close to the tape keeping an equal-distant space between the line and the tape to reveal a more free form of work. Some design ideas may be seen at [http://psychoarts.com/PDF_Files/PsychoArts_Pinstripe_Designs.pdf PsychoArts Pinstripe Designs], and [http://psychoarts.com/PDF_Files/Psychoarts_Design_Ideas_Vol_2.pdf Psychoarts Design Ideas Vol 2]. By using your 'doodle' sketches and a photo copier, you can enlarge your sketches to fit different areas you are doing on a vehicle. This will give you a better understanding of what size fits and makes a better impact on the vehicle. After you get your sketch to the size you want, use your pounce wheel to outline your sketches lines. Mask it down to the panel and dust it using your talc bag. Remove your sketch and start pulling lines over the tiny dots left on the surface by the talc. Don't worry about the talc mixing with the paint, it will do no harm because many paints contains talc to thicken it, anyway. You just learned something new, talc can thicken some paints. If you feel that some lines would look better by going outside the lines, then do it, making sure that the opposite side gets the same line technique. Yes, you can add or take away as the situation warrants it. Sometimes you can encounter obstacles that may take take away from the overall effect of the design and you must have the eye, knowledge, and technique to adjust for it.
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