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Progcraft
Kitebuilder of the Year 2004
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
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Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
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| EBGB wrote: | Inspiration overload?
Good! 
Ok folks, looks like our job here is done.
Time to move along to the next unsuspecting vic... er... potential kitemaker.  |
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mhartzel
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
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Location: USA, Michigan, Fraser
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| Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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I guess the venturi is an important part of the system...
I just about passed out  trying to use a straw to blow on a sharpie. 
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wdrwilson
Joined: 24 Oct 2003
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Location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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This is too cool... While my wife was at Loomis Art Store today she picked up a five pack of Blo-Pens for me
Wow... what a cool idea Don... This is great fun, although I am little winded after playing with them for an hour or so.. 
I started with just a simple circle, then tried to make it look like a sphere, then added a gold halo, then pink background, then gold and blue rings... hahaha what a blast.
The Dieppe Kite Festival theme is Universe.. hmmmm..
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Dorsal
Kite Builder II
Joined: 05 Oct 2003
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Location: USA California Tracy - 50 miles to the right of San Francisco
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:21 am Post subject: |
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I wonder if inks of this type are available in bottles. If so, using my airbrush would definitely become an option.
Maybe if I jammed the airbrush into the "blow" end of the blopen, I could get the same result?? |
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Progcraft
Kitebuilder of the Year 2004
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
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Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:31 am Post subject: |
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Well, this thread and SteveF's link to the stained glass site motivated me enough to finally get off my butt and go get some stuff. I found some paint called Createx. It's a water based, airbrush fabric paint which can be be heatseat by iron to waterproof it.. I bought some opaque black and white, some pearlized purple, and florescent pink.
I'm not a very good airbrusher and I'm not too experieneced, but I'm going to give it my best shot. I figured those stained glass patterns would look best if done in a combination of applique and airbrushing.
By the end of today I should have some pieces ready for weather testing. I'll stick them to the side of my house and leave 'em there for a week or two.
Cheers
P.
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wdrwilson
Joined: 24 Oct 2003
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Location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 10:33 am Post subject: |
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| Dorsal wrote: | I wonder if inks of this type are available in bottles. If so, using my airbrush would definitely become an option.
Maybe if I jammed the airbrush into the "blow" end of the blopen, I could get the same result?? |
I have to admit that I used a can of compressed air for some of this I have a small pancake compressor in the basement that I can use as a source of air. The Sharpies will probably run out pretty quickly.. maybe an airbrush is worth it...
The other thing you can do is use Design Master spray paint. You can spray it into a jar or ink well and use it through your airbrush...
--Bill
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KiteSquid
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Joined: 29 Aug 2003
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Location: USA Virginia King George
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Watch out on that air compresor and airburshes.......
Airbrush compressors are oil free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most air compressers pass some oil thru them and that will make a mess of anything you are spraying thru an airbrush.
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Progcraft
Kitebuilder of the Year 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| KiteSquid wrote: | | Most air compressers pass some oil thru them and that will make a mess of anything you are spraying thru an airbrush. |
Mine is an oil-free compressor too 
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KiteSquid
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:28 am Post subject: |
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I have an airbrush that I NEED to learn how to use, but I have not bought an air compressor for it..... yet....
Lots on my plate
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KiteSquid
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King George VA
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wdrwilson
Joined: 24 Oct 2003
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Location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| KiteSquid wrote: | Watch out on that air compresor and airburshes.......
Airbrush compressors are oil free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most air compressers pass some oil thru them and that will make a mess of anything you are spraying thru an airbrush. |
Thanks squid,
It's an oiless (and thus really noisy!!) compressor.
--Bill
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