Those names are great! looks like i have new names for the unnamed mentalcons

 

Your welcome, dude glad to help either way you call him Nutcase or Nutjob he'll still be "nuts". lol But still looking forward of the rest of your Mentalcons.

 

The next two are gonna be Crashtest and Kleptomaniac. Stay tuned!

 

New addition!

 

Crashtest is hillarious

 

His motto is "Collision! Collision! Collision! Crash time!"

 

Your ideas are really neato, but your execution really needs some work, bud.

I feel like I'm   with my feedback.

Please check out my feedback in one of your last threads.  

 

Sweet. Crashtest is pretty funny, but also insane. The way your subgroup the Mentalcons like it. So nice job on it, buddy.

 

*sigh*

 

this idea is interesting...but can't you get brushes smaller than 1 inch wide
?

While I really admire and envy your imagination, you need to take some advice about execution with your painting. There's more than enough resources here to help you with that.

 

Here is the rating between the six members in term of insanity:
1. Crashtest
2. Joker
3. Straightjacket
4. Hazard
5. Nutcase
6. Kleptomaniac (he just likes taking stuff)

 

Ok everyone. I wanted to make these guys as messy as possible due to their back stories, but i've realized what has been happening to my non-Mentalcons pieces. What type of brush sizes do you recommend/

 

Sweetness. I use Testors paint brushes, but I think their others but I don't know the companies names or anything so I hope that helps if any. Man, I agree with some of the Radicons about the paint job and stuff. There here to help and its hard that some constructive criticism is sometimes harse, but they do care about your creative talents.

 

QFT.

There are many respected artists here, such as f_r and REDLINE among others, really trying to help out by taking the time to interact with your work, taking the time to post, and taking time to come back to hopefully see your improve.  

 

those colors look great on him.

 

I've seen your work and i was wondering, where do you get your spraypaint and what kind is it? also how much does it cost?

 

I typically airbrush most of my colors, but you can get a similar effect using Krylon Fusion, which is made for plastic. Check your local walmart or Michael's craft store for these. As for brush sizes, I use brushes as small as 10/0, 5/0, 1/16", and others. You can pick those up at michael's crafts also. I suggest going to Michaels craft store, and grabbing some brushes and spray paint.

 

Michael's is always where i get my paint! that is weird. i'll look around next week when my aunt comes over ( she is the only one willing to drive me around anywhere)

 

It's cool that your aunt is doing this for ya.

 

Just to add to f_r's feedback. If you're going to start using spray paints, look up proper painting techniques.

Its easy to assume that you'd hold down the spray nozzle until the piece you're painting is completly covered but that can lead to dripping and thick inconsistant paint.

Spray painting is not always as easy it sounds. But you can ruin a project in a second if your not careful.

Another tip would be masking. A lot of your projects have lines in them. Proper masking using masking or painters tape, will make a world of difference in your projects. Spray the stripes in light coats to avoid dripping and bleeding. Masking also helps when painting around windsheilds, windows, headlights and tail lights.

Oh and don't forget the primer! This will help paint adhere to a surface. I even use primer when using fusion.

Be careful. Use junkers to practice. Take your time. Dont rush painting, because paint can be a pain to clean up on a project.
Plan ahead, this can ease the process.

But most importantly: ASK QUESTIONS. Those of us who do this frequently are more than willing to help.