Learn to paint or just improve on your technique with this airbrush tutorial. In this tutorial, Paul teaches you the techniques he used to create a custom airbrush graphic on a golf club. If you know anyone who golfs, give them a driver with a one of a kind painting on it. They will definitely stand out from the rest.
Learn To Paint: Golf Clubs
by Paul Rhyne
The world of customizing knows no limits or boundaries. It can run into any land, any culture. Well, what can custom painting do to spice up the wonderful game of golf? I can see it now, Tiger Woods or Vijay Singh, teeing off a 300 yard shot with a custom painted driver! It could happen. But since they weren’t available to loan out a club, I got one from one of my comic book lovin’ buddies. For this project, I will execute the flaming skull known as Ghost Rider.
Step 1: Wipe down the club head with a wax/grease remover. PPG DX330 works wonderfully. Immediately wipe that off with a paper towel so not to leave any residue behind.
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Step 2: Knock off the shine of the original paint with a red scotch brite pad or 600 grit sandpaper. Don’t sand through, just until the shine is gone. This gives the new paint something to hold on to, otherwise known as creating a ‘tooth’.
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Step 3: Tape off the end of the shaft, the bottom, and the face of the club. I use 3M Scotch Automotive green tape. You will have to trim the tape around the design of the bottom and face of the club.
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Step 4: If the original paint has no chips or scratches, you can paint directly over it. If not, you will have to primer it and sand again. This one is in good shape so let’s paint! First, I apply a black base coat.
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Step 5: After allowing the paint to dry for about 10 minutes, I cover the top of the head with automask or transfer tape, then sketch my design onto it.
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Step 6: In order to keep the teeth tight, white and crisp, I cut them out and spray white.
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Step 7: Then cut out the rest of the skull. Just before spraying the dude white, I think about the shapes and crevices I want to show and build the white on the more solid pieces of bone, leaving behind lighter areas for shadows.
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Step 8: Using a highly reduced mixture of black and root beer kandy concentrate, I begin adding details and shading.
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Step 9: Remove the tape and start on the background. Ghost Rider’s head is engulfed with flames, so I use white base coat and a freehand shield from Artool to build my flames.
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Step 10: Here’s what we have so far.
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Step 11: Next I give the flames a wash of pagan gold kandy concentrate. I allow a little over spray on the skull for the appearance of light reflecting on it.
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Step 12: Follow with a tangerine kandy wash. Allow some of the yellow to show through.
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Step 13: Then follow that with a candy apple. I keep this color closer to the tips of the flames.
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Step 14: Apply 2 coats of HOK clear. Usually about 20 minutes after spraying the clear, I carefully unmask everything to allow the edges to smooth out a little from the high build created from the tape.
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Step 15: The finished piece! Anyone for a round of golf? FORE!
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Current online articles and tutorials:
- Learn to paint using these basic techniques. Example: Painting a skull and flames on a golf club.
- Learn advanced airbrush technique of lighting and shading. Example: Painting Spiderman on a metal sign blank.
Check back soon for more tutorials.
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