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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Thinking of brushing this onto my red TA..... opinoins???


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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 12:24 AM
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i did this on paper, so the lines aren't as sharp as they would be
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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I think just a little to much..few less lines would look good. When i repaint my camaro i need u to do something on it. but that will not be in till next year.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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no problem
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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If your car is red then those colors are COMPLETELY wrong. They will clash as they are considered to be color oposites.

It'll look REALLY nasty. If you want flames on a red car you need to stick with reds, oranges, and yellows. You can also get away with some purpleish colors if you are careful.

Despite the way RGB works if you put green and red on the same page it contrasts too badly and kind of blends into a brown goop that looks like ****.

Stick with yellows, reds, and oranges for flames on a red car. White can also be blended into the same application.
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 01:46 AM
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thats really just an example...the true color of the fire was gonna be a kandy blue
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 03:20 AM
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Since you can airbrush the flames do a red background and then start spraying the candy blue flames on it, I gaurentee its going to have a huge contrast and really stand out; just not in a good way.

I wouldn't paint it on my car unless I talked to some people in the custom air brush graphics industry. The colors don't mesh very well like that on paper, and I don't think they will work with your cars base color.
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 04:04 AM
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good thinking, thanks for the advice.....and i'll post other designs i was thinking of going with.....like skulls?
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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IMO flames/skulls/murals REALLY dont mix well with thirdgens......i say dont do it.....but then again, what do i know
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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blue would stick out.....but it doesn't look bad
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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Here's a better lookcompared to>>>

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Old Apr 8, 2005 | 01:09 AM
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either or hard to say, i think they both look good small like that; but the orange type color looks more like real
flames to me. again this is just my
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