Hi guys! I find myself doing these polished photoshop renderings more and more these days. Of course, those are are for nice jobs that we have in the bag. I was going through stuff in our recent move to the new studio and found some old pencil sketches. They sure had character even though they weren...

Doug, we've been using their 20# for about a year and love it. The problem for us is availability. We have to buy it direct and in big quantity to get it here from Houston. That gets expensive. They are not having much success getting suppliers to stock it. I think if this product is worth using, we...

John,
when in Alb. you could look up Bob Padilla and Bobbo Dunn. Two great pinstripers out there and good friends.
I have their contact info if you want to e-mail me.

One more tip: Don't leave them sticking out of your back pocket and jump in your new truck seats. Maybe you have some of the Staedtler Omnichrom pencils. I just ordered "Stabilos" from Grimco and they sent those. They are a little harder but basically the same. I like them so far, but you ...

What do you use them for, Mike?

Since this is an automotive application, I'm sure the reason for the hardener is to toughen the size and make it compatable with the clears used on top of the gold job. Plus you can get on it faster with the gild. Since Alan spun the gold, he needed an aggressive size base under it also. This allows...

Wow, Larry! Your work is absolutely beautiful. I always enjoy seeing your latest creations.
What does a guy have to do to get on your Buddy list??!!

Like an old mechanic with a junkyard at his disposal once said..."Parts is parts!"

My junk is stuff and your stuff is junk.

Another way to do this is to draw half of the design, fold the pattern at the center line and pounce through both sides. Unfold and you have a repeat or symetrical pattern. I still do this all the time. You can get creative and end up with some interesting shapes and panels by drawing only a part of...