Fade Color ? Help Please ;(

[Firefly]

Okay here's the dealio - I love how the black fades along the edges of this quiver in the picture - it really 'pops' imho. I've tried everything I know how to get mine to look like this but it never comes out the same. Any tips/ tricks/ or info will be greatly appreciated.

Edited November 17, 2014 by Firefly

[irishsuperfly]

Beautiful quiver. I couldn't answer with 100% certainty but my guess is that the dye was airbrushed. You can get a "fade" effect by thinning your dye and applying multiple layers, but that quiver looks closer to an airbrush in my amateur opinion.

By the way, LOVE the Firefly stuff you posted in the gallery. How did you do the lettering on them?

[billybopp]

That is most likely done with an airbrush. That's what I did with the guitar strap below. It's possible to blend colors by hand / sponge but not so easy to do.

Bill

[Firefly]

Beautiful quiver. I couldn't answer with 100% certainty but my guess is that the dye was airbrushed. You can get a "fade" effect by thinning your dye and applying multiple layers, but that quiver looks closer to an airbrush in my amateur opinion.

By the way, LOVE the Firefly stuff you posted in the gallery. How did you do the lettering on them?

Ah I see. I'll have to buy an airbrush kit and practice then.

Thank you for the compliment. I letter it by pressing really hard with a thin metal rod shaped like a pencil.

That is most likely done with an airbrush. That's what I did with the guitar strap below. It's possible to blend colors by hand / sponge but not so easy to do.

Bill

Gotcha. Thank you very much for the info

[Tommyboy]

You can try block dyeing. Here's a video by George Hurst http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pmby8aSVan0