How to Paint or Airbrush Real Flames

Whether you want to paint or airbrush flames onto a car, a wall, a t-shirt or any material, you will need the right supplies. Applying images of flames can add edge, style and a sense of danger to the most humdrum of personal items. While it helps to be a talented visual artist, with the right materials anyone can airbrush or paint flames.

Things You'll Need:

• Pencil
• Paper
• Internet access
• Newspaper
• Cloths or rags
• Jar of water
• Airbrush or paintbrushes
• Airbrush paint or traditional tubed paint
• Palette

Instructions

1. Decide what material you are going to be decorating with images of flames. If you are going to be applying these images to wood, concrete or canvas you probably want to use acrylic paints. If you are applying the images to the side of a car or a t-shirt, airbrushing may be the better option.
2. Use a pencil and paper to design the way you want the flames to look. Look at pictures on the Internet or in a book to get a sense of what the flames should look like. Sketch them out on a piece of paper until you know how you want them to look.
3. Place newspapers on the ground or on the table beneath the object you are painting in order to protect your work surface.
4. Transfer the drawing from the paper to the surface that you will ultimately be painting. Using your pencil, trace an outline of the flames on the surface that you will be painting or airbrushing so that you have an idea of where to apply the paint.
5. If airbrushing, load the airbrush with the appropriate color of paint. Begin painting the flames carefully and gently by depressing the trigger on the airbrush pen. Change your paint colors as needed. Continue painting in this manner until you have finished creating your images of flames.
6. If painting, squeeze tubes of the watercolor, gouache or acrylic paints you have selected onto your palette, leaving blobs of paint in each of the colors you are planning on using.
7. Dip a paintbrush into the first color and begin to gently and dexterously apply it to the surface where you want to create the image of flames. Continue to fill in the surface, switching colors when necessary by rinsing your brush in water and wiping it with a rag between colors. Paint the surface until your image of flames is complete.

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