Painting dreads in an elder style

[4505marcel]

Hi guys, quick question about painting dreads to look more like an elder. What is the best way to go about this?

Do you paint the dreads and then slide on the beads or will it scratch off the paint as the beads are slid up?

I was thinking about maybe just painting the tips of the dreads to look like an older pred but not quite an elder if you catch my drift, Im using Bambooie dreads if it makes any difference.

 

[predator666]

Ask Inkmonster, he painted dreads up elder style for Garo's suit. They were absolutely lethal looking!

 

[deluted22]

hello i just did some bambooi dreads about 9 days ago i would definately recommend painting the first.
hope this helps a lil.

 

[4505marcel]

Before painting Bambooie dreds do they need wash to remove any release agent or does this not apply to dreds? And also whats the best type of paint to use?

Cheers

 

[deluted22]

i didnt wash them and had no problem getting paint to stick on them. used createx on the dreads. i shot paint on them 2 to 3 times because the dread absorbed the color a bit. hope this helps

 

[4505marcel]

Cheers, what type of paint is createx mate?

 

[inkmonster]

I used FW inks I mixed black white and blue togehter till I got a greyish blue color I liked. And then just misted it on in a random pattern while rotaiting them as I sprayed from top to bottom. I believe if you go in the works in progress section theres a thread by me garos suit work in progress. Theres some pics of the finished mask in there. I painted them before installing them then slide the beads on. You can ask garo Julian how they held up as far as removing beads. I have one here that I experimented on and it still seems fine and the inks are holding up.

 

[4505marcel]

Cool thanks mate, just what I needed to know, are FW inks acrylic or what type as Ive got to try and source similar here in the UK

 

[Dieabolic]

FW Artists' Inks are an acrylic based pigmented water resistant ink.

 

[4505marcel]

Cool thanks for the reply mate

 

[esdain]

and we have FWinks in the Uk, i use them all the time, i tihnk they are 4.75 in colemans, i have a local art shop that sells me them for 4.50 and i tihnk they are cheaper online

 

[frosty]

yup you can get them in most art shops, there really great paints to use, thin with isopropyl alchohol as they are quite concentrated, a little goes a long way