While you’ve got a lot of options when it comes to painting your guitar, there’s something really cool about the option of spray paint. So, can you spray paint a guitar? You most certainly can, provided that you’ve sanded it down, cleaned and dried it, and disassembled or at least taped-up well the portions that …
If you want to spice-up your guitar a bit with a new paintjob then you may be wondering, just how much does it cost to paint a guitar? Well, on average, you are looking at $600 and up for a custom paint job, but in these cases, you are paying for the labor and the …
Personalization is one of the fun parts about playing guitar. You can paint up your guitar how you like it, but you certainly don’t have to stop there. Why not paint your pick, too? Painting a pick is easy and it’s a lot of fun to do. Basically, it just requires that that you start …
Painting a guitar with acrylic isn’t difficult. Old Fenders used to have acrylic paintjobs on a lot of custom pieces, actually. If you don’t believe me, take a look at an older model and see if you see ‘Lucite’ listed on it. If so, you are looking at an acrylic paintjob! Painting a guitar with …
Do you want to paint your guitar, without stripping it first? While it is possible, it’s really not recommended, but we’ll touch on the subject briefly and explain the reasoning behind this. Painting a guitar without taking it apart involves simply taping off the areas that you can and hoping for the best. If you …
When you are painting your guitar it’s only natural to wonder if you can paint the headstock too. This is definitely something that you can do yourself, and it basically just boils down to sanding off that initial clearcoat and then applying your new color and varnish to seal that in. Today I’ll answer a …
One question I get a lot is ‘how do you paint a guitar with binding’ and as it turns out, you’ve got 2 ways to go about it. The first method is taking apart your guitar and meticulously taping up the binding, perhaps even sealing with a little clear coat, or you can basically just …
Ever wonder the best way to paint a guitar? Well, there are certainly a lot of opinions on the subject, but most popular option recommended is to go with a nitrocellulose paint. This shiny automotive paint really looks great on guitars, but you’ll want to make sure it gets enough drying time. Today I’ll give …
One great question that I asked has to do with swirl painting a guitar without borax. Most techniques describe doing it with borax, as this allows for you to get the desirable swirls on top of the water for your painting. If you can’t get ahold of Borax, the best recommendation I can give on …
Learning to draw is tricky. Sometimes you can look right at a picture and get the lines wrong. That’s because seeing the right proportions is very different from putting them on paper. Thankfully, there are some tried-and-true methods that can definitely take your drawing to the next level. Today I’m going to share some tips …
Waiting for paint to dry is a pain but it’s also a necessary evil. If it isn’t dry and you move on to the next task, you’ll mess up your paint and you’ll have to start over. Sometimes your paint even looks dry, but it’s just the surface, and you move to soon and guess …
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While you can simply look at something and paint it, there’s a little more to it than that if you really want to make your art interesting. In this article I’m going to talk about going from preliminary sketches to painting your canvas and the mighty, mighty power of composition. By carefully selecting your views, …
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Polyurethane is a protective topcoat that you’ll have to deal with sometimes. Commonly found on furniture, wooden floors, and cabinets, it’s only natural to wonder… can you paint over polyurethane? As it turns out, you can as long as you take a few simple steps that I’ll outline today. Mostly it’s going to be a …
For some of us, there is nothing quite so annoying as specks or spots of paint on a mirror. The mirror reflects ourselves, for one thing, and for another, there is simply the fact that a mirror should always shine! Today I’m going to tell you how to get spray paint off a mirror so …
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Learning how to draw doesn’t come naturally to everyone. While some people just seem to have an instinct for it, I wasn’t one of those lucky ones but I’ve got some good news for those of you out there who are in the same dilemma. A little mental trickery and you’ll get better. I promise! …
The skill of painting an electric guitar is a useful one. Many ‘starter guitars’, for instance, don’t come in the colors that you might like. Maybe you’d like to be able to paint acrylic designs on guitars just to make them a little more customized? Whatever your reasons, today we’re going to walk you through …
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For creating serious cosplay works of art, painting Eva foam properly is simply a must. Today we’ll be giving you a little primer on this art so that you get started making your own unique and interesting pieces in no time! We’ll let you know what you need to get started, tell you a little …
When it comes to transferring an image, you’ve got a number of great methods at your disposal. If you are new to art and need some guidelines for painting or a simple reference point, then image transfer can be quite useful. It’s also great simply for moving an image to a more desirable medium. Whatever …
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Thinking about hiring someone to paint your fiberglass door? Why not do it yourself?! Today we’ll tell you how to paint a fiberglass door so that you can skip hiring a handyman and get it done in a little bit of free time. As long as you are using the right paints, it’s actually quite …
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