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Thanks Paul…you are always giving such great tips…and you are always in the know! Good one! Aloha Vern – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Organization: ntlworld News Service Newsgroups: alt.airbrush.art Hi Vern, I make all my own mostly, I use regular tracing paper to trace out the design I want. Then I cover all the pencil lines with regular sticky tape and cut out the shield with my scalpel. The sticky tape insures that the tracing paper doesn’t curl up and buckle if it gets wet. It’s quick and simple and you get the shape you want. If you keep both parts ie – the shape you cut out and the piece that you cut it from then you have two shields straight away. Paul. http://www.paulcorfield.com http://www.littlemisspinup.com What is your most useable and Versatile SHIELD? Anyone? I can never really find one shield that can be used in most situations…I end up making my own shields singally….you know as needed. Is there something that would most closely do the majority of curves, etc? Vern

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What is your most useable and Versatile SHIELD? Anyone? I can never really find one shield that can be used in most situations…I end up making my own shields singally….you know as needed. Is there something that would most closely do the majority of curves, etc? Vern

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Vern spoke thusly: What is your most useable and Versatile SHIELD? Anyone? I can never really find one shield that can be used in most situations…I end up making my own shields singally….you know as needed. Is there something that would most closely do the majority of curves, etc? Vern

I have a couple of the "Freehand" templates from Artool.  Pretty handy for a quick edge.  Especially if I’m doing the shadow of a "fold". Check out Dixie Art Supply. — -||- Diode -|<|-

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Another good idea…thank you Vern – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Newsgroups: alt.airbrush.art What is your most useable and Versatile SHIELD? Anyone? I can never really find one shield that can be used in most situations…I end up making my own shields singally….you know as needed. Is there something that would most closely do the majority of curves, etc? I have a bendable curve, it’s a foot and half long, flat, and it stays in whatever shape I bend it into. I’ve found that it’s pretty useless for anything small, but it’s great for long gentle curves. Very fast. It’s meant to be used with a pen.

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I make my own.. Rado Vera’s (not sure of the spelling) book, "complete studio handbook" first came out in 83′ I think, has a great sheild design. Ken

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Thank you Diode… Vern – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Organization: Planet Express Inc. Newsgroups: alt.airbrush.art Vern spoke thusly: What is your most useable and Versatile SHIELD? Anyone? I can never really find one shield that can be used in most situations…I end up making my own shields singally….you know as needed. Is there something that would most closely do the majority of curves, etc? Vern I have a couple of the "Freehand" templates from Artool.  Pretty handy for a quick edge.  Especially if I’m doing the shadow of a "fold". Check out Dixie Art Supply. — -||- Diode -|<|-

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"Vern" wrote… What is your most useable and Versatile SHIELD? Anyone?

A condom? I can never really find one shield that can be used in most situations…I end up making my own shields singally….you know as needed. Is there something that would most closely do the majority of curves, etc?

I assume you are referring to template/masking devices. They’re not as bendable as I need them to be but I have a set of French curves from days of hand drafting.  I really don’t use shields in the work that I do since most of my work requires masking tape or frisket but when I do need a shield I use the French curves more than other devices. — hawgeye www.hawgeye.com

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What is your most useable and Versatile SHIELD? Anyone? I can never really find one shield that can be used in most situations…I end up making my own shields singally….you know as needed. Is there something that would most closely do the majority of curves, etc?

I have a bendable curve, it’s a foot and half long, flat, and it stays in whatever shape I bend it into. I’ve found that it’s pretty useless for anything small, but it’s great for long gentle curves. Very fast. It’s meant to be used with a pen.

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Hi Vern, I make all my own mostly, I use regular tracing paper to trace out the design I want. Then I cover all the pencil lines with regular sticky tape and cut out the shield with my scalpel. The sticky tape insures that the tracing paper doesn’t curl up and buckle if it gets wet. It’s quick and simple and you get the shape you want. If you keep both parts ie – the shape you cut out and the piece that you cut it from then you have two shields straight away. Paul. http://www.paulcorfield.com http://www.littlemisspinup.com

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  Thanks Paul. That’s a good idea. All of us Newbies really appreciate your’s , Ken’s, Diode’s and the rest of you in here’s advice. It really helps. I check this group every day for new postings and idea’s to forward my airbrushing. Thanks again.   Hi Vern,   I make all my own mostly,   I use regular tracing paper to trace out the design I want. Then I cover all   the pencil lines with regular sticky tape and cut out the shield with my   scalpel. The sticky tape insures that the tracing paper doesn’t curl up and   buckle if it gets wet. It’s quick and simple and you get the shape you want.   If you keep both parts ie – the shape you cut out and the piece that you cut   it from then you have two shields straight away.     Paul.     http://www.paulcorfield.com   http://www.littlemisspinup.com         What is your most useable and Versatile SHIELD?     Anyone?     I can never really find one shield that can be   used in most situations…I end up making my   own shields singally….you know as needed.     Is there something that would most closely do   the majority of curves, etc?     Vern    

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I saw that Ken….I agree with your input…but there has to be someone else who came out with a useful sheild since 1983? no? Vern – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Organization: http://groups.google.com Newsgroups: alt.airbrush.art I make my own.. Rado Vera’s (not sure of the spelling) book, "complete studio handbook" first came out in 83′ I think, has a great sheild design. Ken

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