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Old 06-28-2007, 02:56 AM
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Default newest piece would love some suggestions

constructive criticism welcomed.

any suggestions i already bleached it back out i had a nasty finger print on one side did it all by hand ano'd at 4.25A for 90 mins for just the feedneck and body the reg adapter was already done would love some fade suggestions.
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Old 06-28-2007, 03:15 AM
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Default Re: newest piece would love some suggestions

Well I don't have that good of view in that picture.
A few suggestions though.

Make sure your have the right gloves, I think Nitrial? Keep all oils and finger prints off the work. Not sure what you want to do there. FADE? Dye one side maybe, flip over and dye other side. Flow? Sink into dye to most wanted fad area, slowly remove from dye. Top most part dyed the weakest as removed first. Lower parts dyed the most as left in longer.
Send better photos of the work, less of the body LOL

Stop working in the nude!
OR if female, Send better pictures. LOL
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Default Re: newest piece would love some suggestions

Looks pretty good, but I'd make so there's more of a fade. It's a little too abrupt of a transition in that picture.
EDIT: Why are you not wearing any clothes?
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Default Re: newest piece would love some suggestions

Wider fade area...
I think chromo was speaking to it as well. Spend less time at the end of your dip. What I do is fully dip and hold for awhile at the begining of the fade area, slowly dip further, then speed up the dip at the end. Then, really quickly, pull out and dip in clean rinse. That way, the very end of the dye area only spends a split second in the dye.
Also, you picked colors that dye really quickly, so they are hard to control without leaving a hard line. Try lower the dye temp, and you'll see that the dye takes longer, and therefor more controllable.
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Old 06-28-2007, 09:16 PM
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Default Re: newest piece would love some suggestions

lol i had my shirt off guys and the dyes where both at Room temp teal seems to want to take all or none..
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