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Peep the Technique: Pinstriping Done by Hand

By Rain Noe - June 16, 2011

in Materials | Video | Cars

Here's something any ID student modelmaker can learn from: Check out how this artisan at the Royal Enfield motorcycle factory handpaints the pinstripes on a gas tank:

Observe his technique closely, and you'll notice his right hand—the one holding the brush—moves through space as propelled by his entire body, but it barely ever moves in relation to his body; he locks his hand, arm and torso into a particular shape and keeps it there, using his legs and waist to create slight but precise motion. He then manipulates the tank with his left hand as the brush makes contact. This is like holding your paintbrush steady and moving the canvas around beneath it, and even more impressive because he's doing it in 3D space.

I've watched the video over and over again, and I find it mind-blowing. With those hands and a different roll of the dice, this guy would've been a neurosurgeon.

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Shalin

13 years ago

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I seem to naturally do the same when I need smoooth lines/features on a large and/or 3d surface.
Moving more from the waist down and less than the waist up allows for your upper body to be at nearly the same approach/support angle to the surface at all times. Coordination and a keen spatial understanding is certainly needed, but this technique promotes even pressure and reduces unwanted blotches/squiggles...try it. :)
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daniel erwin

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clearly this guy has supreme control over where that paint will go - how many of us would wear a nice shirt while painting? - but don't you think it's at least as much because of his 10 years of doing that same thing as because of the guy himself?
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Sivakumar

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this dude is amazing.
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Ali Kim

13 years ago

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It's pin striping hipstomp. It's not uncommon to go to something like Dubfest and see 10 guys/gals doing what he is doing. And actually, he is moving BOTH arms, but to the outsider (one who hasn't attained such skill) it doesn't look like he's moving (in the same way you can't see the dozens of adjustments a race car driver makes going in and out of a corner). The man has mad skill, but he doesn't paint all Royal Enfield tanks! So don't discount every other person that does this, and especially don't think you can't learn it!
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john

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"With those hands and a different roll of the dice, this guy would've been a neurosurgeon." Yep, b/c all you need are steady hands and a hospital bed that moves the patient all around so you dont have to.
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Ray Jepson

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It's a real shame that there are fewer and fewer craftsman in N.A. that can do this. Beautiful work and beautiful to watch. It's like an Olympic figure skater.
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Bricks

13 years ago

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Such a precision! Wow...
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KOstas

13 years ago

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JFC!! The guy is a cyborg, I mean looks like a human 3axis plotter!
And notice the extremely silent and peaceful working environment around him..
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tim

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this guy would kick butt at the old board game "Operation"!
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Siddhartha Joshi

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This is stunning! Do have a look at this beautiful video too...its very popular in India right now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goOu4aNsOKU
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