"Painting My Own Flags" Topic
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Joppyuk | 13 Jan 2013 5:28 a.m. PST |
I need some unique flags for my Imagi-nation units and the ones I print off vary in colour. I can use them as templates to paint over, but with what? Water colour, acrylic, something else? Must be able to shape them when they are dry. Thanks. |
Rudi the german | 13 Jan 2013 5:55 a.m. PST |
Hi, i try to print as much as possible.. You can make your own flags with a simple paint program. If i must i paint which acylics on my flafs but only after spray coating them. One stain of water can ruin them. Greetings |
Swampster | 13 Jan 2013 6:19 a.m. PST |
If not printing, or just using the print as a guide then acrylics are fine. I prefer to use very thin paper as the creases look more natural. One way to keep the flag thin is to paint it on a both sides of a piece of paper. Tracing the second side through is easier if you use something like a laptop screen to illuminate – just don't press on hard! If folding the flag to wrap round a pole then the glue helps to slightly soften the paper and then holds the shpe when dry. |
timurilank | 13 Jan 2013 8:21 a.m. PST |
One suggestion I picked up at the Fanaticus Forum was printing the flag out, not in colour, but in grey scale. Paint with standard acrylic paint and lightly coat with a fixative. Standard printing paper of 80 grams is just fine. You can add curls or folds after the glue has set, but I use a thin paint brush and start curling at the top outside corner. Stop halfway and begin from the inside top corner, curl the flag in the opposite direction. Tip: touch-up the flag edges as you will see the white paper edge even with the best of paint jobs. Cheers, |
John the OFM | 13 Jan 2013 11:42 a.m. PST |
I painted a lot of AWI flags before any commercial ones were available. The Zocchi flags were on PSA paper, and I wrecked every one of them, so I HAD to learn! I drew 25mm squares with a thin pencil and a steel scale on bond or typing paper. I mirrored the square, with a 4mm sleeve in between. For British, it was a matter of geometry and mirroring. Most flags of the 18th C use a lot of mirroring. British, Hessian, French, etc. Hessian flags had a lot of diagonal mirroring. Inner devices would appear "natural" to the viewer, so I did not mirror the barred lion of Hess, regimental shields, allegories, etc. They would have been painted on the original flag anyway. It helps a lot to sketch in with thin pencil lines what you want on the flag. Painting was done with normal acrylics. When done, I cut them out, and dry wrapped them along the wire pole. Crease them at the pole with fingernail. I glued them on the pole with a 1:1 Elmer's white glue:water mix. This is where strong paper came in handy, since I could slide the corners to match without tearing. Bend a crimp in it, to simulate waving and let dry. Trim and touch up, and apply finials or cords as appropriate. |
Timmo uk | 14 Jan 2013 5:39 a.m. PST |
I use artist's layout paper, it's very thin. I draw out my design in pencil and paint using Vallejo. I paint the flag flat with a 4mm sleeve between each side. I use PVA to stick it to the pole and wait a miniute or two for the glue to really soften the paper before carefully adding in the creases and folds I want. Finally I paint in the cut edges of the paper, ie. around the edge of the flag as this makes a big difference whatever method you use. |
Doc Ord | 14 Jan 2013 8:23 p.m. PST |
I used to draw flag designs with a technical pen and India ink. I would do the colors with water colors followed by Dullcote to protect it. |
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