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Talon2.5
07-15-2003, 05:25 AM
been looking on the web and found quite a few styles of tribal flames that are all very similar

started out with the plan of ghost style tribal flames but came accross some nice stuff out on the web now i'm thinking even harder about what i'll do

these ones are nice!! i like the drop shadow around them and wish i owned the bike :D

Talon2.5
07-15-2003, 05:28 AM
i like the style of this one and the thinness of it................

Talon2.5
07-15-2003, 05:42 AM
looks like the hard part is actually the canvas i have to work on, the side of this style cowl dont leave any room to work with and keep the new merc graphics ive been saving for when i paint it

the only area to do this is the top and back, maybe the area behind the mercury on the side and onto the back?

Reese
07-15-2003, 11:23 AM
but the top design with the grey drop shadow really pops.

Talon2.5
07-15-2003, 02:06 PM
yea that drop shadow really adds to it for sure!! thinking hard about doing that, on a black cowl i guess i could make the shadow a charcoal gray or something thats dark but stands out over the black?

Reese
07-15-2003, 02:30 PM
it probably will not have the same effect. If ya paint it white you'll have a lot of options and can get pretty creative. Not sure if painting a merc white is a sin or not...:)

Jeff "Yammer"
07-15-2003, 09:16 PM
Hey skip , I'm looking at the design possibilities for my STV. What sites did ya go to ??

Jeff

Rickracer
07-15-2003, 09:34 PM
:D :D :D

Talon2.5
07-16-2003, 02:58 AM
Reese, painting it white aint a sin merc built a few white ones but my original thoughts of a minight red (black with red pearl) flame job was for the flames to be there and only pop out when the sun hit them just right, "ghost flame" so i may have to stay with the original idea but expand just a touch on it, so as to stay within a factory look yet a hint of custom in it

Yammer, i fired up "google" and typed in "tribal flames" quite a few sites came up, didnt record the ones i went to i just saved a few pics that looked good to me

Rick, this is about paint ;)

Reese
07-18-2003, 11:41 AM
for ideas on flames. Just a couple that might work for you Talon.

Custom Flames (http://www.customflamepainting.com/)

Click on sample of work and it will bring up quite a few different designs...good luck.

Reese
07-18-2003, 11:42 AM
Let's try some images.

Reese
07-18-2003, 11:42 AM
another...

Reese
07-18-2003, 11:43 AM
last one...

Talon2.5
07-18-2003, 09:39 PM
reese i think ya hit the nail on the head with sample #2 :D

thanks for the help man!! all of them look good on the black but that ole #2 looks pretty cool!!