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E
ver
ymeI postmyNightLor
dstoIns
tag
ramI g
etalotofquesonsas
kinghowI domyblue.I
g e
titsomuchi
nfac
tI
k
eepthest
ep-by-s
tepproc
esssa
vedonmyphone ’
snotesappsoIc
anea s
il
yc opyandpast
eiti
ntoaDM orins
ta
c
omme nt
.I’
mf re
quentl
yaskedi
fIhaveatut
ori
al;
whichovert
heyear
sthea nserhasbe
enno, un lnow!

I
’
vedevelopedthi
sprocessove
rtheyears.I
’mfrequentl
ytweak
ingitandi
thasgonethroughse
veral
ma j
orchangesas
I
’
veimprovedandg r
owna sanars t.
AsI putmys t
epsdownonpa pernowandreal
lyanaly
zemyprocess
,Ir
e a
liz
ethata
f
ewofthe s
estepmightbeunnecessar
yore as
il
ye l
iminat
edwit
hamor ec
are
fulse
leconofc ol
ors
.Thisi
sbynome a
ns
t
heonl
ywa yt
opaintNightLor
ds,orevenli
kel
ythebe stway
.Buti
t’showIdoit:
).

Col
orS
ele
con

Thegeneralf
ormulaformybl
ueschemeisasa
tur
atedbl
ue /
purpl
eshade
, ades
atur
ate
dbluemidt
one,a
ndas a
tur
ated
bluehi
ghli
ght.Y
ouc oul
dsubstut
einanynumberofcol
orsher
easlongasthe
yfoll
owtha
tbasi
cformul
a.He
re’
sthe
speci
ficcol
orsthatIuse:

Mai
nCol
ors
:
1.
Val
le
joGameAirImper
ial
Blue
2.
Val
le
joGameColorHeav
yBlue
3.
Val
le
joGameColorEl
ect
ri
cBlue

Ot
herColors
-Va
llej
oGa meAi rEl
ect
ricBlue
-Ci
tadelDrakenhoffNightshadeshade
-WinsorandNe wtonLampBl ackoilpai
nt
-WinsorandNe wtonBurntUmbe roil
pai
nt
-Ci
tadelLeadbelc
herme ta
lli
c

I
t’
sver
yimport
anttha
tyous
pe c
ifica
ll
yuseVal
l
e j
o’sGa
meCol orwhenis
ayGa meCol
orandGameAirwhenIsayGame
Ai
r.
Forsomereas
on;the
sec
olorsar
enotequi
vale
nteventhoughthe
yareadversedassuc
h.I
lea
rnedthi
sthehar
d
way
.Don’tma
kemys amemis
take!Seebe
lowforcompar
is
onsbe t
weenthetworange
s:

VGAI
mpe
ria
lBl
uev
sVGCI
mpe
ria
lBl
ue VGAE
lec
tri
cBl
uev
sVGCE
lec
tri
cBl
ue

2
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qui
pme nt
-S
OTAR2020Ai
rbr
ushw/finene
edl
e
-W&NS e
rie
s7S i
ze0Brush
-No-
nameba ds
ynthe cbr
ush(
foroi
l
s)

T
echni
que
Mya i
rbr
ushpaintj
obsstartoutwithapr e
-sha
deusingbl
ackandgreypri
mer.Locaonofthehighl
i
ghtisimportant
.
Il
iket
opicka“li
ghtsource
”a bovea ndtothesi
deofthemodelandhighl
i
ghtthemodelaccor
dingl
y.It
shelpf
ulto
hol
dthemode lunderyourpain nglampa ndtak
enoteofevery
whe r
etheli
ghthit
s;t
hosespotsar
ey ourhig
hli
ght
tar
get
s.Al
thoughift
he r
ea reare
a softhemodeltha
ttheli
ghtdoesnothi
tthatyouwantaccent
uated;ta
kingsome
arscl i
censeherei
sfine !

Not
e:Ome
gonE
dgeoni
nst
agr
amha
sac
ompr
ehe
nsi
veg
uideonhowt
opl
acehi
ghl
i
ght
s.Goc
hec
kitout
!

Ae rthati
tsj
ustbui
l
dingupthehi
ghl
ig
htswit
htheli
st
edcolor
sandfol
l
owingtheproce
s s
!It’
sver
yimport
antt
obe
l
ig
hta ndcar
efulont
heair
brusht
ri
gge
r.I
t’
sinc
redi
bl
ye a
sytoappl
ytoohea
v yofacoatandinadv
erta
ntl
ywipeout
pr
eviousst
eps.

T
hePr
oce
ss

S
tep1:
Pre
-sha
de

Is
tar
toffwit
hpri
mingthee
nremodelbl
ack
.The
nappl
yi
ngagr
eypr
ime
rpr
e-s
hade
.Not
ethemode
lha
sbe
en
hi
ghl
ight
eda
sift
he“l
ig
ht-s
our
ce”i
sabov
eandcame
rar
ight
.

3
S
tep2:
Bas
ecoa
t

Li
ghtl
yAppl
yVGAImpe
r i
alBlueov
erthee
nr emode
l.Y
ouwanttog
etg
oodcovera
gebutsllbeabl
etos
eethe
pr
e-shadec
omethr
ough.Yourdar
kes
tcol
ors
houl
dbeclos
etoapur
ebl
ack
,yourbri
ght
ests
houl
dbeanic
eli
ght
vi
ole
t

S
tep3:
Hig
hli
ght

Appl
yaVGCHeavyBluehi
ghli
ghtt
oyourc
hose
nhighli
ghtl
ocaons
.Bev
eryc
are
ful
nott
oappl
ytoohe
avyofac
oat
her
e.I
t’
simpor
tanty
ouleavesomeoft
heimper
ial
blueshowi
ng

4
S
tep4:
Glos
sCoa
t

Appl
yana
cry
li
cgl
ossc
oatt
othee
nremode
l.T
hisi
sinpr
epa
raonf
ort
hene
xts
tepwhe
rey
ouwi
l
lappl
yafil
ter

S
tep5:
Fil
ter

Lig
htlya ppl
yafilterofCit
adelDr
akenhoffNi g
htshadewithacoupl
eofdropsofacr
yli
cglossaddedt
oit.
Ifoundout
thati
fy ouapplyag l
osspai
ntoveraglos
sc oat
,itg
oe sonmuc hmoresmoothl
ythanitwouldother
wis
e.The
purposeoft hi
sste
pi stomorecl
osely ethetwoba secolor
stog
ether
;andto ntthehe a
v ybl
uetogi
veusa
great
e rrangeofhi
g hl
ig
h nginthenextcoupleofsteps

5
S
tep6:
Re-
Hig
hli
ght

Re
-appl
ytheVGCHe
avyBl
ueHi
ghl
i
ght

S
tep7:
Hig
hli
ght

Appl
ya next
remehighl
ig
htof50/
50VGCHeavybl
uea
ndVGC(NotVGA!!
)Ele
ctr
icblue
.Li
kepr
evi
oushi
ghl
ights
st
eps
;bev er
ycaref
ulyoudonotcov
eruppai
ntfr
omthepr
evi
ouss
teps
.you’
ret
a r
ge ngthever
ycent
erofyour
hi
ghl
ightswi
ththi
sone.It
seasyt
oover
doit
!

6
S
tep8:
Lig
htni
ngGl
ow,
Glos
sCoa
t

Wit
hy ourai
rbrush,appl
ythi
nli
nesofVGAEle
ctr
icBl
uewhe r
eyouwantyourl
ight
ningtobe
.Thi
swil
lbet
heg l
ow
f
oryourli
ght
ning .I
li
ketodo2“ f
orks
”buti
fyou’
reconfide
ntinyoura
irbr
ushi
ngabi
lit
ygocra
zyanddomore
.Once
t
hatsdone,applyanotherac
ryl
i
cglossc
oat

S
tep9:
Pinwa
sh,
Lig
htni
ng

Ta
keapurewhit
epa
intandfre
ehandi
nthelig
htningi
nsi
detheg
low.Thi
sta
kess
omepr
acc
e.I
li
ket
odomi
nea
sa
meande
ringj
agg
edl
ine.
T he
rearenor
ightorwrongwaystodot
hispa
r t
.

Nexti
st heoi
lpinwash.T
oma keyourwa sh,di
lut
eaa4: 1mixofl
ampblackandburntumbe roil
pa i
ntswi
thwhi
te
spi
ri
t.Thismi
xtureshoul
dfair
lydil
ute
. a
pplyittotherec
ess
eswit
hyoursynthe cbr
ush.(y
ouc anus ea
non-s
ynthe c
; buti
tishars
hont hebrush)Themixtures
houl
dquic
klywic
kintotherec
essessincethesur
fac
eis
smoothf r
omtheg l
osscoat
.Iusual
lygoba c
ka ndclea
nupmymi s
takesa erit
sdri
edwithwhites pi
ri
t.

Note:
Allow24hr
sbetwe
ent
hiss
tepa
ndthenex
tonetog
ivey
ouroi
ls metodr
y.I
fyoudon’
t,y
ourma ec
oati
n
thenextst
epwil
lbe
comewhi
teandf
ros
tyov
erthewe
toi
lswheni
tdri
es.

7
S
tep10:
Chi
ppi
ng,
Ma eCoa
t

Car
eful
lyappl
yun-
dil
ute
dblackacry
li
cpa i
ntt
othemode lusi
ngasmall
spongeforyourc
hips.I
li
ketouseri
ppe
dup
l
e overfoamfr
ommyKRmi niat
urec as
e.Thi
nkofthi
sstepki
ndofli
kedry
brushi
ng.Youwantthesponget
obe
mostl
ydryandyouwanttof
ocusont heedge
sa ndrai
sedar
eas.Y
oucangoashe av
yoraslig
htasyou’dl
ik
ehere.
I
al
soli
ketoaddscr
atc
heswit
habr ushonthelar
g efla
tsurf
aces

Onceyou’r
edonegoba
ckinwit
hyourbr
ighte
sthig
hli
ghtcol
orandpi
ckoutyourc
hipsandhi
ghl
ightthem.Thi
s
giv
esthemdeptha
ndma k
estheml
ook3di mens
ional
.I
tsoktobealilesl
oppyatthi
ssta
ge;
itdoesnthav
etobe
superpr
eci
se.

S
tep11:
Oil
str
eak
inga
ndme
tal
l
ichi
ghl
i
ght
s

Usi
ngasi
l
vermeta
ll
icpai
ntcar
eful
l
yedgehi
ghl
i
ghtvar
iousr
ais
edsur
face
sa nde
dge
sont
hemode
l.I
li
ket
oma
ke
thi
sal
ilebi
tra
ndoms oitl
ooksmorer
eal
isc.I
use
dCi t
adelL
eadbe
lcher
.

Then,usi
ngburntumbe roi
lpaintt
hinnedwit
hspi
rit
;paintonl
ineswhe
reyouwa nty
ourstr
eaki
ngtobe.Thi
s
shouldbemuc hl
essdil
utethanthepinwas
h;andshouldbehav
emor el
ik
eapaintandle
ssli
keawash.Ius
uall
yleti
t
si
tfor2-3minute
sbe f
oreusingalar
geso brusht
og entl
yrubitdowni
nthedi
reconoft hest
reak
.Youcancle
an
upa nymis
takeswit
hal ilebitofwhit
espi
ri
t

8
S
tep12:
Res
toft
heOwl

P
aintt
her
est:
)

Thesc
opeofthi
sdoc
ume ntwasspeci
fical
l
yf ormybl
uea rmor
.Ther
eareal
otofot
her
,muchbe erpaint
ersthanme
whohaveveryg
oodtut
oria
lsoutthe
reonhowt opaintbone,
g l
owi
nghel
metlens
es,
bronz
eme t
all
ic
s,cl
oth,etcetc
.
Iwoul
drecommendtak
ingalookatLi
ll
egend,Dar
ranLathem,orRi
cha
rdGreyonwhi
cheve
rsoc
ialmediapla orm
youpr
efer
.

My“
Old”Me
thod

T
helas
ttwe
akima
detothi
sfor
mulawasthea
ddionofthela
stbr
ighthi
ghl
ights
tep.
Fory
ear
sI’
veg
onewi
thouti
t.
I
pre
feri
tmyne
wwa y
;butt
hema j
ori
tyofmyarmyi
sac
tual
lyi
ntheoldsche
me :

I
fyoupr
efe
ryourc
olors
che
meal
ilebi
tda
rke
rgi
vei
tawhi
rlwi
thoutt
hel
asthi
ghl
i
ght
!

9
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rwor
d
I
hopet hi
sdocumentwashelpf
ul.Ins
omec ase
sI l
e outsomepic
tur
es,
andcombi
nedmulplei
temsi
ntosi
ngl
e
s
teps.I
unders
tandthatthi
smightbec
onfus
ingforsome
.Ifyouha
veanyque
sonsfeelf
reet
orea
choutononeofmy
s
ocia
ls;I’
dbehappytoanswerquesons.

Al
soi
fyouha
vea
nyf
eedba
ckf
ormeont
hisdoc
ume
nt,r
eac
houta
ndt
ell
mehowba
dthi
sisorhows
tupi
dia
m:)

T
hank
sforr
eadi
ng,

Ke
ith

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