painting small things

how do you paint things such as:

the lines? like lines that make up a door, the trunk, the hood. on black, it's fine not making any of these lines, but i'm wondering how you make detail lines on the model.

also.

i'm trying to paint the lower part of the bumper on the skyline black, like it says in the instructions, but i'm having a crapload of trouble making a neat line between the black and the body color. i saw primeraman's pictures and he did this on his yellow skyline...do you know what i'm talking about?

thanks.

there are 2 recent threads you should search out, one concerns panel lines and the other two tone painting

no I dont know what you talking about.. can you provide a link?? I might be able to help you if you provide a link to a the picture..

i'm trying to paint the lower part of the bumper on the skyline black, like it says in the instructions, but i'm having a crapload of trouble making a neat line between the black and the body color. i saw primeraman's pictures and he did this on his yellow skyline...do you know what i'm talking about?

thanks.

It was quite easy to do. Instead of masking, i followed the line around with my marker pen so it had a nice straight line. Then i carefully used a brush to paint up to the marker pen line.
Very quick and easy

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/348287DSCF1945.JPG

ohhhh.
any special type of marker or was it just...permanent marker?

thanks. that makes a bit more sense now

I believe most people use the Gundam Marker, but i've yet to try it out

what's the Gundam marker?

will a really thin sharpie work?

Gundam marker is a very small tipped paint pen (0.04mm) and comes in different colours

where can i buy one?

i looked for markers at the local hobby store...they had none.