Pattern guide

The toon bands Cerakote pattern

Toon bands are the video-game 'toon shader' look: the part's lighting is posterized into two or three perfectly flat bands, each a real Cerakote color, with a thin outline in the darkest tone. No screens, no hatching — just clean, hard-edged tone shapes that follow the part's actual form.

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How it sprays

Base coat in the lit tone, then mask and spray each darker band from the exported shapes, darkest last. Every band is a solid color, so it's the most spray-friendly of the comic styles.

Choosing colors

Pick one hue in three steps — a tan, a brown and a dark brown, or three greys — so the bands read as one lit surface. High-contrast picks read as camo instead.

A proven combo to start from

Real catalog colors that work for toon bands — click any swatch for pairings and similar shades.

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