5 tips for Showroom success
We’re sharing some tips to help you reach the Trending page in the Trading Paints Showroom.
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Artist Spotlight
Artist Spotlight: Kyle Sykes
We caught up with Kyle Sykes, Creative Director for Trackhouse Racing, to ask him about his path from posting concept paint schemes on Instagram to leading design for one of NASCAR’s most innovative teams. Here’s what he had to say about motorsports design and his creative journey.
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30 more fake brands join Paint Builder
There’s something we love about fake brands in sim racing games — names nobody’s heard of, appearing on cars made up of pixels. No fears of disappointing your paying sponsors when you cause the first-turn-first-lap pileup. No concerns about losing paid representation when you tweet that pineapple belongs on
Season Recap
Recap: 2024 Season 3 by the numbers
Week 13 is winding down, and that’s a wrap on 2024 Season 3. It’s been a lot of fun to watch the painting community thrive and continue to create some of the coolest custom paints we’ve seen in iRacing, from experienced artists to newcomers alike. We’ve
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Trading Paints is now on Instagram!
Sure, we’re a little late to the party, but Trading Paints is now on Instagram. Follow us at @tradingpaints, where we'll showcase custom paints from the community, share tips, tricks and creative inspiration, and highlight the creators that make up our wonderful community. View this post on
Artist Spotlight
Artist Spotlight: Ryan Daley
In the second installment of our Artist Spotlight series, we asked graphic designer and popular Trading Paints painter Ryan Daley eight questions about the world of motorsports design from his perspective.
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A limited run of Trading Paints shirts is now available
Four styles of Trading Paints shirts are now available and ready for your closet.
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Trading Paints participates in the 4th annual iRacing MS Charity Race
Members of the Trading Paints team had a blast participating in iRacing’s 4th Annual MS Charity Race Wednesday night, which raised over $40,000 for the National MS Society. Pro drivers and motorsport figures, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chad Knaus, and Tony Kanaan, competed in the GT3 class — you
Artist Spotlight
Artist Spotlight: Ryan Williams
In our new monthly blog series, we’re asking creators in the Trading Paints community eight questions about the world of motorsports design in their eyes: what makes them unique as an artist, what their process looks like, and advice they can offer to others.
Paint Builder Update Notes: June 21, 2024
We’ve released another update to Paint Builder to make some improvements and fixes. New * On selected oval cars that support painting pit sign boards, your profile photo will be automatically loaded into your project’s pitboard by default as a Car Parts layer for new projects. * You can now
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Paint Builder Update Notes: February 23, 2024
We’ve released another small update to Paint Builder to make some improvements and fixes. Improved * When using Mirror Clone on a layer with a skew or shadow offset applied, the X value of the skew and shadow are now taken into consideration. * If a driver’s name contains a
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Paint Builder Update Notes: February 12, 2024
We’ve added some new features and improvements to Paint Builder to make your pre-season painting a little more fun. New * Seamless saving! Paint Builder will no longer appear to stop and refresh the project view every few minutes, which it did previously to update the project’s preview image