Airbrush Technique Issue 12

by Mike Ellwood and Ray Borden Step #1. Our canvas for this project is a powder coated aluminum hood. Mike started by wiping it down with PPG DX330 and then it was scuffed with grey MIRLON Mirka scuff pad to assure good adhesion. This was followed up by a second application of DX330 and a thorough drying. Step #2. With the hood sufficiently prepped, Mike applied two coats of PPG DMD1683 Black Base Coat, using a SATA NR2000 DIGITAL 2. Step #3. After allowing the base coat sufficient time to flash off, Mike sprays some Molly Orange with a SATAgraph 3, lightly dusting the negative portion of the skull and crossbones included in the Quick Shields 2 set from Beyond 6 Productions. Step #4. Start by free handing in some loose flame structures. It is important to keep these loose and random at this point to avoid an overly structured design, remember that fire is chaotic. Use good reference photos, i.e.; camp fire, fire place. Step #5. After free handing in the basic shape of the first layer of fire, Mike started detailing the skull using a combination of free handing and shield work using the positive image of the skull. Step #6. With the first layer of Molly Orange done, Mike mixed some PPG Radiance Candy Dye into DBC 500 and reduced it with DT870. Using a SATAminijet 4, Mike puts down a good even coat of red candy.

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Airbrush Technique Issue 12 Contents Gerold Radmer Mick Cassidy Hairydidit Jammer Jim Ferraro Patrick Charuel Kicks Jack Giachino Neil Roth Mike Ellwood

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