Airbrush Technique Issue 22

Now the fun begins. I know most artists do the background first then the main subject. However I start with the main subject then the background. Using the camo and color patterns that I have researched I select the base color. This is the paint I will be using through out the painting of the aircraft. I then tint the base with either white or blue tinted black, producing the highlights and shadows. I protect from overspray by using frisk, however, to save time I will also use 811 magic tape by 3M. This is a great shortcut; you can see the image underneath and cut it as if it was frisk. To protect the board while using the magic tape I use painter rolls that you can purchase at any house paint and supply shop. This is a self adhesive paper strip that I can make a fence around the area that I am painting. I do this by bending the paper to deflect the direction of the air away from the board. Using the panel lines as my guide I proceed to paint the aircraft a section at a time, tinting the individual sections lighter or darker. This simulates how painted metal often weathers differently from panel to panel. When the body of the aircraft is mostly completed I then use white paint and blue black paint, (pure black will often appear as too chalky) to simulate the highlight and shadow. I now take time to re-scribe the panel lines. I use white and black Prisma color pencils and technical pens. To produce the holes in the dive flap I hand painted them being careful to show the ship through the holes. http://www.airbrushtechnique.com http://www.airbrushtechnique.com

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Airbrush Technique Issue 22 Danyell Butler Lee Diaz C.S. Bailey Big Daddy John Roseboom - An Icon in Airbrush History Patrick Charuel Helmet Trim Natalie Lapelosa - How to Airbrush Hellboy on a T Shirt by Xzotic Ink Ashley Brayson

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