Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - (Page 16)

I was given a chance this past August to go see an awesome concert called The Masters of Metal tour, which included the bands Testament, Motorhead, Judas Priest and Heaven and Hell (80’s Black Sabbath). Who I really was there to see is my all time favorite band Heaven and Hell with my all time favorite guitarist Tony Iommi. A very good friend of mine hooked me up with some meet and greets passes to meet H&H and also to meet Mr. Iommi. So with that I decided to do a portrait of Iommi, last minute as usual, and get it signed for my personal portfolio. But with this portrait I decided to add a little bit of Giger-esque type artwork to it rather than what is normally expected from a run of the mill portrait. So here is how I went about creating this portrait, I hope you find some of the techniques I used can be used in your next project. First I start with a 12” by 18” aluminum panel that has been black powder coated. I use gray Scotch brite pad to scuff it up a bit then clean it with some water based wax and grease re- mover. I like to use this type of wax and grease remover to help with static and to keep the airbrush overspray at bay. Now that I have a nice clean surface I start the process but this time I’m doing this portrait a little different than I normally do, freehand with no net. This time I’m taking a page out of Mr. Luc Boivin’s book. I take the actual reference picture, blow it up to the size I need, cut out all the face lines, eyes, nose and glasses to assure that everything is lined up properly. Next I just blow in a little white to get the guidelines to show up and now I’m off to the races. This saved me tons of time rather than eyeballing it freehand. I only had the night before the concert to get this done and done right so this worked out really well for me thanks Luc! Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Airbrush Technique Issue 23Airbrush Technique Issue 23Tim KohlTom HudachLorin GipeBrad de la TorreDanyell BulterDebbie SmithAirbrush Technique Issue 23Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Airbrush Technique Issue 23 (Page Cover1)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Airbrush Technique Issue 23 (Page Cover2)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Airbrush Technique Issue 23 (Page 3)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Tim Kohl (Page 4)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Tim Kohl (Page 5)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Tim Kohl (Page 6)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Tim Kohl (Page 7)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Tim Kohl (Page 8)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Tom Hudach (Page 9)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Tom Hudach (Page 10)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Tom Hudach (Page 11)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Tom Hudach (Page 12)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Lorin Gipe (Page 13)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Lorin Gipe (Page 14)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Lorin Gipe (Page 15)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Lorin Gipe (Page 16)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Lorin Gipe (Page 17)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Lorin Gipe (Page 18)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Lorin Gipe (Page 19)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Lorin Gipe (Page 20)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Brad de la Torre (Page 21)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Brad de la Torre (Page 22)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Danyell Bulter (Page 23)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Danyell Bulter (Page 24)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Danyell Bulter (Page 25)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Debbie Smith (Page 26)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Debbie Smith (Page 27)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Debbie Smith (Page 28)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Debbie Smith (Page 29)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Debbie Smith (Page 30)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Debbie Smith (Page 31)Airbrush Technique Issue 23 - Debbie Smith (Page Cover4)http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/airbrush/issue25http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/airbrush/issue24http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/airbrush/issue23http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/airbrush/issue22http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/airbrush/issue21http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com

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