[PROJECT] Airbrushed 'Bioshock' TJ-07
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Ewww, im sure your doing a great job - but i personally dont like it
Theres always one isnt there
ha haThis one seems more to peoples tastes than my other project, but stick with me mate, the next part is going to get interesting
Ive been base coating the 2 side panels in my favorite colour tonight - BLACK. And i was all ready to start to draw the design onto the panel but thanks to the nice people at EPSON for designing such a piece of poop printer as my RX425... that aint gonna happen! SO instead I'm going to get back to work tomorrow after i call in for ink for the 'downstairs printer'
Cant wait to get some proper airbrushing done! not all this nancy boy rusty carp
should have some form of update tomorrow night, but now im off to the land of nod ( command and conquer )
Rb
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I demand you don't post pictures until after full completion of any of your projects, the waiting on pictures is just too much
okay, ill just stop right here then...
no more pics til its finished guys! see ya in a couple weeks
okay, ill just stop right here then...
no more pics til its finished guys! see ya in a couple weeks
I know what you're trying to do there! You're trying to get them to turn against me!
Seriously though mate, you have a talent which I only wish I could utilise
The TJ07 is a fantastic case - I love seeing other peoples builds in them especially when they're watercooled.
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House of Kolor, and MIPA, and on some occasions PPG
mainly MIPA these days as its cheaper, easier to get and just as good as HOK.
Staples have done me proud tonight so should be able to get rocking and rolling on the outlines tonight
updates later chaps
Rb
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Finaly,
I'm up to the most enjoyable part of the project.
The job at hand now is the side panel.
Ht pannel was previously primed, then wet block sanded to a smooooth finish before getting plenty of very very thin coats of black base coat. left to harden over night, i returned with a scotch pad to smooth he paint down and give it more 'tooth' for the art work to stick to,
once this was done, i wiped the dust of my old overhead projector and set about transfering the design onto the panel.
Now, in some peoples opinion using an OHP is cheating. But really, it isjust time saving, and the amount of time it does save is well worth it. It means i can compose the panel correctly, first time. and not have to re-draw anything.
The down side is that the amount of information you can transfer is very limited. You will see from the next pic that i have only drawn the most basic of lines - the rest i fill in with the airbrush by eye.
Its always a pain too as the design constantly quivers and moves around as the OHP gently humms away. just the nature of the beast though.
NO masking?
I tend to do all my art work as free hand as possible. Masking can leave harsh edges which are hard to soften. And i find i can get edges as hard as i need - freehand. - It is a bit of a black art, but worth the effort.
So on with the painting its self.
I can see how most people would think this face is almost finished, but it is far from it. This picture demonstrates only 2 coulours form the airbrush - pure black and light grey. For work of this nature i normally only use a hand full of shades and let the airbrush blend them together.
I spray at pressures that would make most airbrush artist wince - its just the way i prefer, although it does leave me with faint overspray, so i find my self re-filling black areas in again toward the end.
heres what i have so far... cant wait to get it all done now!
Whats all that mess on the side?
a lot of my projects that you see will have random squiggles on the sides, this is simply the area i use to test a line on the airbrush, or get rid of paint gathered on the needle... it gets covered up in the end.
stay tuned guys, were onto the best parts now!!
Rick B
I'm up to the most enjoyable part of the project.
The job at hand now is the side panel.
Ht pannel was previously primed, then wet block sanded to a smooooth finish before getting plenty of very very thin coats of black base coat. left to harden over night, i returned with a scotch pad to smooth he paint down and give it more 'tooth' for the art work to stick to,
once this was done, i wiped the dust of my old overhead projector and set about transfering the design onto the panel.
Now, in some peoples opinion using an OHP is cheating. But really, it isjust time saving, and the amount of time it does save is well worth it. It means i can compose the panel correctly, first time. and not have to re-draw anything.
The down side is that the amount of information you can transfer is very limited. You will see from the next pic that i have only drawn the most basic of lines - the rest i fill in with the airbrush by eye.
Its always a pain too as the design constantly quivers and moves around as the OHP gently humms away. just the nature of the beast though.
NO masking?
I tend to do all my art work as free hand as possible. Masking can leave harsh edges which are hard to soften. And i find i can get edges as hard as i need - freehand. - It is a bit of a black art, but worth the effort.
So on with the painting its self.
I can see how most people would think this face is almost finished, but it is far from it. This picture demonstrates only 2 coulours form the airbrush - pure black and light grey. For work of this nature i normally only use a hand full of shades and let the airbrush blend them together.
I spray at pressures that would make most airbrush artist wince - its just the way i prefer, although it does leave me with faint overspray, so i find my self re-filling black areas in again toward the end.
heres what i have so far... cant wait to get it all done now!
Whats all that mess on the side?
a lot of my projects that you see will have random squiggles on the sides, this is simply the area i use to test a line on the airbrush, or get rid of paint gathered on the needle... it gets covered up in the end.
stay tuned guys, were onto the best parts now!!
Rick B
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looking very good from that, amazing only 2 colours used on that, very good
Looking AWESOME!!!!Wonderful work Rick!
Not cheating at all... i used my data projector to project an image of some anime characters on my GF's PC and it worked very well. As you say, there's limited detail which means you have to work pretty hard to fill the remaining space in freehand! That alone takes a lot of time and skill!
Love your work fella... inspiring!
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Wonderful work Rick!
Not cheating at all... i used my data projector to project an image of some anime characters on my GF's PC and it worked very well. As you say, there's limited detail which means you have to work pretty hard to fill the remaining space in freehand! That alone takes a lot of time and skill!
Love your work fella... inspiring!
gt
Yea, its great for giving a 'general idea' I had to make all the dark areas up by just looking at a reference picture and filling in the spaces... obviously projecting a mainly black image onto a black case isn't the easiest thing to do in the world!
Tonight was interrupted by a few things so tomorrow i should be cooking with gas and get a real move on
Cheers!
Rick