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When I'm not working, I like to wear denim western style shirts, because they seem to be cut well for skinny guys like me. Some I've worn so much, the denim is faded to a pale blue. Perfect for painting some artwork on. I always liked World War 2 aircraft nose art, so I'm going to try and make my shirt look like a well worn aircraft panel. First I lay down a coat of white.
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I don't lay it on too heavily, I cover that with some metallic silver. It doesn't show up well now, but hopefully it will shine later.
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I want the shirt to appear like a curved panel, so I lay down a line of 1/8 inch tape in a gentle arc to give this false impression.
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Next I lay some thicker tape on either side of it and remove the center strip, which I paint with a mixture of grey and blue.
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I remove the tape and the line looks pretty good. Now I'll add some rivets...
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I mark the alternating spots for the fasteners and then shoot some more of the bluish grey thru a hole in a piece of cardboard. I was starting to drift away from the seam, so I put the tape back on so I could keep it more uniform.
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I then add some white highlights to make the rivets look three dimensional.
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Now I mist a bit of white below, and the bluish grey above the rivets, to make the metal look cupped where they were fastened.
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I happened to have some stickers that were just the right size to cover the dots. This will keep me from burying the details I just added.
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Since the light source will be above in most cases, I shade above the dent with the dark, making a slightly circular pattern.
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The white continues the circle below, where the sun would hit a concave surface.
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A close-up of the effect. It's not photorealism, but pretty convincing for the minimal amount of effort I put into it.
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I could place the pin-up where there are no rivets, but I want to see if I can recreate the look of a painting done on top of the irregular surface. This could look pretty cool, or like a complete screw-up.
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I started filling in the flesh tone and realized that I'd left out the insert where the arms go to the knees, so I cut out a piece of masking tape and cover it. This is starting to look like I'm making headaches for myself. The flesh tone doesn't cover very well, even after I've added several coats. White Tees are the easiest to paint on for this reason. On less absorbent materials I wouldn't have this problem.
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After trying to cover the already painted areas with five coats of my flesh color, I give up and begin to add the details. I like to keep my outline taped to the shirt so I can start my spray on it before making any blurps on the shirt. I use red oxide for the outlines. I'll go over it with a darker brown later for shadows and areas that look more accented.
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I want to find some reference pix of hairstyles from the 1940s so I'll do the face last. I get the feeling that underwear of that era isn't nearly as sexy as the stuff out there today, and rather than have her peeling off a giant pair of bloomers,I'll bunch 'em up, so they aren't an issue.
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I keep with the red oxide to add details. It looks peculiar now, but I think it'll look less glaring once I finish.
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Now I hit the shaded areas with medium brown. I added a drop of transparent blue to three drops of white, to get the pale color for her panties, which she's in the process of removing.
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I used the transparent blue to do the folds in her undies.
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It's not so easy to see where I'm trying to add her fingers. I also tried to recreate the rivets like they'd been painted over. I think I'll have to wait until I remove the mask to see how convincing it looks. I can always touch it up later. Her face is next on the agenda.
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I consider myself to be a competent airbrusher, but a less than mediocre artist. Painting this gals' face has potential disaster written all over it. I begin by doing her eyebrows and nose, then shoot some white for her teeth and eyeballs.
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Now I fill in her pupils with brown.
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Some white with transparent red, and red oxide for her lips. It gives them a natural shade, as opposed to bright red Hooker lips.
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Not sure how it looks, I remove the backing mask. I guess that's as good as I can get it without going bugnuts. I did some research on the 40s hairdos, and curls were IN. That'll be my next step.
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