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After a dusting of white, the design is lightly sketched in pencil and I start filling in...
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I'm trying to use as few colors as possible, working on my chrome rendering
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My original photograph has a brick house reflected in the polished metal, not exactly what I'd like to put on the jacket. I'll make a green background and put in some trees in the final details, but I'm not close to that stage yet.
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Shading grey, transparent royal blue and green are the only tones I've used so far.
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Since I don't own a motorcycle, my reference photo is all I have to go by. I build the details in small steps.
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It's starting to look like a Harley V Twin.
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The temptation to rush, so I can see how it turns out is overwhelming, but I'm taking my time, so I don't have to go back and fix any screw-ups.
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Getting closer.
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I tint some of the spots with color to give me hints as to where I will put the reflected details when I get to that stage.
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I can't believe I still haven't even gotten to the frame yet.
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I never thought it'd take so long to paint a motorcycle engine
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It's starting to come together and I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel
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A few more componenets and I'll be able to do the frame and accessories.
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more details.
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I put in the highway peg and decide to call it quits for the night.
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The bulk of the engine is done, now for all the minute details
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Because of the jacket being a different shape than my reference photo, not everything is in exact proportion. I have to take some "artistic liberties" with the Evolution Engine.
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The oil tank is highly reflective, so I wait to do that last, after roughing out the shape.
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I can't imagine that this was a plain jacket, now that all this mechanical mayhem has been filled in! I only will hint at the seat, since it's black and I want to add some lettering at the top.
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What do you think? Is this a motorcycle engine, or what?
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Now I add a reflection of me taking the photo which I based this painting on.
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There you have it. The original had a brick building in the background. It wasn't very picturesque, so I took more liberties here.
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Just about done. I'll do the lettering, clean up the leather and put a top coat over the artwork, then put it on the auction block.
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Masking tape removed, I wanted to give it a ragged star appearance, which explains the randomly torn masking. I have to remove a lot of tape glue now before I put the top coat on it. The white strip on the top will feature some lettering, touting the Harely Davidson Evolution Engine.
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Not especially happy with the "torn edge" look, I decide to change it. I hung a piece of chain across the back to see how that looks.
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Next I airbrushed a rendition on the jacket. I think it looks much better than before.
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Now I do the lettering across the top.
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I freehand the R so it looks like graffiti.
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And here's the finished product.
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