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Started by Daveb , Feb 27 2009 02:52 pm

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#1 Daveb

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 02:52 pm

well guys I have started a new hobby, airbrushing. Getting hooked on it since xmas this year. some of you have already seen them on dashack.

I thought I would show my latest creation, its not finished though.






you can see some more stuff here. http://dashack.co.uk...pic,4832.0.html

some of the early stuff, is er...er.. it was a learning curve

Edited by Daveb, 12 December 2009 - 11:56 am.




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Posted 27 February 2009 - 03:29 pm

Wow, what a great job!! you have some talant there, can I ask can you draw well ie pen and paper as I would love to have a go at this but I am crap at drawing. is it one of those things you have to have a start in or can it all be done with stencils.

If you fancy doing my bike you are more than.......... rolleyes.gif

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 03:41 pm

Steve,

I created a stencil for the blues brothers, however the flame have been created using freehand and french curves, its taken me about a couple of week to get the flames looking correct.

Give it a go, just practice and patience is all you need, beside the airbrush kit. One of the projects I am most proud of is my nephews guitar plus mountain bike forks.


using water based paints mean you can wash off and start again. I recon the lid has cst approx £25ish in paint and about 4 hours of my time. I guess another hour and it will be finished.





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Posted 27 February 2009 - 03:56 pm

Think I will put one on my wish list looks like fun, you should set up a web site and start a little business

keep me posted
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Posted 27 February 2009 - 04:32 pm

Steve, thats my plan, to get a website set up and start selling stuff, so far I am generating interest with family and friends hopefully word will get out soon.

this is the one I got : AB-AS-06 Complete Airbrushing Kit & Compressor from here http://www.everythin...ial_Offers.html


have a think what you would like on the bike I will come up with some concept. but at this stage we will keep it as a concept. cause I am always thinking what to spray, most people want skulls or flames.

I got another couple of old lids to practice on, perhaps I will place your idea on the back of one of them. or put it on the spare RH fairing for a MKII I got in the attic/studio, the place SWMBO sends my to spray out of her way.





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Posted 27 February 2009 - 04:58 pm

I am not in to the skull's and stuff would love a pic of my wife on something, me being a photographer I have some good shots of her rolleyes.gif


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Posted 27 February 2009 - 05:42 pm

I remember the ol' days when the models in stroke mags were airbrushed too rolleyes.gif

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 05:53 pm

I have always said if I fail at this airbrushing as I got the equipment I would move into the spray tan business, yeahbaby.gif



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Posted 28 February 2009 - 07:48 pm

Glossed up ready for polishing







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Posted 28 February 2009 - 10:43 pm

woohoo !!! VERY NICE!
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Posted 01 March 2009 - 06:58 am

please please tell me you didnt use aerosol laquer on that , the design is great and i love airbrushing but you realy have to use a proper 2 pack laquer and getting it wet enough so it doesent need polishing yet not getting runs is as much of an art as the design .The pics show the laquer as quite dry and when you try to polish it there is a chance of going through the laquer . please dont take this as a dig at your work as its great , just constructive criticism as its my trade and the laquer side of things can ruin a great job
i love the forks and flames , could you post a picture of what you used for the fench curves
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Posted 01 March 2009 - 09:07 am

Look away Jamjar,






I used aerosol clear coat, the only airbrush I got at the moment is a pen style, I need to get a spray gun with a gravity fed hopper but as I am starting out, I have a airpump which pushed out 40psi. so in time

Don't worry about the critisism, it all helps.

some french curves

http://www.amazon.co...h...8644&sr=8-1

another french curve

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Posted 01 March 2009 - 11:10 am

QUOTE(Daveb @ Fri 27th Feb 2009, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have always said if I fail at this airbrushing as I got the equipment I would move into the spray tan business, yeahbaby.gif


I'd be happy to help with masking or rubbing down if you do....

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Posted 01 March 2009 - 11:26 am

I did find an airbrushed bird on the web, looks rather tasty....































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Posted 02 March 2009 - 01:51 pm

QUOTE(JamJar @ Sun 1st Mar 2009, 06:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
please please tell me you didnt use aerosol laquer on that , the design is great and i love airbrushing but you realy have to use a proper 2 pack laquer and getting it wet enough so it doesent need polishing yet not getting runs is as much of an art as the design .The pics show the laquer as quite dry and when you try to polish it there is a chance of going through the laquer . please dont take this as a dig at your work as its great , just constructive criticism as its my trade and the laquer side of things can ruin a great job
i love the forks and flames , could you post a picture of what you used for the fench curves


JamJar, just thinking about the appearance in the photos could be down to the FM lid, it had a matt textured surface on it. best way to describe the finish is like a rubber coating.





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Posted 02 March 2009 - 08:17 pm

Its a shame you dont live closer , i am laquering twice a day so i'd be happy to blow a coat over it fior a smoke
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Posted 02 March 2009 - 09:17 pm

careful now JamJar, I might hold you to that, your only a couple of hour away.... laugh.gif I have to modify my bro (mikey B) TDM9, side panels, slight scratch on LHS, toying with the Yamaha Strip, following the crease along the panel, tapering to a point. as the panels are black, thinking of ghosting the stripe in blue covered with transparent black over it. so when the light catches it you will see the stripes.

simple but effective

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Posted 15 March 2009 - 04:55 pm

I have been busy sparying up one of my old HJC lids.



got to add more layers, colours plus the hat needs more work.



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Proper little Frank Frazetta aren'tcha good.gif

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Posted 15 March 2009 - 05:56 pm

QUOTE(Negwedar @ Sun 15th Mar 2009, 05:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Proper little Frank Frazetta aren'tcha good.gif


He does some nice work, bit connan the destroyer ish, I had to look him up via google



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