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Picture 4 of 5 from Album Some of my art. WARNING: THERE IS A NUDE PAINTING IN THIS ALBUM.
Airbrushed Koala
No digital manipulation. 8 hours.
Tools:
Devilbiss airbrush.
Media for the painting:
Polyurethane two pack paint.
Substrate:
Side of Collex Waste Management refuse truck owned by Ryde Council in Sydney, Australia. I sprayed the truck with polyurethane two pack paint.
Technique:
I used my Devilbiss airbrush completely freehand for this painting. No stencils were required because the required painting area was quite large. Also, polyurethane paint is almost dry as soon as it hits the substrate, which meant that I could get really close to the substrate with my airbrush and thus achieve a very narrow spray without 'spidering'.
I used the 'Boris Vallejo' technique, only with an airbrush rather than traditional bristled brushes. Basically, I sprayed a monochrome first, in a browny/grey colour to establish the local and cast shadows. I then sprayed the colours in tough polyurethane two pack paint using a cyanide based thinner to make the paint translucent. The idea was to emulate Vallejo, and also Rembrandt who often used 'glazes' to paint over his underpaintings.
