Air Brushing – Air Brush

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This week I’ve been mainly painting Tigers…So I thought I’d give the talented JW Baker’s fantastic tutorial on airbrushing Jaguars a go(found on his website) . His painting is of a Jaguar on a denim shirt but I wanted to paint a tiger on board… so anyway I did a couple of pics loosely following his approach. hopefully to view the two paintings click here:- http://uk.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/red_wenz/lst?&.dir=/My+Documents&.sr… iew=l 1.tiger tutorial. 2.tiger head. My youngest lad has claimed both pictures for his bedroom, apparently he’s always liked Tigers!  :-)) Wenz

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Not bad. Try doing them by scratching all the fur out with a scalpel. Do that in between about four or five layers of paint to build real depth and the fur will look totally life like. Doesn’t take as long as you might think. I’ve done tigers, cats and dogs etc in about 15 to 20 hours. I always find blocking in the fur with just the airbrush looks a little flat and false. It may be quick but the extra time is worth it, especially as you are painting on board where this technique works best. Follow this link to see one of my pet portraits done using this technique. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paulcorfield/West_Highland_Terrier.jpg best regards, Paul. — The Pinup Art of Paul Corfield      www.paulcorfield.com

This week I’ve been mainly painting Tigers…So I thought I’d give the talented JW Baker’s fantastic tutorial on airbrushing Jaguars a go(found on his website) . His painting is of a Jaguar on a denim shirt but I wanted to paint a tiger on board… so anyway I did a couple of pics loosely following his approach. hopefully to view the two paintings click here:-

http://uk.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/red_wenz/lst?&.dir=/My+Documents&.sr… iew=l 1.tiger tutorial. 2.tiger head. My youngest lad has claimed both pictures for his bedroom, apparently he’s always liked Tigers!  :-)) Wenz

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You need to look around for a surface tough enough to take the scratching. Also the way you sharpen the scalpel also affects the outcome too. I’ve been using the same scalpel blade for the last few years and I just keep it sharp on some wet and dry paper. I use Scoellershammer 4G illustration board which stands up to a fair bit of scratching and erasing techniques. If you get the scalpel sharpened just right you only need very light pressure to remove the paint. I use the same technique these days on my pinups for rendering the models hair. Regards, Paul. — The Pinup Art of Paul Corfield      www.paulcorfield.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I see what u mean, the scratching out has had great effect on the dog’s coat for sure… …but wouldn’t the surface of the board look a little too rough and haggered? I tried it in the past on a picture and it was too apparent in the finished piece..is there some sort of scratching out technique or tool that does’nt leave too many jagged edges on the paper/ board. I’m asking because the Dog portrait doean’t show up any trace of scratching or blade marks. I used a simple scalpel but not to great effect and went for coloured pencil instead…I guess there’s soo much more to learn ) I guess u could say I’ve only scratched the surface…sorry, not very good at jokes either;-) As always thanks for your input Paul, Wenz Not bad. Try doing them by scratching all the fur out with a scalpel. Do that in between about four or five layers of paint to build real depth and the fur will look totally life like. Doesn’t take as long as you might think. I’ve done tigers, cats and dogs etc in about 15 to 20 hours. I always find blocking in the fur with just the airbrush looks a little flat and false. It may be quick but the extra time is worth it, especially as you are painting on board where this technique works best. Follow this link to see one of my pet portraits done using this technique. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paulcorfield/West_Highland_Terrier.jpg best regards, Paul. — The Pinup Art of Paul Corfield      www.paulcorfield.com This week I’ve been mainly painting Tigers…So I thought I’d give the talented JW Baker’s fantastic tutorial on airbrushing Jaguars a go(found on his website) . His painting is of a Jaguar on a denim shirt but I wanted to paint a tiger on board… so anyway I did a couple of pics loosely following his approach. hopefully to view the two paintings click here:-

http://uk.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/red_wenz/lst?&.dir=/My+Documents&.sr… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – iew=l 1.tiger tutorial. 2.tiger head. My youngest lad has claimed both pictures for his bedroom, apparently he’s always liked Tigers!  :-)) Wenz — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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I see what u mean, the scratching out has had great effect on the dog’s coat for sure… …but wouldn’t the surface of the board look a little too rough and haggered? I tried it in the past on a picture and it was too apparent in the finished piece..is there some sort of scratching out technique or tool that does’nt leave too many jagged edges on the paper/ board. I’m asking because the Dog portrait doean’t show up any trace of scratching or blade marks. I used a simple scalpel but not to great effect and went for coloured pencil instead…I guess there’s soo much more to learn ) I guess u could say I’ve only scratched the surface…sorry, not very good at jokes either;-) As always thanks for your input Paul, Wenz

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Not bad. Try doing them by scratching all the fur out with a scalpel. Do that in between about four or five layers of paint to build real depth and the fur will look totally life like. Doesn’t take as long as you might think. I’ve done tigers, cats and dogs etc in about 15 to 20 hours. I always find blocking in the fur with just the airbrush looks a little flat and false. It may be quick but the extra time is worth it, especially as you are painting on board where this technique works best. Follow this link to see one of my pet portraits done using this technique. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paulcorfield/West_Highland_Terrier.jpg best regards, Paul. — The Pinup Art of Paul Corfield      www.paulcorfield.com This week I’ve been mainly painting Tigers…So I thought I’d give the talented JW Baker’s fantastic tutorial on airbrushing Jaguars a go(found on his website) . His painting is of a Jaguar on a denim shirt but I wanted to paint a tiger on board… so anyway I did a couple of pics loosely following his approach. hopefully to view the two paintings click here:-

http://uk.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/red_wenz/lst?&.dir=/My+Documents&.sr… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – iew=l 1.tiger tutorial. 2.tiger head. My youngest lad has claimed both pictures for his bedroom, apparently he’s always liked Tigers!  :-)) Wenz — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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