[PROJECT] Airbrushed 'BIOSHOCK' TJ-07

[R B Customs]

I know retarders and naptha slow drying and xylene, toluene, lacquer thinner, MEK, etc. speed it up. Yeah we here in the states probably have too much access to chemicals because I've seen plenty of painters using and overusing stuff for a purpose that it wasn't designed for. Either way, nice work.

I went to the Paint shop Far Far away ( the only guy that knows what i need) and he fixxed me up. Explained to me about the different grades of tints he had and hooked me up with some 901 white - which is very very weak and sprays like a dream !

I have put some of your quote in bold... It is very true! and i know exactly what you mean. But that concept just hasn't caught on over here! no bugger knows what i want. and to be frank... they just don't care! Honestly... trying to convince the paint suppliers that they DO have the product that im after in their paint system... they just have to steer off the beaten track a bit and mix it up by eye. but they wont have any of it !

As i say... theres only one supplier i know who has a clue lol.



Update:

Well, Ive been grinding away again this weekend and I'm pleased to say that the side panel is pretty much finished

I'M not going to add the colour until the res of the case is ready for colour though. SO only black and white for now.

So I learned one thing last night - Don't paint at 2AM, or was it 1AM ? I'm not entirely sure as the clocks went back.

I'm leaving the little angel and the big daddies arms alone this time, and concentrating on the helmet.
the thick end of yesterday was spent finding a decent way to do the tubes that attach to the helmet. A little bit of artistic license ( that is the posh way of saying making it up ) had to come into play as the reference picture is a little lacking in information for the round part where the tube goes into. So I have just painted it to give the effect. Its not a 100% match to the original, but sometimes with pieces like this. it looks better if its a little different.


It all looks a little rough here, the round parts are defined later.

A little bit of fine line tape helps me create the shape of the helmet and provide a hard edge to spray against. Again It's just basic shapes we're after here.

Now this is when disaster struck.



In case you missed it


Now believe it or not. This is not such a bad thing. It could have been worse though !
The best thing to do in a situation like this is to just leave it to dry. If i was to follow my instinct and wipe it it would have been well and truly ruined! SO i just carry on painting and come back to it the next day and simply sand it off.





working on the right hand side of the helmet now and adding some texture to the helmet too. You will notice the rough shape of the pressure gauge on the tank. I was never sure if i wanted to put it in or not so i only ever roughed it in... Now you see it...


Now you don't. Much better Don't you think? - that whole artistic license thing again

I need to sort that bit ont he top of the helmet out too

I have also decided not to include any of the windows and architecture in the scene. The reason for this is simply that when i put the panel onto the rest of the chassis, all of those window panel lines and metal bars would have to 'go somewhere' So i am just not including them.

Now what i tend to do now on a project like this is to finish off any major parts of this panel, then put it to one side and come back to it at the end.
When you have been starting at the same piece for days on end. you tend to miss mistakes... SO after a few days of not looking at it. when i go back to it any mistakes will stand out and i can correct them and put the final touches onto the artwork


Next stage..

Rapture!

[sdkevin]

one word to describe your painting "IMPRESSIVE!!!"

[ComputerGuy87]

looking well good

[RubberDuck]

Holey Hell Man that is..... ( loss for words ) I wish I had you tallent

[Frankenchrist]

If you want some criticism/help Not that you need it... Round out the apex of her left (in the picture) knee with some more black creating more distance between the knee and his shoulder plate...You easily have some room to play with that since you're a reverse shader like myself. It just seems that there's something off between the hard upper line of the knee and the lighter white highlight beneath it. But that's just if I was to be a picky ... It's truly excellent work. Get to work on that stuff right away!!!! With all this buttkissing here you need a voice of dissent....

[Empty_Quarter]

Unreal

[Donnie27]

R B Customs you rock!

[Fujimitsu]

This is fantastic man, can't wait to see how it rounds out. Keep up the good work.

[newls1]

R B Customs you rock!

The best R B Customs, your work is absolutely KILLER sir

[Seer]

now that is what I call skill!

[DFI pit bull]

Realy great art work, can't wait till it's finished.

[bizkit35461]

great work! keep it up. Looking forward to see how this ends. : )

[berk]

Great work..simply stunning!!!
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[.Logic]

I'm getting anxious waiting for the next update

[Agent11]

Are you going to leave it black and white? It looks very nice, just not sure what the effect would be combined with the color of the dilapidated interior.

Great work


Another thing, the light emanating from big daddies helmet doesn't seem quite strong enough, in the original it seems more intense.

[R B Customs]

Are you going to leave it black and white? It looks very nice, just not sure what the effect would be combined with the color of the dilapidated interior.

Great work


Another thing, the light emanating from big daddies helmet doesn't seem quite strong enough, in the original it seems more intense.

Colour will be added to this black and white image...

It isnt apparent now but twhen the colur is added, and when the piece is clear coated the light will pop out and look intense. It does however require a little more work

As i said though the way i do thigns is to put it down for a few days and work on a different part. Wehn i come back to that panel mistakes will jump out at me straight away.


My internet at home is down until november 6th Ill be working on the case all weekend, so should have a load of updates on tuesday !

[[XC] mysticmerlin]

All I can say is &
Even in B&W it is just amazing! Keep up the great work

[ser710]

Oh man I can't wait to see you work with colors and start adding true life to the side panel.

[Colossous]

Amazing work there, Nov 6th booked for updates !

[sleepy916]

wow, just wow.

[Emerica]

Real nice job man!

[skullfcuk]

This is work of an incredible calibre. I feel like bangin on your front door to make you post some more updates!

Im definately keeping an eye on this.

[kinghong1970]

Got an update for the log.

I was playing about with the rusty for a while and decided that simplicity was the best option.

I started going down the green algae route, with spots of rust and flakey metal, but it just wasn't working. when i looked at the photo the next day, then the real thing in my workshop , i realised it was a lost cause.

I started doing the side your not likely to see, and liked the result... now i just have to do the same thing another 5 times :|

Heres a pic,


and the final result


Those blisters / water droplets are painted on by the way... no trickery here

Dont worry about the bottom corner of the MB tray, thats gonna be sorted out


Of course when clear coated the colours will pop out and the drops and blisters will stand out more and look great.

stay tuned!

rb

nice... i hear that you can do those blisters/water bubbles by actually spraying over actual water bubbles splattered on your surface and letting it dry...

did not know that such a technique actually was available...

great paint job!

[pC*]

i love ure work :love:

[RAW-Raptor22]

Damn, its wednesday... hope he got his internet back... XD