It's been about a year since I last picked up the airbrush, I was asked to do this portrait for a woman whose dog passed away. I am pretty happy with the result
Neil
Posted by Janet Bakewell (Member # 725) on :
Looks like my old Panda... makes me a little sad.
Beautiful though - I wish I had that kind of talent!
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
really nice Neil.
What paints did you use? How long did it take you?
Posted by Paul Bierce (Member # 5412) on :
All I've got to say is...WOW!
Posted by Roger DiNofa (Member # 2781) on :
Thats great work Neil! I also would like to know what paint you used. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Chuck Gallagher (Member # 69) on :
Gees Neil, what would it look like if you hadn't set the airbrush down for two years! That looks life-like to me.
Great job for a part-timer.
Posted by whitey2 (Member # 1265) on :
Thanks for the comments. Paints I used are called Airbrush Ink, a water based product made in Aust. I think the painting took 5-6 hours, I just did a little each day when I had time.
Neil
Posted by Mark Matyjakowski (Member # 294) on :
I find it completely mind boggeling how great that fur looks. I have never been able to get my head around how to make my airbrush do that. How fine of an airbrush?
Posted by Barry Branscum (Member # 445) on :
Yeah, its the fur that has me posting too, not to say that the composition as a whole isn't teriffic,because it is...but wow, that fur!
You masterfully captured one ofthe key elements to the personality and appearance of an animal like that!
WAY to GO!
And I am with mark how bout a how to? Pleeeze???
Posted by Dan Antonelli (Member # 86) on :
Wow - thats what I call talent.
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
...every hair painted one-at-a-time ?!?
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Neil, Fantastic! What Brand of AirBrush do you use?
Posted by whitey2 (Member # 1265) on :
Thanks again for the positive comments. I use an Iwata eclipse. Yes Ian hair is done one at a time, but once you get going it doesn't take long. I learnt the technique for the hair from a mate who teaches airbrushing ( http://airbrushventuri.com.au/ ) you use a combination of opaque and transparent inks to create the depth.
Neil
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Neil, do you ever paint with automotive paint, if you do, do you find that it flows as well as ink?
Posted by Jill Marie Welsh (Member # 1912) on :
VERY good! I'm impressed. I'm sure the customer loved it. Love....Jill
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
That is absolutely stunning hair. PLEASE do a sort of show and tell on here for us!!! In the next 2 weeks or so I'll be starting on a wolf painting and I would really love to learn that technique. I took the one day course from Jurek and we did the tiger and it was awesome but it was a quickie compared to your dog's fur. I'm using the Iwatta Custom Micron now and I love it. I bought my son one of the Millenium's but I haven't used it yet. I took two three day classes from Dru Blair www.drublair.com and learned a tremendous amount. I can't go to Austrailia for the Airbrush Venturi classes but I sure wish I could.
