undersea themed bike

[jason prouty]

ironic, the two big projects I have are undersea themed, I'm working on the restaurant at night and bike during the day, they are totally seperate projects just sheer coincidence on the theme,

here are pics of the progress so far, this piece is the rear fender, lots more to add......

[Cowboy]

Jason, That is some great detail on them critters, & a kewl but different kind of theme for a bike. Very nice as allways.

[ABD]

That's Sweet...yer a Turtle painting fool lately:partyalone: Probably works out good that way with similar themes going on though....You'll be able to paint sea life in yer sleep after all this...Thanks for showin...Lookin great as usual Man:clapping2:

[colourshift]

Gorgeous Jason, absolutely stunning. You nailed em. Loggerheads, right?

Hey, you ever see pics of a Leatherback? They're black, prehistoric looking things...things that get 1500 pounds or so HUGE.

[Whit]

Lookin Great Jason !!!:partyalone:
Just watch them gators on stuff like this !!!
Gee,,, You get all tha Good Stuff to do !!!
Great Detail going in there,,, Lookin Good !!!

[Clinton]

Great stuff as usual Jason, you do those turtles perfect. Now your going to have to do a "How To" on these guys and the light reflecting off them.:clapping2:

[purplemyth]

very cool Jason! :thumbsup:

A 'how to ' would be cool ,when you get time of course~ I have an underwater project to start sometime this year, will be needing help!

[redanner]

To say the least, that is just beautiful work!

[airarts]

Those too are goreous Jason! I would love to spend a week with you as a student.........I cook and clean well LOL

[blinddog 99]

Wow, Jason, that's really nice work. Look on the bright side, just one search for reference material, spread over two jobs, woohoo!

[josie]

WOW WOW WOW....i wish i had your hands behind my airbrush Jason...im with Clinton for the How To:partyalone:
Great stuff as usual Jason, you do those turtles perfect. Now your going to have to do a "How To" on these guys and the light reflecting off them.:clapping2:

[rsstoned]

wow.awsome just awsome..looking great as always..keep up the good work

[jason prouty]

wow, you guys are great, it truly feels good to know that i'm on the right track, thanks for all the nice comments,

the turtles are not very big, i did them with my bcs and a .5 needle/nozzle pushing the urethanes at 24 psi and very very thinned back

i'll keep posting as i get further

[Lizard]

Awesome job mate - Is that getting done on a Harley?

[jason prouty]

yep mate, it's a sportster 883

[Marz]

Hey man, what are charging for this -- if you don't mind me asking. Also, I guess it depends on how much of the bike you're covering, so fill me in on that as well. Keep it up dude!
Will

[jason prouty]

I don't mind telling anyone how much i'm charging, feel free to ask anytime. This particular project has been painted sanded and cleaned for me by a bodyshop I recommended the client take it to first, then I do artwork, then it goes back for clear and polish. I have the tank, front fender, and 2 small side covers to go, and still adding lots to the rear fender, the customer is expecting between $1500.00 and $1800.00 for the final art bill, and i'm sure she's paying close to that at the body shop but i'm not sure, I know some things got shaved and worked smooth from the factory set.

The client is an artist herself and her son is a tattoo artist, she doesn't want to see any progress pics either, she wants a total finished surprise

[Saint]

Its looking really good, Jason.
I'm liking your colors and building of depth/dimension with the turtles.
Cool !


Denise

[Clem]

No doubt you will have another happy customer. Nice work, waiting to see more as it goes.

Thanks,
Clem

[gphood]

ironic, the two big projects I have are undersea themed, I'm working on the restaurant at night and bike during the day, they are totally seperate projects just sheer coincidence on the theme,

here are pics of the progress so far, this piece is the rear fender, lots more to add......

Hi Jason

Lovely work - really nice and subtle. Have you used masking at all on this or are the turtles all freehand? Also, did you spray the background, clear, wet flat and then paint the turtles or did you do them all on the same layer? What paints are they? Did I read somewhere you use PPG? Can't find where that might have been now.

Excellent work with a quality and feel I'd love to achieve with my airbrushing.

All the best - Grant

[jason prouty]

Hi Jason

Lovely work - really nice and subtle. Have you used masking at all on this or are the turtles all freehand? Also, did you spray the background, clear, wet flat and then paint the turtles or did you do them all on the same layer? What paints are they? Did I read somewhere you use PPG? Can't find where that might have been now.

Excellent work with a quality and feel I'd love to achieve with my airbrushing.

All the best - Grant

Hi Grant, The surface was painted black and cleared then sanded with 800 for me, then I used my PPG base coats to blend a nice underwater color, then found some reference turtles i liked and sized them to the size i wanted and printed them out on regular computer paper, basically like Luc and Clinton I cut out the outline shape of the turtle and sprayed very little, this is for compostision, from there on out it is free hand on the rest of it, very little time spraying, i spend more time getting the right consistancy to achieve my next step

[jason prouty]

here are some updates with the back fender, you'll see some white fish-shaped guys on there, well i just need to get them yellow and the fender will be close to done, as you can see these were done simply with a paper cut out, i'll post them again when i add color

[ABD]

Awesome!..The Sea floor really added some crazy depth to it all..That's gonna be the coolest when cleared!...Can't wait to see it Man!!:partyalone:

[colourshift]

I liked it before...but now? Oh man, the owner is gonna be sooo happy...what's up for the rest of the bike?

[jason prouty]

a pile of jacques cousteau's life work of photography skills morphed into art. Dolphins, Whales, Rays, and more critters, familiar ring eh

[colourshift]

I have a load of reference books with same same... and a few more. Underwater stuff is a passion of mine. I miss it. can't wait to see Jason...you do gorgeous work...damn boy!

[jason prouty]

thanks Lynne, most of my reference material is from about 25 library books, they have the best hi-res pics to get the best detail

[colourshift]

I hear that bro, I use my library card a lot also...between that and flickr, dreamstime, etc...so I gather a conglomerate of photo's and morph em into one. That way at least I stay semi-original....without blowing a wad on underwater cameras and a dive trip.
Keep it up man, you do us proud.

[blinddog 99]

Jason, this is incredible work, some of the best I have seen anywhere. I am blown away, the perspectives, lighting angles, refraction, wow.......... If you don't put this in the Art Show I will have to send you another package, but this one will be ticking!

[jason prouty]

thanks Scott, i'll get it in

[Marz]

Its looking great man, thanks for the pricing info. I'm trying to find the right price balance for my area, of which there's a lot of interest in custom art but not so much in paying for it. I know you said once that its just you and one other guy in the area taking on all the custom stuff, so Im sure you have the demand and reputation but do you still run into the grunts who want everything for nothing?

[jason prouty]

it's funny, i don't get those guys anymore, and i thinks it's because they know they have to pay, but i have a friend that is just starting out and he's already got heaps of people wanting cheap stuff, it seamsthey're still out there, i just never see them anymore,

plus i think it's somewhat psychological meaning if you play hard to get they want it more

[moose]

Nice detail. good job creating the feeling of being deep below the surface.

Tim

[gphood]

Hi Grant, The surface was painted black and cleared then sanded with 800 for me, then I used my PPG base coats to blend a nice underwater color, then found some reference turtles i liked and sized them to the size i wanted and printed them out on regular computer paper, basically like Luc and Clinton I cut out the outline shape of the turtle and sprayed very little, this is for compostision, from there on out it is free hand on the rest of it, very little time spraying, i spend more time getting the right consistancy to achieve my next step

Thanks for the info Jason

I've just booked in a Finding Nemo helmet which is going to be on similar lines - fading blue/turquoise background with the various characters laid over the top. Looking forward to doing it and would love to get a similar feel to what you've done here.

[Cowboy]

Its Really lookin great Jason, Cant wait for the clear. It is really gonna come ta life.

[purplemyth]

just awesome detail!
can't wait for more pics ~

[mob33]

Fantastic work man,
Nothing to say that hasn't been said.
WOW.
Lets see some of the tank and covers as soon as you can.
NICE.
MOB

[LucBoivin]

Just love what you do Jason! Very well executed, top notch work if you ask me!

Luc

[airarts]

This is the nicest bike I have ever seen. Please see if you can get pictures of it put together for us. Jason, you are one of my most favorite auto artists! Now that bike is art!

[jason prouty]

man, you guys are really nice! Well, i've finished and delivered it for clear this morning, now back to the restaurant to finish

[ABD]

:hail: ...Waaa Hooo!!....:clapping2::partyalone: ......(<---Bout all the words I can come up with)

Haha...Please tell me you can take pics after it's cleared???.......That's gonna look like ya could jump right in there and play with the feeshies:party-smiley-042:

Thanks for the Update...Award for the coolest Bike theme and execution of the year..Taa Daaaa!:clapping2:

[Icewolf0927]

That is fantastic. You do some incredible work.

[jason prouty]

i think it's getting cleared either today or tomorrow, so i'll get some pics of it all put together for sure next week

[Cowboy]

Very nice work Jason thanks for the update.

[purplemyth]

just awesome ! even more when cleared!!! :clapping:

[josie]

:clapping2: perfection is what this one is about:clapping2:

[mob33]

Jason, dude,that is frashizle? (is that a word the kids are using these days?) Well it's friggin incredible anyway man. That silohetted shark is great!
I love when a project turns out that good, cause you know when the clear goes down, it is gonna go through the roof!

Keep 'em comin dude. And get back to work on that restaurant! (slacker)
kidding of course!
Later,
MOB

[airbrushazazin]

wow i like that alot