my first eye

[Steelhorse]

Well everyone I did my first eye tonight after seeing Luc's, Michel's,and Josie's work.....Here it is. I have so much to learn, brush control is evident, but tell me what you think!!!! Steel.

p.s.....Michel, I used your work as a reference for this. I hope you are not mad with me not asking your permission first!!!! Len

[jason prouty]

nice work steel

[moose]

If that is a "First Eye" Damn beginners luck! You got skills

Tim

[blinddog 99]

And here I thought you'd given up the airbrush for a stand up comic career! Nice work Len, very clean well executed, man, I'm impressed. What brush you using? Those lash strokes are truly amazing!

[Steelhorse]

And here I thought you'd given up the airbrush for a stand up comic career! Nice work Len, very clean well executed, man, I'm impressed. What brush you using?

LOL Dog!!!! I used a 113c richpen...0.3mm on this. All the detail was done with a hairbrush.....dagger strokes!!! hehehehe...yes daggers with the hairbrush. Check out Cross-Eyed's DVD and you will see what I mean. I also used Driscoll's DVD too!!! Thanks for the pat!!! Len

???? Why did ya think that I gave up airbrushing for a stand up comic career??? LOL Hey gotta go!!!! My monkey is being bad and needs a spanking!!!!!:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[Steelhorse]

If that is a "First Eye" Damn beginners luck! You got skills

Tim


Hey Tim, all the detail was done with a hair brush and and just a tad of an electric eraser and some exacto scratching! Email me!

[blinddog 99]

Not sure if a Blind Dog and a Crosseyed guy should ever cross paths, maybe I'll wait for the "how to"......LOL......

[Steelhorse]

Not sure if a Blind Dog and a Crosseyed guy should ever cross paths, maybe I'll wait for the "how to"......LOL......

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: Well said my friend!!!! ROLFLMAO "I see", said the Blind Man, as he picked up his hammer and saw!!!!

I'll see what I can do as far as the how to!!!!

[Whit]

I see the eyes have it,,,,,
Lookin Good Lenny !!!:partyalone:

[LucBoivin]

Hey Len,

Just listened to your phone message!!!

That is very good len for a first eye!!!

What paint are you using?...are you diluting it?
What air pressure are you working at?

Here are a few items I would watch out for Len:

-When working on eyes, be very very careful with the placement of the pupil in the center of the iris. This can really ruin a perfectly executed eye.

-Dont be scared of using the Xacto and the eraser...you can always come back and add paint if you remove too much. By removing paint and adding some and removing and... well you get it, you create more depth to your painting. You have to work with very diluted paint to obtain this efffect....and in very small quantities of paint.

-Try adding paint the the skin area between the eyebrow and the eye itself. The eye brow looks like its floating up there. The eye is set back a bit from the eyebrow and you have to create this effect and roundness. To do this, do a very light fog of paint then create the highlights with your soft erasers. Go very smooth because you dont want to create eraser lines. Remember smooth!!!

-Remove more paint in the center area of the lower eye lid. This is where most of the light its it. It should be lighter in the center but a little darker at each ends.

Hope you dont mind these constructive criticisisme!!!

Very happy to see you jumping on the portrait band wagon!!! You are off to good start my friend!!! remember, the eye is the most difficult part of any facial feature to master.

Luc

[josie]

Hey Steel this is great wtg:yes: .....dont be afraid of erasing and scratching and coming back with paint and erasing again...etc.....Dont you love the Driscoll dvd's?:wink2: :wink2: :wink2: Keep it up:partyalone:
Well everyone I did my first eye tonight after seeing Luc's, Michel's,and Josie's work.....Here it is. I have so much to learn, brush control is evident, but tell me what you think!!!! Steel.

p.s.....Michel, I used your work as a reference for this. I hope you are not mad with me not asking your permission first!!!! Len

[Steelhorse]

Thanks everyone for the pat's and crit's.....I wasn't even gonna do it tonight but got an itch that needed scratching!!!!

Whit...thanks you for all your help!!!! WINK..WINK:wink2: I am so confused right now I don't know which way to turn!!!!:hail:

Josie...I just love the Driscoll's!!! So much to learn...You have them too!!!???? it is a small world isn't my friend!!!!:wink2: LOL I just used the eraser and exacto on the pupil and lower eye lid highlight's. And also in a few area's where I had too much over spray!!!! first time....I am so pumped!!!!!!!!!!

Luc! I am using Auto Air...trans black...1:2 dilution with 50/50 H20/Fantastick. The stuff doesn't erase well....it is meant to stick tight. I am shooting at about 20 - 25 psi....henceforth the over-spray that you are seeing. I will save this piece and a year later will post it back up....LOL But right now I am pumped with it!!!! Thanks for all your advice. You and anyone else can offer any suggestions that you feel will help me along. That's what this place is all about!!!!

Thanks my friend's,
Len

[LucBoivin]

Oh...Auto Air...this certainly explain the difficulty in errasing. Your right that stuff is made to stick.

I recommend some Com-Art paint for this kind of stuff Len. It is very very thin, you can easily go down to 15PSI. I noramly start with a micture of 60% water and 40% paint. I will never be too transparent.

Good idea to keep and put a date to it. You'll have fun comparing with your progress!

...and you have all the reason to be pumped!!

Luc

[danskustomairbrushing]

looks great wish I could do eye's that good, keep up the good work

[Clinton]

REally good go, brush work. :o LOL. If your using Auto Air you can get it to erase just have to adjust the mix. On my skull seat it's Auto Air and it has spots i've erased for effect. Just thin it out like 4 parts reducer to 1 part paint and turn your pressure down to 12-15psi. If it's still sticking too much sub some of the reducer for distilled water and it will take some of the bit away. Hope that helps.

[Steelhorse]

Wow Clinton!!!!...that much reducer???? I'll try your advice. Thanks!!! From watching Driscoll's DVD's...I couldn't tell where he was painting at times. I guess that is what you are telling me....thin...thin...thin. That's why Luc was asking me what paint and PSI I was shooting.....too much to quick eh???

Thank's,
Len

[Clinton]

That's just the way I work some work alot different. Haven't watched any portrait DVD's yet, maybe I should.

[Skids]

Nice Len! wish my first eye had looked like that!

[josie]

Someone from this website ( i wont mention any names):wink2: sent an early christams present at Luc's house for me....and i was told to open it when i arrived at 8 am for my class

Thank you so much SANTA....woohoo i will put it to good use:dance: :boogie: :blowkiss: :partyalone: :partyalone: :partyalone:

[QUOTE=Steelhorse;4730]
Josie...I just love the Driscoll's!!! So much to learn...You have them too!!!???? it is a small world isn't my friend!!!!:wink2: LOL

[Clem]

Lookin good Steel. Ya just keep movin along gettin better n better.

I am like you about the reducing paint. Didn't know you could take it that far down.

Clem

[Steelhorse]

Clem thanks for the pat!!! As far as the reducing....that's what makes this place so great. The people here aren't stingy with the help and little tricks. I was shocked that you could reduce down that far too!!!

[Clinton]

Make sure and try it on something before you go that far with the reducer. When I go 400% it's usually with the detail colors. Noticed your using the transparents, just go as far as you think you need. I'll see if I can post a pic up tomorrow with the sade I would use side by side with the straight up paint if that would help you at all.

[Steelhorse]

Thanks Clinton! I am already using a reducer 2:1 with the AA's, and the first time I tried these tech's, I had no success with erasing. If you have the time, anything that you can post will benefit us all! I have distilled H2O at work, so I'll play with that too! Thank's Len