The Rock color mural...WIP [Archive] - AirbrushTech.info Forums

LucBoivin

01-05-2007, 02:36 PM

While using the same subject as my previous project, I wanted to do a mural in color for my portfolio. Decided to use my son's door (cooridor side).

Like Clinton recommended, I started with a good sanding of the door surface then applied 2 cotas of white latex promer. The I sanded with a 320 grit paper.

Using my projector, I placed the subject to the upper part of the door to try to match an adults height. I know he's taller but my door is only 80'' high!!! LOL Planning on painting a pierced wall or steel door with the rock within the openeing so I sized the image accordingly while keeping to the right human scale. I'm using basic Createx paint for this one.

I started by mixing some light brown, golden yellow and a drop of fluorescent magenta with a few drops of white. I then added some Transparent Base to lighten the value. I worked with my Iwata HP-SB+ for this. I start by laying light coats of paint to build the facial feauture, I add more paint to the darker areas and less to the lightest. Like clinton said, because of the white primer, you can actually erase the paint to expose the white!! But I dont plans on working it this way. I dont worry abour overspray because the background is of a very dark color, almost black, so all will be easily covered up. Saves time when this is possible. I then started working some details with the dark brown thinned down with Transparent Base also. So far, I have about 1.5 hours of work if I exclude surface prep and tracing.

The hard part here is that the face is on the upper half of the door, center line of face is at 65'' from the floor so I have to step on a wood cube thats 12'' high to work at proper height but sometime even the cube is too high!! I could always lie the door on its side and paint with my reference pics turned sideways but I'll do this when I'm painting objects but not when its a faces because its important to step back often to observe how things are falling into place.

I still have quite a bit of detailing to do in the face but before I will need to add some pink, some golden yellow and some slghtly tinted white for highlights.

Will post more as I progress.

Luc

Clinton

01-05-2007, 02:47 PM

Looking pretty spiffy Luc, you should have that pose down pat by the time your done. :)

LucBoivin

01-05-2007, 02:50 PM

Looking pretty spiffy Luc, you should have that pose down pat by the time your done. :)

Thank you Clinton!!!...I was even planning on doing a color T for my son but by the time I'm done, I might be tired of The Rock!!! LOL

The real fun and challenging part here will be to paint the surrounding door area to make him seam like he's standing behing a punched wall or pearced heavy steel door!!

Luc

LucBoivin

01-05-2007, 02:53 PM

Just so you guys know... I got my wife's approval to do this on the corridor side before starting!!! LOL...

Luc

jason prouty

01-05-2007, 03:10 PM

very cool, one night going down yer dark hallway that's gonna scare the pants off of ya

great job as always, you are a machine pumpin this stuff out left and right!

jason prouty

01-05-2007, 03:21 PM

josie

01-05-2007, 03:24 PM

Clinton

01-05-2007, 05:17 PM

Josie, not going to speak for Luc here but for the larger stuff like murals it's easier to go freehand. Cutting and placing stenciles on a large area would be too time consuming and you really don'e need them. On such a large surface overspray and control are not as big a factor as something that is 12"x12" or less.

Whit

01-05-2007, 05:36 PM

That's Really Lookin Great Luc !!!:partyalone:
I can see a downside tho,,,
your son is going to be so used
to seeing this "look",,, in later times,,,
when he gets the same look from you,,,
it's not going to mean near as much !!!:wink2:
-
(can see it now,,, hahahahaha)
"Oh yeah,,, my door looks Badder than you do !!!"

Steelhorse

01-05-2007, 05:56 PM

blinddog 99

01-05-2007, 06:53 PM

Steelhorse

01-05-2007, 08:54 PM

Luc, I love the work, well done! Now, when Steel and I come up and help you build that garage, we just gotta make sure we include a "pit" to stand tall stuff in so you don't have to stand on a box to paint, LOL!

I am allowed to bring "WILD-THING" right?!!!!!:wink2: Maybe I'll have to make a vid of me and my "favorite" tool!!! hehhehe......

LucBoivin

01-05-2007, 11:55 PM

Great start Luc but i have a dumb question....your other Rock was on wood ( kind of)also.....so my question is....why did u make yourself stencils for the 1st and not this one? is it because the ohter one was black and white or just a harder surface????im clueless here

Thanks

Thats a good question Josie...not dumb.

Thank you Clinton...I could not have said it better!!!

The 12 x 12 painting of the Rock was easy to use mask because I could use 8.5 x 11 from my printer. Plus, I did the gun and shoulder area all free hand while using a white chalk.

This particular painting we see much more of the the body, down to mid chest more or less. One thing is for sure, I prefer to work all free hand than using masks and I will take that route whenever possible.

At the end of the day, its always a question of time vs $.

Luc

LucBoivin

01-05-2007, 11:58 PM

Luc - also want to say thank you for your wip photos. I have learned so much from you since I've joined this site than I have in years! You have also put the fire back under me to better than I am more than ever

thanks!!!

Thats fun stuff to read jason!!! We can all lurn something from one another!!

Len has stated in many of his recent posts that he is ''pumped'' Well, I cant use his expression so I'll say that I'm on ''fire'' LOL

Thanks Jason.

Luc

LucBoivin

01-06-2007, 12:08 AM

Looking great Luc!!! Thanks for the # of step by step photos! Really helps us see the project grow. Len

p.s. Everyone!!!! Luc is starting to airbrush his house now!!!!:wink2: hehehe
I can just see it now.... coffee grinder, refrigerator, toilet seats, etc!!! :wink2: LOL

Good one Len!!! I was a bit surprised when my wife agreed to this project!!!...but I dont think I'll manage to get to toilet seat cover painting like Clinton did!! LOL...But In was also given a green light for the beer fridge in the basement!!! LOL

Good to hear from you Len, was getting worried when we didn't see you much on the forum. One of the last thing I remembered reading from you was your wife trying to pick a fight with you a 5:00am when you went to bed!!! Started thinking that maybe she had you chained away from your computer and airbrush stuff!!! LOL

Luc

LucBoivin

01-06-2007, 12:12 AM

Luc, I love the work, well done! Now, when Steel and I come up and help you build that garage, we just gotta make sure we include a "pit" to stand tall stuff in so you don't have to stand on a box to paint, LOL!

Thats a thought but I was thinking that maybe I would get Len to carve me one out of a log with his ''WILD-THING'' !!

You know I'm saving all these posts Blinddog so that when I'm ready to build, I'll be able take you up on your offer!! HIHIHI.

Luc

LucBoivin

01-06-2007, 12:18 AM

I am allowed to bring "WILD-THING" right?!!!!!:wink2: Maybe I'll have to make a vid of me and my "favorite" tool!!! hehhehe......

No problem Len! Will find you something to cut or to carve!! Get you a nice Quebec log to play around with. LOL

With you and Blinddog to help me with the garage, I now know that my allocation for beer and pizza will have to be increased!!! I haven't started yet and I already have a problem with my budget!!!

Luc

LucBoivin

01-07-2007, 06:04 PM

Here are more pics of today's work.

Still have the design of the actual door to work on.

Luc

Pepe Custom

01-07-2007, 06:22 PM

I'm looking forward to the finished product..

blinddog 99

01-07-2007, 06:59 PM

Luc, looks awesome, nice job!

Steelhorse

01-07-2007, 07:42 PM

mongoose

01-09-2007, 02:09 AM

Looking great Luc!!! Thanks for the # of step by step photos! Really helps us see the project grow. Len

p.s. Everyone!!!! Luc is starting to airbrush his house now!!!!:wink2: hehehe
I can just see it now.... coffee grinder, refrigerator, toilet seats, etc!!! :wink2: LOL

I love the work in progress shots also, really adds a whole new dimension instead of just showing the finished work. If that was my door, it wouldnt be going back into the jam but would be hanging on my wall. I have to say it's coming along beautifully. Not only does it look just like him but it's done in a style that reminds me of my favourate artists. Also, that earpiece is perfection in hardware. Great work here.

Clinton

01-09-2007, 02:52 AM

Very nice Luc, you blended the highlights nicely. I see the texture of the door added to the skin texture as well, Nice.:)

jerseycrazee

01-09-2007, 11:47 AM

WOW...i also like the pic's of progress it will amazing when its complete i will bet !
keep us posted please

LucBoivin

01-09-2007, 12:07 PM

You never cease to amaze me Luc!!! I bet Benoît is running around telling all his friends what you are doing!!!

Do you have an airbrush in your young man's hands yet?!!!

Can't wait to see it finished!!!!

Len

Thank you Len, benoît is quite happy with it yes!!! Giving hints on what he would like to see for the remainder of the door!!! Always something very special when you can make one of your kid very happy...without actually going to the store and buying something for him!

I spent one evening not long ago shoing him how the airbrush works but he gets discouraged rather fast!!!:-( He's a perfectionist like me but he is lacking the patience that is required when you are a perfectionist!! I'm planning on getting him involved in the design of the ''blown steel door look" which I want to do. I know he likes that...he likes to tell me ''dad do a bullet hole here, do this there..'' and I'll try to get im t spary some paint with me.

I think this is going to be a rather long project because of all that I have on my plate!!! I'm not complaining since its mostly all airbrush related!!

Thanks

Luc

LucBoivin

01-09-2007, 12:14 PM

I love the work in progress shots also, really adds a whole new dimension instead of just showing the finished work. If that was my door, it wouldnt be going back into the jam but would be hanging on my wall. I have to say it's coming along beautifully. Not only does it look just like him but it's done in a style that reminds me of my favourate artists. Also, that earpiece is perfection in hardware. Great work here.

Thank you mongoose, I always take tons of pictures of the paintings I work on. Sometimes as much as 100 pictures. I save them al on CD's for easy consultation. Never know when that hard disc will crash!!!

Which actor are you refering to? The one that plyed in The King and I? ...Yul Brynner?

Thanks again

Luc

LucBoivin

01-09-2007, 12:24 PM

Very nice Luc, you blended the highlights nicely. I see the texture of the door added to the skin texture as well, Nice.:)

Thanks Clinton. Didn't think it would give this effect but I agree with you, it does help witht he skin texture.

Bought myself a motorcycle helmet this weekend!! Not bad for someone that doen't own one hey! LOL.
Bought it at a flee market. Its not a legal one. Its a bean type helmet. Many riders have them but they are not legal. Bought it to do a design on it. Not sure what yet but I have to find a way to get that Auto Air to spray thru something less than my Eclipse airbrushes because man its a small surface to work on and I want to do small details.

The other day I met someone who said he sprayed Auto Air thru a Micron!!! Must have been the one with a .2mm nozzle kit and not the .18mm!!

Luc

LucBoivin

01-09-2007, 12:25 PM

WOW...i also like the pic's of progress it will amazing when its complete i will bet !
keep us posted please

Will do!

Thanks

Luc

Clinton

01-09-2007, 12:33 PM

Thanks Clinton. Didn't think it would give this effect but I agree with you, it does help witht he skin texture.

Bought myself a motorcycle helmet this weekend!! Not bad for someone that doen't own one hey! LOL.
Bought it at a flee market. Its not a legal one. Its a bean type helmet. Many riders have them but they are not legal. Bought it to do a design on it. Not sure what yet but I have to find a way to get that Auto Air to spray thru something less than my Eclipse airbrushes because man its a small surface to work on and I want to do small details.

The other day I met someone who said he sprayed Auto Air thru a Micron!!! Must have been the one with a .2mm nozzle kit and not the .18mm!!

Luc

I'll let you know if I can get it to spray through mine, just picked up a Micron SB on saturday after my class. The art store owed me for two classes so it was almost an even swap. The nice thing about it is he gave me a month to try it out and see if it's going to be any better than my HP SB, if it's not return with no charge. :)

LucBoivin

01-09-2007, 10:41 PM

I'll let you know if I can get it to spray through mine, just picked up a Micron SB on saturday after my class. The art store owed me for two classes so it was almost an even swap. The nice thing about it is he gave me a month to try it out and see if it's going to be any better than my HP SB, if it's not return with no charge. :)

You'll love that airbrush for sure!!! It comes with a .18mm needle and nozzle kit.

You might like it for the diluted Golden paint for portrait type paintings if it doesn't fly with the Auto Air paints.

Cant wait to hear how it all turns out!

Luc

Clinton

01-11-2007, 01:28 AM

Any mor updates Luc? I played around with the Micron tonight i'll post up my quick go at it.

LucBoivin

01-11-2007, 08:03 AM

Any mor updates Luc? I played around with the Micron tonight i'll post up my quick go at it.

No not yet Clinton!! First week back to work after holidays. I had a class on Tuesday, one tonight on most likely on Saturday morning. My free evenings have been to prepare stuff for the classes. Looks like I'm going to be painting only this weekend!

Luc

LucBoivin

01-14-2007, 06:52 PM

Here is an update on this weekend's work. Finished the main painting, now I have to work on the steel door concept. Got the green of the shirt allot greener than the reference pic. Did this on purpose because I wanted to add more color to the mural.

Luc

Whit

01-14-2007, 07:01 PM

Lookin Great,,,,
That's gonna be such a youngun's
room,,, his friends are gonna be so,,, so,,,
well,,, you know what I mean !!!
Can't wait for the finale on this !!!

mongoose

01-14-2007, 08:14 PM

Wow, it just looks fantastic, what else can I say. Can you please paint all your doors? I'm sure everyone here would love that. Excellent work.

Clinton

01-14-2007, 11:43 PM

Looking very nice Luc, I like the added green makes for a much more drastic look. What color was it you started with and how did you tint it out for the clothing?

Lizard

01-15-2007, 01:00 AM

Hi Guys

Love your work Luc - cheers (Thanks also for the welcome guys!)

josie

01-15-2007, 01:53 PM

This is turning out perfect Luc.....cant wait to see what u do with the rest of the door.

ps: i actually like better the color ''you', chose for the shirt:)

LucBoivin

01-15-2007, 10:26 PM

Looking very nice Luc, I like the added green makes for a much more drastic look. What color was it you started with and how did you tint it out for the clothing?

Thank you Clinton,

Started off with with some Olive Green (80 drops)from Dr. Martin then I added: (all Createx)

Beige 24 drops
White 15 drops
Dark Brown 9 drops
Black 3 drops
Dark Grey 8 drops
Medium Grey 12 drops
Transparent base....roughly 15 drops

I started off with way too much green!!! LOL...should have started with 40 drops instead.

With this mixture, I built the shirt and dark areas. Because the mixture is transparent I was able to create darker areas with the same color. I love to work with tranparent paint . After that, I did a quick light fog of dark grey then started detailing with a mixture of Dark Brown and Black while making sure not to loose the light areas on the shirt.

Luc

xtremekolor

01-15-2007, 10:56 PM

hey Luc, this is coool ...thanks for the tips...
step by step ,heart to heart, left right left, we all fall down like toys soldier...:partyalone: nanananaa

Clem

01-15-2007, 11:58 PM

Looks like you may have to paint a warning at the hallway door. Couple months after it is up and your not thinking about it. May surprise someone.

Looks good and thanks for continuing the step by step.

Clem

cicioc

01-16-2007, 12:52 AM

thx luc for sharing this
greattttt work like always .
ure work its amayzing.
great and thx again for sharing ure work

blinddog 99

01-18-2007, 07:38 PM

Luc, thanks again for the update. We gonna see the finished result soon, I find myself anxious to see more, man that is awesome work!

LucBoivin

01-21-2007, 07:39 PM

OK guys, here more pics of this weekend's work.

I kind of got lost in the details on this one!!! LOL. I wanted to have some kind of control panel at mid door to control somekind of heavy steel bar to lock the door and top and bottom of door.

Once I had all things drawn up, I started by painting the entire door with some Aluminum paint from AA. Kept some white of the door to show thru because I wanted to show somekind of grain direction in the metal to the various door components.

I worked in full size all the details on some sketch paper with pencil. I'm trying hard to get as much detail on the door that on the main subject or else I'm affraid it will look fake.

I diluted some Createx black to start detailing. I realized late in the project that I had a major problem!!! I tried to wipe a small mistake off of the door surface only to realise the black and aluminum paint is comming off when I put water to it and I rub slightly!!! :-( I believe my problem is the Aluminum AA paint. Why did I use this stuff????...when I had silver Createx paint on my paint rack...I'll never know!!

Anyway, late saturday night, I tried to add a mat closs coat from Createx and that did not work. At this point, I'm thinking I have to completely restart the door surface (except the main subject...thank god!) As a last ditch effort, I decided to apply some clear Epoxy Enamel from Krylon in one corner. This appears to have fixed my problem. :banghead:

I get a bit impatient when the project drags on, and this is how I'm starting to feel on this one. Hope to have it completed by end of next weekend.

Luc

Clinton

01-21-2007, 08:46 PM

As i've said before, it's a sweet sweet thing. Your kid "has" to be doing backflips over this. And don't worry about the time it's for your your main man.:wink2:

jerseycrazee

01-22-2007, 07:17 AM

Wow WowWow...just a thing of beauty
what are you putting on all the other doors in the house...lol k/j

JohnD

01-26-2007, 12:35 PM

Beautiful work and How To.

sharonsstudio

01-26-2007, 07:35 PM

Keep it comming Luc can't wait to see it finished...LOve your work

LucBoivin

01-26-2007, 10:13 PM

Here is tonight's quick quick update!

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Thanks for your comments!

Luc

Dream Weaver

01-26-2007, 10:22 PM

always impressive Luc. Great work . And the patience of a saint lol.

mongoose

01-27-2007, 12:39 AM

Yikes, this is just getting better and better. I can easily say this is the best door I have ever seen but im just teasing with that understatement. This is truly beautiful work. It's actually quite amazing and very inspiring.

Clinton

01-27-2007, 01:26 AM

Very nice, almost there. :)

josie

01-27-2007, 06:37 AM

awsome Luc....i guess i'll see it in person this morning to class..........You're son must be so happy

LucBoivin

01-28-2007, 09:06 PM

OK, here are the last pictures of this step by step thread on the Rock mural.

All the remaining items that were left to paint were mostly detail work which meant alot of masking and cutting which hate with a passion to do....but is necessary when working on small details like these. I have to say that i did not help myself by adding a bunch of small details. I had sketched out most of my ideas on a pad but the small small details came as I was working. I was like a kid in a toy store!! I was having fun.:lol:

I worked mosly with low tack tape from 3M to the my masking work.

Its fun to paint from the ideas that you come up with. This is something that I have not done enough. I have mastered the art of copying/reproducing subjects, and meanwhile, my creative side has fallen asleep. LOL

I worked mostly with the door on its side in order to have the working area at the proper height.

Thank you for all of your encouraging comments.

Luc