The Flying Saucer | STEP BY STEP
03/19 E AIRBRUSH STEP BY STEP 709
The flying saucer
With the aid of my sketch, I’ve
masked up the UFO and sprayed it with
silver. The shady areas are enhanced
with black. Using a watercolor pen, I’ve
drawn some details into the tank that
I’d like to paint with the brush. I spray
the bright illumination of the UFO at a
later juncture using other light effects.
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The landscape
Using masking tape, I’ve taped up the sky and
painted the mountains with the airbrush. For the shady ar-
eas, I’ve used white, gray, purple, and Candy cobalt blue.
The edges of the mountains are masked up, but I filled out
the structure per freehand. That just gives the picture a
more realistic look. For the light sides, I’ve started working
with light blue (I keep white for when I’m concluding with
the work) and the shadowy sides, I work with dark gray and
blue. I take Candy Oriental and cobalt blue to spray things
from the bottom to top, and I’ve decided not to work on
the edges yet. Where I feel it’s necessary, I take white and
enhance the lighter areas. I paint landscapes simply as I have
them in my memory and in impressions that have been col-
lected over time.
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The ice
The mountains and the horizon are masked up. The
base forms of the ice on the sea are sprayed with light blue
while the contours and structures of the ice itself are spray-
ed with dark blue. The finest details are once again made
using a fine paintbrush, with white and dark blue lines in
the fissures and between the water and the ice. I’ve then
airbrushed the most important highlights with white. Using
a touch of Candy teal, I’ve created some more reflections
wherever I felt them to be fitting.The left side of the tank