The Flying Saucer | STEP BY STEP
03/19 E AIRBRUSH STEP BY STEP 5
EQUIPMENT – The Flying Saucer
Airbrushes: Harder & Steenbeck Evolution 2 in1, Iwata
Eclipse, Iwata HP-C 0,3 mm
Paints: House of Kolor, primer, base coat, clear varnish
Additional materials: Paper stencil, pencils, sandpaper
100grid, 600grid, 800grid, transparent masking tape/
tape, stencil knife, various fi ne brushes
01
Preparing the tank
For this project, I’m making
use of a brand-new motorcycle tank.
I’ve grinded it down with a 100 grain
sandpaper and cleaned it with a sol-
vent. I then grounded the tank with an
epoxy primer, which can be directly ap-
plied to metal. After it dries over night,
I wet-grind the primer with a 600 grain
sandpaper and silicon remover. Jet
Black serves as my base color hue and
I cover it with the clear varnish Kosmic
Clear from House of Kolor. After sever-
al days of letting it dry, I wet-grind the
surface with 800 grain sandpaper and
then clean it off. The tank is now ready
for additional steps.
02
Drawing
I’ve now covered the tank
with paper and drawn the design onto
it. I generally only draw a rough pre-
sketch, which affords me more free
space for my phantasy in the airbrush
process. I copy the drawings and tape
them up with two layers of transparent
adhesive tape. I then cut the stencils I’ll
need out of that.
03
The sky as a background
I begin by creating the background. After placing
masking tape on the frontal areas, I start with the sky, using
blue metallic and a bit of white for that. I only use the radi-
ant silver to present stars and for the “Flying Saucer“. I then
spray the sky with the Candy cobalt blue.