Airbrush Step by Step – July 2019

03/19 E AIRBRUSH STEP BY STEP 57

Tradition and Modernity | STEP BY STEP

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Creating conformity
In this step I have now begun to overlay color in the areas that I just en-
hanced in the step prior with my lightest Grey. This time I lean heavily on Createx
4652 Tequila Yellow Candy 2o and apply a similar mixture that I did earlier with
the Grabber Orange. I continue to marry my piece together and allow my over-
spray to liberally fall into some areas as to create a conformity or a unity with the
overall color composition of my piece.

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Many little steps
In this step I provide examp-
les of some of the several phases that
continued the growth of my painting.
While there may only be four present
here, this step could be infinite in ap-
plication. Again, as stated prior, this
is where the “art” takes place, where
the individual finds his or her mark
that ultimately becomes their style or
approach.  During these various stages
I played with skin texture where I crea-

ted little hatch-marks using dagger-

strokes describing the form of the face

and trying to trace them accordingly as

if they were a real three-dimensional

shape. I played with secondary ligh-

ting as well as complementary color. 

Sticking to the same formula I pull

my mid-tone lights and lighter values

forward with my gray paint and con-

tinuously push back my shadow areas

and darkest areas with color and color

layering. 

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Almost there

This step sees me approaching the completion of

this painting. I’m concerning myself with my brightest high-

lights, refraining from white until the very end. I really exa-

mine all things that need to be light and I pull them forward

accordingly.

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Priorities
Here is my final image. I implement white very spa-
ringly (highlights-fire, jewelry, hair, face). I decide to leave
the wing more understated for the purpose of this article as
it still could be developed further. It still clearly communica-
tes the idea of a dark wing and if actually serves it’s purpose
and looks resolved. I decide to move my Createx 5095 Cyan
blue around my painting a bit more in both the shoulder as
well as the hair as complementary colors tend to “dance”
when placed next to each other which in the context of this
painting proves to be appropriate as fire is something that
is in constant motion. As you’ll see in the companion pain-
ting coming up next, my questions and motives will stay the
same, however my color application will change quite signi-
ficantly.