Dr. Cranky Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 Mikelo, pertaining to your question about pastels . . . you can use them in two ways . . . you can scrape them against course sandpaper and used the powder and apply it gently with a brush . . . or you can thin them into light washes with a little alcohol water combo. I like to use both forms . . . sometimes I also apply it with the tip of my finger of if the surface is flat, I will rub the pastel directly and then smudge with a brush and/or fingertip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 No, no curbside for this one, though the underneath is going to be a very strange mix of elements . . . in a few days, after it all dries, I should be able to be confident that when I turn it over, nothing will get ruined . . . right now everything is a little iffy . . . Here are some pictures to tie you over until you know, the clock chimes 11:59. You know, I should not be encouraging you to stay up late just for this . . . for all you know it is going to look like ######! Here, crankshaft . . . You can begin to see the effects of the washes on the whitewalls, on everything really . . . nothing like a little potion lotion to get things in motion . . . The wash, since it's got alcohol in it, faded the paint in places, an unexpected effect that I really like . . . a bleaching of sorts . . . very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Now, I still have to get some of the pastels on there . . . keep working the little details . . . some rust here and there . . . Here you can really see the bleaching I am talking about . . . Don't ask what that piece of mesh is doing under the front suspension because you know, it's part of what is holding it up . . . This is, after all, a cobbled together monster, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I am liking the look! Very nice and I will probably be staying up for the final result since I am like 3 or 4 hours later... you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) It won't be past my bedtime! I've been watching this faithfully for too long to crash out early before the unveiling. BRING IT ON ! ! ! :lol: Edited November 1, 2007 by dub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Geez, I forgot some of you guys are three hours early, then I gues the joke is on me! Ha! Stay tuned in for some pretty pictures . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) Okay, I took these pictures in the kitchen with as much light as I could muster . . . but I'm still not happy with the results, and I also want to break out my Nikon D-80 and some daylight, so this is not over . . . by any stretch of the imagination . . . I started to dust the pastels here and there just to get all that blue to get toned down a little . . . . And you know after all is said and done, I forgot to paint the brass wire coming out of the carbs . . . geez, it's endless . . . . Though the tires are not as worn as I should have made them, they are looking rather used and "ratty." Edited November 1, 2007 by DamnCranky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 So this is the bed that I will show this sucker with, the other two will just be on standby . . . I realized that by making the bed too crowded it distracted from the cab and the front . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Excellent! So... how come you have not shot it from the same angle as the illustration? Interesting.... Beautiful weathering and detailing V! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 All right, folks, if you kindly check over on UNDER GLASS, you will get to see the finished project . . . Jairus, my friend, thanks for the inspiration and all the fun these last couple of weeks . . . oh, why I have not shot it, well . . . check on over there . . . Cheers everone, and happy Holloween! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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