SJS
New Member
Well, after months of lurking here in the Lair and admiring all the incredible projects being done, I finally picked up a Howard P1 bust from Fishzilla. Having no experience with an airbrush, and based on the awesome outcome of PredatrHuntr's awesome non-airbrush paintup of his Howard bust, I was going to go that route. But, I figured what the hell, and decided to try out an airbrush. I first bought the Harbor Freight "basic" airbrush and it was garbage. Went back and bought their "deluxe" airbrush which was an dual-action model for about $15 and I'll be damned if it wasn't pretty darn good (of course this is coming from someone who hasn't tried any other airbrushes, so take that for what it's worth).
Took me a few weeks to add the layers and details and paint the eyes. I basically used Createx paints from ta2pro's P1 tutorial, with a few tweaks here and there. Eyes were painted with basic metallic acrylic paints and sealed with dental sealer for that "gloss" effect. The mouth was coated with Liquitex gel gloss medium and the teeth were glossed with the dental sealer. The whole thing was given a few coats of Krylon Clear Gloss after painting was finished.
I was going to save up some cash to buy some dreads and beads from Hez or Bambooie, but decided I couldn't wait that long. Someone had posted a tutorial on using Crayola Model Magic for dreads, so I decided to try that (the backer rod dreads weren't really blowing my skirt up). I ended up using 2 of the 2 lb tubs and then spraying them with Plasti-dip. They turned out pretty well I think (though they're a little on the thin side), but they are temporary until I can convince the wife that I need to spend the money on "real" dreads. Dread rings will have to wait for now. Quills are made from Magic Sculpt. The display stand is a toilet paper stand from Walmart (about $12).
Thanks to Fishzilla for the bust and everyone at the Lair for their awesome finished pieces that were the inspiration for my final paint job (specifically DarthSybor, ta2pro, and PredatrHuntr).
Hope you guys enjoy it. Comments and critiques welcome.
Took me a few weeks to add the layers and details and paint the eyes. I basically used Createx paints from ta2pro's P1 tutorial, with a few tweaks here and there. Eyes were painted with basic metallic acrylic paints and sealed with dental sealer for that "gloss" effect. The mouth was coated with Liquitex gel gloss medium and the teeth were glossed with the dental sealer. The whole thing was given a few coats of Krylon Clear Gloss after painting was finished.
I was going to save up some cash to buy some dreads and beads from Hez or Bambooie, but decided I couldn't wait that long. Someone had posted a tutorial on using Crayola Model Magic for dreads, so I decided to try that (the backer rod dreads weren't really blowing my skirt up). I ended up using 2 of the 2 lb tubs and then spraying them with Plasti-dip. They turned out pretty well I think (though they're a little on the thin side), but they are temporary until I can convince the wife that I need to spend the money on "real" dreads. Dread rings will have to wait for now. Quills are made from Magic Sculpt. The display stand is a toilet paper stand from Walmart (about $12).
Thanks to Fishzilla for the bust and everyone at the Lair for their awesome finished pieces that were the inspiration for my final paint job (specifically DarthSybor, ta2pro, and PredatrHuntr).
Hope you guys enjoy it. Comments and critiques welcome.
