Biomechanical Airbrush Take Ii

[AllBlkdOut07]

Some of you may remember my initial idea to have engine parts painted with an evil bio bone/mechanical look. Well that concept fell through, artist took too long and had personal issues I no longer wanted to deal with. I also wasn't crazy about the direction/coloring it was going in.

 

Figured I'd just start a new thread for this.

 

This time I hired a local and discussed a new idea keeping more with my all black truck, this time going with greys and blacks. much different style too, no masking, all freehand, which I like more.

 

Keep in mind these are VERY early photos, a lot of detail and secondary filler background will be added, as well as the overall look darkened. I told the artist, there def needs to be more detail added in the background I don't like the open space, he agreed and assured me he will add more of in the second stage. I want that layered effect where it looks like a lot is going on.

 

 

 

I think once this new artist adds more detail it will look better, the open design of it is killing me right now. What do you guys think? I'm looking for serious comments here, for once guys..please. Here is the other previous artists style just to refresh your memory.

 

 

[BuckFeverZ]

In, the end is Vortec going to be highlighted in any way or is it just going to be painted over?

[tobias]

Grays and whites lack entirely too much in the evil department. Needs more black. Needs more evil.

[04silverz71]

you defineatly went in the right direction, i am very impressed with the look of it.

[AllBlkdOut07]

Grays and whites lack entirely too much in the evil department. Needs more black. Needs more evil.

 

Couldn't agree more bud, I told him needs more dark..I want ZERO white showing except a few small highlights. He said he's afraid the darker we go the more detail we'll lose. I'm thinking at the end he could spray it with a black tinted clearcoat instead of just a plain clearcoat.

 

Probably too late to highlight Vortec being tubes are running behind it, unless he adds something on top of it.

[slomo007]

Never would have thought of such an idea Umberto, good luck with it.

[tobias]

Grays and whites lack entirely too much in the evil department. Needs more black. Needs more evil.

 

Couldn't agree more bud, I told him needs more dark..I want ZERO white showing except a few small highlights. He said he's afraid the darker we go the more detail we'll lose. I'm thinking at the end he could spray it with a black tinted clearcoat instead of just a plain clearcoat.

 

Probably too late to highlight Vortec being tubes are running behind it, unless he adds something on top of it.

 

 

The tinted clear coat idea could be very cool.

[blankey]

I think it looks pretty good and I'll second the idea of a tinted clear coat. Definately better than the other one and fits your truck better.

[AllBlkdOut07]

Cool, tinted clearcoat it is then, thanks guys. I think that'll not only give it a darker sinister look, but also give it a warm black (almost brownish tint), which I like and actually goes with the truck well, the white areas are looking too bluish right now. In the direct sunlight my truck almost looks like UPS brown.

[tobias]

Cool, tinted clearcoat it is then, thanks guys. I think that'll not only give it a darker sinister look, but also give it a warm black (almost brownish tint), which I like and actually goes with the truck well, the white areas are looking too bluish right now. In the direct sunlight my truck almost looks like POO PS brown.

 

Fixed.

[66nova]

100 times better than before!

 

I agree, I think a tinted clear coat would add to "the look"

[AllBlkdOut07]

Cool, tinted clearcoat it is then, thanks guys. I think that'll not only give it a darker sinister look, but also give it a warm black (almost brownish tint), which I like and actually goes with the truck well, the white areas are looking too bluish right now. In the direct sunlight my truck almost looks like POO PS brown.

 

Fixed.

 

 

[VMax2007]

"What can Brown do for you" has an entirely different meaning to daddy than the rest of us.

[norsemanberg]

It's not to late to have the vortec high lighted, he can make the vortec pop out work it in to the "pipe". I think it would look better with the vortec showing, other wise you just have a raised vortech that was just painted over. In my opinion if you didn't want the vortec you should have sanded it down flush with the rest of the plastic and the airbrushed it.

[AllBlkdOut07]

It's not to late to have the vortec high lighted, he can make the vortec pop out work it in to the "pipe". I think it would look better withe the vortec showing, other wise you just have a raised vortech that was just painted over. In my opinion if you didn't want the vortec you should have sanded it down flush with the rest of the plastic and the airbrushed it.

 

 

I'll throw that out there and see what he thinks, might look better. Thanks!