FROM THE DUNGEONS
A friend of mine who does pin strip- #1) Going thru a
ping asked me if I would be up for a bunch of my as-
panel trade. He would do up a pin- sorted panels, I
striped piece and I would airbrush selected a white
a panel. He asked if I would do up a 12” x 18” panel.
skull motif because in his collection I scuffed it with a
he did not have one. So the task red scotch brite
was on. After going thru many of pad until all the
my reference books I found a small shine was elimi-
skull in the corner of a Paul Bonner nated, cleaned
painting. I thought it looked pretty it with Shermin
cool and if I modify it, it would make Williams Surface
for a great trade.
Cleaner, then air dried the panel. Then I covered with two rows
of 6” wide transfer tape.
#3) From my sketch I made a
photocopy and cut out the out-
#2) I knew I wanted the back
line, held the negative piece on
ground was to represent the
the panel and lightly sprayed
lower bowels of a dungeon
a skull outline. Then I took
(dark and eerie), so I was look-
my number #11 exacto knife
ing for an old brick or block
with a new blade and started
effect, So rather quickly I
cutting (very lightly, cut tape
sketched a few mortar lines on
only not the panel), the portion
the transfer tape.
I weeded out was the brick
area, leaving the skull, chain
and mortar joints.
#5) I used a few different color mix’s to achieve the background,
blues, and opaque cream with browns, oranges, and reds. I
exposed the mortar lines and
#4) With the block wall exposed
went back and used my shadow
I started sponging random pat-
color to darken them. My shad-
terns with Auto Air paint, this
ow color is one drop of Auto
mixture was really thinned down
Air transparent marine blue, 4
with water. When applying this
drops of AA transparent root
sponging technique don’t slop
beer and 2 drops of AA trans-
it on make the sponge work to
parent black thinned a little with
leave paint on your panel. Use
4011 reducer. Then I created
a dabbing motion and not a
ridges, marks and cracks with
dragging motion this will keep
the shadow color and went
paint from building up on the
back with the cream color and
tape edge or under the tape.
added highlights all over where
I thought the light would hit or
reflect.
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