How To Paint a Fallen Soldier Memorial Statue and Scenery
The Memorial Bike By: Brad De La Torre
When this bike first came into my shop, I knew Supplies: Sticker paper and Gloss Photo Paper
a huge challenge stood before me. The Memo- Stencils, Fine detail paintbrush, Fan paintbrush,
rial Bike commemorates our Fallen Soldiers, Polyester Filter Fiber Fill, Transparent white,
our Heroes, and all of our lost Loved Ones-it is a Transparent black, Transparent blue, Transpar-
mobile reminder to Never Forget. Relying on my ent yellow, Transparent brown, X-acto blade,
skills alone would not have been enough; I had to Airbrush, Masking Tape, Original Frisket Film.
rely on my heart and soul to guide me.
Preparing and Using the Stencils way to paint such a detailed subject.
To start with, I print two copies of the image us- In order to prepare the stencil for the moun-
ing sticker paper(High Gloss Photo paper also tains, I create multiple “flips” and “flaps” by trac-
works great as well). Using an X-acto blade, I ing the thin outlines of the mountains with an
cut specific pieces from one copy but with the X-acto blade but make sure not to completely
second copy I only cut out those parts, which cut out the whole image.
remained on the first copy of the image. I have
found this to be the easiest and most accurate
Creating the Silhouette of the Mountains location, I spray the Transparent White, utiliz-
Now that my stencils are prepared for use I can ing the “flips” and “flaps” I have created in order
begin the process of painting the ice-capped to prevent too much overspray. The result is a
mountains. Placing the stencil in the proper rough silhouette of the ice-capped mountains.
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