Beginning the Fallen Soldier Memorial Statue other fine details. To create the shadows, I start off with black
My stencils are prepared, my airbrush is ready, and it’s time paint, overlaying that with white paint. You might have noticed
to start perhaps the most difficult part of this project. I lay a in the reference pictures that the boots look worn, so I strategi-
thick layer of Transparent Black over the entire stencil for my cally place a few spots of black and white to give it that worn and
base. I go in with my Transparent White to add a few select weary appearance. The entire area is then sprayed with Trans-
highlights. A light layer of Transparent Brown is laid over the en- parent Brown to match the rest of the image. I carefully lift the
tire image. Note that the highlights are still visible through the stencil to ensure the color of the area I just worked on matches
brown. Using my white again, I mold the image to appear more perfectly to the opposite side of the image I had already com-
three-dimensional. I utilize this time also to lay the foundation pleted. Since the colors match on both sides of the image, I go
for where the details will appear. Because the details such as back in with my Transparent White and sharpen my lines so all
the shoelaces are so minute, I have to switch to my paintbrush. details are clean and crisp.
Using my reference picture, I begin painting the shoelaces and
Adding Fine Details
I completed the right side of the image and than the left
side, I use a fine paintbrush to add the miniscule lines and
details that are nearly impossible to create with an airbrush.
With the stencil still in place, I place a few specks and lines
of white to emphasize the shape of the dents in the helmet.
The black paint is used to add to the shadows already in
place and to accentuate the dents in the helmet.Remove the
stencil once the details on the helmet have been achieved
and accent the rest of the image by using a paintbrush to
add more details, dents, and lines.
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