The basics: What you must understand in order to view the
4. Now that you have put some thought into the different
helmet from every angle. angles of the helmet it is time to paint everything in its place in
1. The eyes and mouth must be viewable from the front as
black and white. This will serve as a basic layout for where you
well as the sides. It’s okay to stretch them a bit more than its
will add your details later.
actual proportions to make this possible.
Start by very lightly airbrushing with white if you are on a dark
2. Make sure you can see the ears when viewing it from the
helmet, or black if you are working on a light helmet. This is
back almost at a 3/4 view as well as the sides.
mainly a sketch of where everything will be use black or white
to further enhance and correct areas. Don’t go after the de-
3. Keep in mind that when viewing the helmet from the front,
tails yet, only the areas where parts will be and the contrast.
the teeth are straight and start to angle off towards the back
of the helmet. When the teeth are viewed from the side they
are straight, not at an angle.
Now that I have all the basic parts of his head in place on the helmet and I have double-checked to make certain
it is viewable from all angles I prepare to lay down a few coats
of silver. You can use whatever color you want so long as you
make certain that your basics are still viewable (transparent
Working the Details Around the Helmet using transparent colors so the silver will show through. Next I
If you notice that there is not enough contrast in particular ar- started going in on all the details of the teeth and make my lines
eas, it’s okay to add white and a few layers of silver around those crisper with black. Keep in mind that when you are working on
areas (I.E. the eyes, nose and a bit on the chin). As soon as I the windscreen that your shadows must be as dark as possible
work my way around the helmet in black with my details, I add and you must have the maximum amount of contrast. Then I
the hair of The Pitt, keeping in mind what it’s going to look like at worked on the lip and jaw line area, making those areas more
all angles. Pitt’s brown not silver, but the customer’s bike is sil- defined and detailed while enhancing the shading.
ver, so I’m going to put a little transparent brown on him and I’m
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