The Rucker Performance Pro-Mod Road King graphics how-to We will pick up at this point, beginning with the airbrush part
left off in the previous issue with the edge fade on all parts. of the design.
Usually, I begin the graphic process with Shown here is the edge fade from the final This is a picture of how lightly the airbrush
multiple sketches. Once I have sketched a step shown in the last issue and a skull is shaded around the template. Shading
skull to my liking, I cut the graphic out with chosen from my collection. After the cho- too dark will leave hard edges and will
an Exacto knife, but in this case, after a sen graphic color is sprayed, the template make the image look fake.
few sketches I went with one of my favor- of the skull is positioned on the base and
ite skulls. lightly shaded with an airbrush, using dark
blue semi transparent base. The airbrush-
ing should be just enough to give refer-
ence.
I enhance the graphic through free-hand
airbrushing adding depth to the skull using
the outline created in the previous step.
After the skull is complete, here I use one
of my favorite tricks to add balance to the
whole paint job as I have done in previ-
ous how-to articles. I place netting found
at the local fabric store over the surface
being careful not to spray over previously
airbrushed skull.
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