Curtis Patchin

West Coast Haida Art

Haida Art is very popular here in the west side of Canada, if you were to visit the 2010 Winter Olympics (just days away ) in Vancouver, BC. you would see this type of art everywhere, gift shops, art galleries, on clothing, etc. My client Josh Esler is also a fan of this native art and has applicable tattoos to prove it. This is the second helmet that I have airbrushed for Josh. I consider that a good thing as returning work is a good sign that we have a satisfied customer. After spending an evening going over the pieces required to fill the mask and discuss appropriate layouts. I found out that all the different pieces of art host different meanings such as the eagle feather represents “good luck” and the King Fisher represents “Speed and Agility” and so on.

This is a brand new Sport mask model T3 which incorporates the latest in composite technology. Sparing no expense, its con- struction consists of the best woven composite material utiliz- ing multiple layers of high quality fibre glass and carbon fiber bonded by a specially formulated resin. Working with new as opposed to old is very nice as I had no repair work to do, free of dents and scratches; makes the prep work much easier.

Using a scotch brite pad to scuff the surface was easy , just make sure to take away all the shine and if the shine is gone your surface will have a nice tooth for the paint to adhere to.

When the scuff is complete, we need to clean the helmet; I use a surface cleaner from Sherman Williams R7K 158. Then air dry and wash with water to get any last possible residue off the surface. Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32