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"9-11 TRIBUTE THEME HARLEY - FULL DRESSER WITH SIDECAR"
Finished project. Full wrap airbrush mural over grey base.

Artwork Source: Multiple internet sources - Magazines - Personal hand drawn renderings
 


  

The most important thing before the start of this or any mural, is the art research.
I usually spend many hours (about 1/8 of the total time of the entire project) on the internet looking through picture after picture, searching for that right "one" that will fit the placement I have in mind.
Some pictures I need just don't exist, so they have to be "built" from other similar references.
It's very important to have really good Spyware, VirusScan, etc. on you computer while doing this,
you never know what kind of creepy web site a great picture is going to take you to.
To the left top are two examples of research art that I will be using on the sidecar and sidecar fender.
To the left bottom is the mach up art for the sidecar-fender combo done in PhotoShop
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On a side note; I'm very honored to be doing this particular project.
I pray that I can capture the feel of the day visually and mainly emotionally.

I was at Ground Zero just three short months after the attacks...
...the experience was something I myself, will never forget.

 


 

- The parts have been prepped, based and inter-coated by Starbucks Customs in Riverside Ca.
I chose a kind of milky, smoky, purplie-dirty-grey for a base.
Basically, an under painting for the mural. When observing a lot of images of 9-11 there is an overwhelming grey tone to everything, so, this will be our base.

   

- First a formula had to be established for the smoke background which will be covering the entire bike.
I ended up having about 10 layers and used white, light grey, blue grey, dark grey, and tan.
I purposely left black out of the background, but will use it in the illustrations, to give them more pop.

 

STEP BY STEP
9 - 11 TEARED EAGLE
TOP REAR OF SIDECAR

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  1. The 9-11 Eagle with the tear art was then sketched on the rear top of the sidecar
      with a medium grey.

  2. The head was then defined with straight white.

  3. After the white features were established, I filled the area under the bottom of the white feathers
      with dark grey (no black until the end) and then brought in some light grey to further define
      the face and indicating the feather tips on the shoulder.

  4. Here the face is further defined with dark grey as well as under the white feathers and the skyline.

  5. At this point, I use low tack clear TransferRite (vinyl application tape) and regular TransferRite to
      mask off the beak for the first yellow layer. Note the upturned edges on the TransferRite to
      keep from getting hard lines from any overspray.

  6. Now some shadowing with tan.

  7. Then Molly Orange was layered on the beak and surrounding areas and I came back with
      the white to add another layer of definition.

  8. Now another layer of yellow. At this point the image starts to become soft and blended looking.

  9. At this soft and blended point, I come back in with the dark grey to define the shadow areas.
      (still no black yet).

 10. Now I shade with dark brown, re-establish my hot white areas and finally bring in my black
      including the shadow of the eye.

 11. This is it, at least so far. I still have to do two more murals on the sidecar before it's done so
      I'll have time to look it over and alter anything that I wish. But at this point, I like it...
      As far as the paint, I redefined more with the black including the eye,
      shoulder, skyline and smoke.
      I also added the white in the wet parts of the eye and various other needed places such
      as the edges of the buildings in the skyline. I added the tear,
      and I layered the smoke on the buildings with the same formula as the rest of the car except for
      black, which I used to make it stand out more than the background smoke.
 

 

 

STEP BY STEP
9 - 11 FIREMAN ON RUBBLE

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9. 9 11 Fireman

 
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The solo fireman was then transferred to the car's side via home-made, hand cut stencil
     and dusted with dark grey.


  2. Body details were then implied by further cutting the male part of the stencil and dusting again with
      the dark grey.


  3. The fireman was then freehanded in, as well as the entire background of the illustration,
      all with dark grey only. Again, this is all just an under-painting for the rest of the colors.


  4. Here, light grey was introduced. Further defining all parts of the image. This is basically the light
      source. There will be very minimal "hot spots" in pure white due to all the smoke and ash.


  5. A close-up of step #4.


  6. Now some shadowing with tan, I added it to the smoke to give the smoke a "dirty - hot" feel.
      The yellow on the fireman's coat and helmet were added in as well.


  7. A close-up of step #6.


  8. Black is now brought in for the final details and overall shading, ending with white cut 70% with
     reducer to give a nice wash effect to the smoke and fireman's shirt and helmet top.
 

 

STEP BY STEP
9 - 11 PENTAGON FLAG

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  1. The Pentagon Flag image was then transferred to the car's front top via home-made, hand cut
       stencil, dusted with dark grey and lightly detailed also with dark grey.


   2. Further details were then implied by sketching again with the dark grey and bringing in the light
       grey tone as well. The wall was also darkened with both light and dark grey.


   3. White was then added. Using a 50/50 split with Med. reducer (311).
       Tan was also dusted on the building.
 

   4. Close up of #3.
 

   5. I added the fire soot on the buildings  above the windows, and other shading with an over-reduced
       black, keeping it transparent.
 

   6. The tape along the top edge was then removed and the top of the building defined.
 

   7. The building and the side smoke were then blended together.
 

   8. The area for the flag was established from the centerline and side marks left from the initial
       lay-out, then covered with application tape and the flag was then transferred from the original art.
 

   9. The entire flag area was then cut out. Perimeter only.
 

  10. Flag sprayed white, not too much build up on the edges.
 

  11. The mask is then re-applied.
 

  12. The stripes are then cut out and sprayed with HOK Euro Red and the stars cut out of the blue
        area, blue area removed and sprayed with a custom made blue starting with a HOK True Blue
        base. Covering up the red during, of course.
 

  13. All remaining flag mask is peeled.
 

  14. A over reduced black is used for flag shading. A little goes a long way.
 

  15. All remaining masking is then removed.

  16. The background was then masked off and the art of the men laid out and cut out.

  17. All the flesh tone area was removed first for paint.

  18. Flesh tones added.

  19. Flesh is then covered for next color set.

  20. All blue is then added.

  21. with the blue covered, the camo is next.

  22. The red and yellow are now in play...

  23. All art is checked and preped for mask removal.

 

 24. All remaining masking is then removed and piece is cleaned and off to Starbucks Customs
       for clear and buff.


 
           

         

               

 

I dedicate this work to the memory of the people
that lost their lives on September 11, 2001

 

     

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