step by step airbrush pics as we go. now the battery box

[mcgee9t2]

I'll be honest, I think a lot of work has gone into it, but it just seems a bit all over the place to me, like nothing really ties it all together.

i agree with that. but i think its so all over that it sort of works...

[stainesy]

All I no is the bloke that asked for the work asked for steam punk style so aparently that's what it's like.

[jimbooboo]

Not a fan, immense skills but it reminds me of some worn fairground ride in skegness.

Its good but not my cup of tea.

[Thom89]

What does the Artist think to the design?
And post some more of his work

Thom

[jamesshearman]

Thanks for all the feedback given, I really appreciate it.  The idea of the silver base, black line detail and then candy over the top reminds me of something I saw on the UK Airbrush Forum recently.  It looks great I agree however in this instance it wasn't what the client wanted.  He was over the moon with the final piece.  The tank is the heart of the bike aesthetically so the artwork is intentionally busy as elements of the artwork are going to link in with parts of the rest of the bike.  I will grab some pictures once the entire bike has been built, hopefully it will give the tank some context.  The idea around the artwork (and for that matter the entire bike) is based around a style called 'steam punk' which is a cross between present day engineering in a Victorian type style - I guess that's why it looks like a 'worn fairground ride' type style in places.

Also the amount of time spent on this piece is in the region of 60 hours - to airbrush exact mechanisms would of taken a lot longer to do, increasing the cost so it is sometimes a compromise (everyone is on a tight budget these days!).

Honestly thank you for the comments, when I begin my next job shortly (another bike) I will take these on board and hopefully it will improve me as an airbrush artist - your only as good as your last job is my motto!

PS:  I will post up other pics however I don't want to drown out this thread so will post in a fresh one in a few weeks time.  Gotta lower my ride and sort out my MK3 Gti golf first!

Cheers

James

[bored_Welsh_lad]

technically its brilliant, for example, the Ironman T-shirt is brilliant. Can really see the work you can do and its top notch.

I just really don't like the tank piece, it don't feel like it fits together well.. Sorry mate.

[jamesshearman]

No worries fella, everyone has their own tastes and opinons.

[X4MGS]

No worries fella, everyone has their own tastes and opinons.

Very True & as long as the guy paying for it is happy that's all that REALLY matters!!

[Thom89]

Thanks for all the feedback given, I really appreciate it.  The idea of the silver base, black line detail and then candy over the top reminds me of something I saw on the UK Airbrush Forum recently.  It looks great I agree however in this instance it wasn't what the client wanted.  He was over the moon with the final piece.  The tank is the heart of the bike aesthetically so the artwork is intentionally busy as elements of the artwork are going to link in with parts of the rest of the bike.  I will grab some pictures once the entire bike has been built, hopefully it will give the tank some context.  The idea around the artwork (and for that matter the entire bike) is based around a style called 'steam punk' which is a cross between present day engineering in a Victorian type style - I guess that's why it looks like a 'worn fairground ride' type style in places.

Also the amount of time spent on this piece is in the region of 60 hours - to airbrush exact mechanisms would of taken a lot longer to do, increasing the cost so it is sometimes a compromise (everyone is on a tight budget these days!).

Honestly thank you for the comments, when I begin my next job shortly (another bike) I will take these on board and hopefully it will improve me as an airbrush artist - your only as good as your last job is my motto!

PS:  I will post up other pics however I don't want to drown out this thread so will post in a fresh one in a few weeks time.  Gotta lower my ride and sort out my MK3 Gti golf first!

Cheers

James

Great work James, just not my cuppa tea... Today I went to the Hot Rod Nationals at Billing, and caught up with some blasts from the past, murals by the likes of Geoff Ridgway, and Ray Mumford, both were at the cutting edge artists, and both capable of the most precise work i've ever seen... are you familiar with there work?
I have some pics somewhere of stuff I used to do, but haven't got a clue where they are, I'll try and dig them out..
I still have all my Leaf books, and Badger kit, scalpels and frisk film.... sort of makes me want to have a go again, but cant be doing with the sore eyes and stiff necks anymore
Great work though, keep it up

Thom

[jamesshearman]

Thom, cheers buddy. i could tell from your feedback that you are a fellow artist, if you could dig out some pics that would be really good to see. The way i see it is with all the aches and hours working on a piece you still look forward to seeing the buzz the customer gets when you hand over the finished piece then grab your stuff and start again! james.