Bits, Pieces, & Clutter

[Andi Little]

Many thanks guys - I really do appreciate your kind comments, I still think the pic's flatter to deceive ... but I'll take 'em anyway: Cheers!


Marc' ... I wish I could lay claim to some rarefied and esoteric technique that I learnt whilst contemplating my navel at some Tibetan mountain retreat, but! ...

I can't ... I can't even really tell you how I did it because I just fart about going backwards and forwards repairing and ruining effects in equal measure!!!
I can however tell you that the oil staining on the canvas areas was achieved with "artists" oils in the large, one proviso is the use of pure turpentine as a thinning agent. It's as non greasy as you can get for a mineral based thinner and doesn't hold the paint back - whilst Turp's substitute (think refined diesel) will just take ages to dry. Once it's been on for a little while I would "feather" it with a large soft brush (#12 Watercolour brush - cos' I is got millions of 'em) ... any oil "wet spots" were then put on over the top for effect.
The Castor staining under the chin and fuselage is various mixes of Burnt Umber and Black waterproof inks - drizzled and drawn back along the aircraft with a bit of fine airbrush work to show airflow build-up behind any features or fittings that get in the way.

Hope this helps? But I suspect nothing you haven't done already or couldn't figure out in a heartbeat.

Thanks again everyone.





PS .............. did I not post this??? .......................

[finescalerr]

I've seen worse. -- Russ

[nk]

Andi, These are absolutely superb builds. Takes me right back to my childhood visits to the Aircraft hall in the Aust. War Memorial in Canberra. You are able to get all the details to add up to the right overall feel. Hats off.
Narayan

[finescalerr]

Narayan, where have you been hiding? -- Russ

[nk]

Russ, Sorry for my low profile. Real life has kept me very busy with a move from our temporary (5 years) location to the renovated museum and some big projects one of which recently got some press coverage:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2014/05/20/harvard-rothko-murals-seen-new-light-with-revolutionary-new-projection-system/UspSbL0csFjeM2cwSflKON/story.html

http://artery.wbur.org/2014/05/20/harvard-rothkos

But I have some small dios that I will post this week, I promise.
Narayan

[finescalerr]

The first article suggests the solution the second article describes. Only a creative scientist with the kind of twisted mentality that many of us here seem to share could come up with such a brilliant and nondestructive solution. -- Russ

[Chuck Doan]

Nice to hear from you Narayan! Those articles were very interesting. Pretty neat to be part of that! 

On another note, I found this on one of my searches:

[nk]

Chuck that is very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[marc_reusser]

Still at it...

[marc_reusser]

closer....

[Chuck Doan]

Always good to see progress!

[Ray Dunakin]

Nice!

[Gordon Ferguson]

Progress 

Looking forward to seeing some paint

[TRAINS1941]

Good to see you moving forward.

Jerry

[Gordon Ferguson]

Bit of fun, few bits from VectorCut & some plastic ...... And finally some paint equals an old garden roller