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This step by step for Airbrushing Wildlife on denim was created using Golden Fluid Acrylics. The best results are obtained when Golden Fluid Acrylics are blended 1:1 with Golden Airbrush Medium. Golden Fluids blended with Golden Airbrush Medium do not require heat-setting for launderability. For the purposes of this demonstration, all color(s) are mixed 1:1 with Airbrush Medium unless otherwise specified.

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To begin, I usually use what is known as a “ Faded Denim Blue ” jacket - the reason is twofold;
One, they are just easier to work on without having to lay down a white base coat (unless for effect) and, Two; most people wash their denim until it reaches that “faded” state, so this extends the life of the artwork by circumventing excessive washing.


 

One:

The jacket having been stretched and clamped secure, is then masked and prepped with a coat of Extender Medium. This flattens the nap of the garment thus minimizing the effect of over spray and gives the paint an additional surface to adhere to. I allowed the Extender to air dry and then I heat set it. Using my trusty Artograph AG-100, I transferred the outline of the design onto the jacket. The use of two different colors of chalk is purely for my own benefit; it is my intent to lay in a base White undercoat in the area where the Jaguar's head will be, to create a more 3D effect.

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Two:

Using Titanium White, I fill in just the area where the Jaguar's head will be.

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Three:

After allowing the White area to air-dry, I heat-set this area, and then add the reference lines with Sienna colored chalk to finish out this stage of the work.

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Four:

Using a 1:1 mix of Anthraquinone Blue and Carbon Black, I lay in the darkest areas of the Mayan stone head. These would be the cracks and crevices, and those areas that would be in deep shadow because of the filtered light one would find due to the jungle undergrowth.

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Five:

Using Raw Umber, I move my shadow areas into the light a bit, to give these areas a sense of depth and dimension. All of these darker colors are to serve as ‘under-painting’ for the lighter values I intend to layer over them later on.

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