Airbrushing Wildlife on Denim II

 

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27.) To continue the under painting portion of the rock, using a butcher's pan (flat, ceramic coated, metal pan) I squirt some colors into the pan (Green Gold, Violet Oxide, Carbon Black, Yellow Oxide, Titanium White, Raw Umber) and using a sea sponge I just 'have at it', mixing colors randomly and applying them for texture using the ‘random edges’ created with the French Curve, as key lines for placement - the colors of Green Gold, Yellow Oxide and Raw Umber help to create the illusion of lichens and mosses that grow on rocks and stone.
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28.) Using Paynes Gray with a drop of Carbon Black a bit more AB Medium to add a bit of transparency, I begin to define the deepest recesses of this rock... I move ‘outward’ from the recessed areas by adding a bit of Titanium White to this mix. To create the highlights of this rock I use Titanium White mixed with a drop of Paynes Gray not to have a really stark White.
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29.) For detail in this rock and to reinforce the moss/lichen effect, I start with a mix of mostly Titanium White, a couple drops Hansa Yellow Medium, and a drop Yellow Oxide, and go through and pick out and highlight corresponding areas of the moss/lichen effect created with the sea sponge. I further detail these areas by adding a drop more of Yellow Oxide and a couple drops Raw Umber to the previous mix. To further define any remaining intent of detail and shadow, I use a 20:1 mix of AB Medium and Carbon Black.
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30.) Time to finish... I remove the tape used to ‘frame out’ the area - because of the edge effect created by the masking, the work can tend to look a bit ‘orphaned’ or unfinished sometimes, so using a graphic style approach, I frame it out with strong bold lines that appeal to my sense of something I think will draw the eye in, and then add the signature on the rock.
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31.) Again using GAC 900, (a heat-setting medium) I spray this on as a 'top binder.'

I allow this to air-dry, and then heat-set with a heat gun for a few minutes. Golden Fluid Acrylics blended with Golden Airbrush Medium do NOT require heat-setting for launderability, while equaling the performance of fabric paints that do. The "top binder" is basically insurance, and heat-setting will speed the curing time required and may increase launderability.
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