Hey everyone, this is my first bike, i do custom airbrushing, had to get rid of the stock paint and make it bit more unique. Let me know what you think. Having a blast riding it!! :)
(http://members.rogers.com/airbrush/P6120136_sml.jpg)
Can't honestly say I like it but it is certainly distinctive. And I amire the talent necessary to achieve it. :cheers:
Looks good, would look even better if you got rid of that rear fender :guns:
Excellent work, think you should do something with those black wheels now!
Quote from: Steve-CExcellent work, think you should do something with those black wheels now!
Starting at the hubs, how about a fade from light to dark green? Seriously!
Airbrush, impressive web site. Boy, somebody knows how to use flash.
thx for the responses,
Yup i plan on chopping down that rear fender up to the plate. I dont mind the look of the black rims actually, gives it more of an understated aggresssive look. Of course thats all subject to personal opinion.
Cheers,
:cheers:
:o ooooo thats pretty. I wish I had those kind of skills; or any artistic ability at all. Anyway, its good to see the first(?) customized GSF. I completely agree with you, the wheels and frame need to stay black. It just wouldn't look right otherwise.
Nice job airbrush. It almost looks fake. keep it up.
-Anti
Sweet. I like it.
Smooth Dave
Very nice indeed...maybe one of the first customized GS500F's on the site :dunno:
now that's a "f" you can be proud of!!!
haha have u seen my painting skills
i hate myslef! :oops:
:)
:guns: :?
Now is that the new Aluzio fairing from Brazil? If not, what fairing is that?
Its an F, but I think the aluzio one looks better, If I was dropping 5K+ on a GS and it had to have a fairing it will be a 01+ with aluzio's on it. I like that a lot.
Cool.
Srinath.
Nice :thumb: What kind of paint do you use and how did you do the clear coat. Any masking tips.
looks good, i second painting the wheels, but it's up to you, but i love the top fairing, right around the headlight, good job
nice showcase for your talents.
Take the fender farther up than just the bottom of the plate, like this: http://pantablo500.tripod.com/pablosgs500page/id48.html
Now you just need a colored screen to complete the "look"; smoke, yellow?
The paint i used is a waterbased automotive product, a little trickier to use than conventional urethanes as drying times are alot slower. The base is a course metaliic silver with transparent candy orange over top, really shifts in the light. As far as masking goes, time time and more time...., used a combination of hand cut and computer cut stencils for the silver border edging the graphics. All finished off with a urethane clear coat. Eventually will probably tint the front screen smoke. Have also removed that rear fender up to the plate bracket.
Was the paint brand Createx Auto Air ?
yep, i use auto air almost exclusively, for the fact that there is no solvents involved.
Servus,
Great Job.
Greetz Jim
Cool, I have seen Auto Air in the hobby shops and wonderd if it really worked. I used to airbrush portraits and caracitures at Disney and I know how easy it is to clog the brush even with water based paints. I couldn't inagine trying to get oil based paints through my brush.
Thanks for the tips :cheers:
Sweet job. Im gonna airbrush my helmet whenever I decide what I want for sure, Ill probley wait till this winter to do that since we're in the riding season now. Im going to use auto air for that, Ive done quite a bit of looking around on there site and like what they have, alot of neat colors. What are you using for a brush, and what type of gun do you use to spray clear?
i use iwata airbrushes, i use a full size sharpe hvlp spray gun for clearing
Those Iwata brushes are the brush to have, atleast thats what Ive heard. I ended up getting a Testors Aztec, I wish I would have gotten an Iwata now after reading on some of the airbrushing message boards, but my Aztec should be good to start off with. Keep up the good work.
I got a free $100 Iwata brush from my boss when I started doing the portrait thing and got to keep it when I left :) It was way better than my Pashe, that I originally bought myself.
I still need a big gun for doing the clear.