Metallic EffectsIntroductionAs your airbrush skills develop, you should attempt more difficult effects likea metallic shine. The harder an effect is to produce, the more essential it isto have a comprehensive sketch or layout to follow. With metallic effects,concentrate on defining the contrasts between dark and light tones onreflective surfaces. Airbrushed metallic effects come very close to visuallyportraying mirrors, glass, and chrome.Metallic effectsMetallic effects are the shine or reflectance from metal objects struck byintense light. Shiny objects have little or no local color of their own butreflect the color of the objects that surround them. The sharp contrasts indark and light tones are defined by hard-edged lines. Work from dark tolight when creating metallic effects.To airbrush metallic effects:Step123456789ActionPlace a mask or frisket over your illustration.Remove the frisket from the areas to be painted in the darkest tone(black in figure 6-22). Paint and allow to dry.Remove the frisket from the areas to be painted in grey (figure 6-23).Paint and allow to dry.Remove the remaining frisket and recover the illustration with anew sheet of frisket.Cut along the outline of the object and remove the frisket coveringthe background.Spray shadows freehand. Spraying in a shadow area creates depthand provides a three-dimensional impression (figure 6-24).Lightly spray over the entire background. Allow to dry.Remove the frisket (figure 6-25).Clean and touch up illustrations with highlights.Continued on next page6-32
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