WIP-Moose Mask, Day 2

To create the Moose text, I layed down transfer tape and cut out the lettering. First I had to spray the text area with a light blue. When the paint is dry I place a piece of acetate in the middle of the logo, I then sprayed a blue color that is a little darker than the previous blue on the bottom of the text creating a horizon line in the middle of the Moose logo. Flipping the acetate mask around I then sprayed white above the blue horizon line. This creates a icy effect.

Here you can see the effect. Later I will come in and add some white hotspots to make the logo jump out.

Next I start by masking off the road. You can see the sign is also masked off in the background. I want to add texture to the road, to make it look like pavement.

I start with a grey and I spray a stipple effect on the road. To create this effect, I lower the air pressure to about 10lbs. I also pull the needle out a little bit to allow for more paint to come out and I spray the entire surface. Make sure you hold the airbrush back at least 10 to 15 inches when you are spraying.

Making sure the paint is dry, I mask off the road and paint the line on the road. Here I used 1/8 fineline tape and filled in with masking tape.

To create the sign, I mask off the entire area and the only piece that is visible is the sign. It is ready and I  paint it yellow. When filling in large areas, take your time and allow the paint to dry.

I then mask off the area and spray the black. When creating stencils I usually size the images using my computer or a photocopier. I take the image to my light table and it is very easy to cut out the stencil. I used 2in masking tape as a stencil.

I now add the bullet holes. Bullet holes are fairly easy to create. Don't overdo and add too many bullet holes.

Here you can see a close-up of the bullet hole. I cut two stencils to create this effect. The first is the round hole and the other creates the stressed metal effect. Add a couple freehand strokes and you have a bullet hole. 

First  I spray the stressed metal stencil with a grey. I center the circle stencil and paint the hole with transparent black. While I still have the black, I freehand a half moon stroke above the hole. Next using transparent white I spray a similar stroke on the bottom side of the hole. I continue until all bullet holes are complete.

Here  you can see the sign coming together and I also have started on the grass effect. Later I will add snow you enhance the effect. When painting the grass, I created a similar effect that I used on the moose. I wanted both sides to have a stylized look. You also see the road that look complete but I later repainted it. I noticed as I was driving my son to hockey practice that I had the passing lines wrong, so I repainted them. You can see the changes in a later photo. 

I did not complete the antlers earlier so it was time to move back to the other side and mask off the antlers.

Once I painted the black on the antlers, I removed the mask and let the mask sit so it could completely dry before I move on.