Heres a Mermaid panel I did for the Air Affair East in Williamsport P.A. at Penn State this past weekend . Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
Lovely. Man do you get around, Ron! Love...Jill PS Was the resemblence to Angelina Jolie on porpoise?
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
Well, em, er, aaa, um........real nice....real nice!!!
joe,
Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
Posted by Wayne Osborne (Member # 4569) on :
Stunning work!!
- They are a nice pair......... ( the Girl and the Dragon I mean )
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
beautiful Ron Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :
Beautiful Work Ron.
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
Excellent...
Posted by Bob Kaschak (Member # 3146) on :
Wow!
That's all I can say,...wow.
Peace, Bob
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
My mouth is watering!! Great work Ron. Posted by Mark Neurohr (Member # 2470) on :
Geeze....! Nice work! Please have your model contact me ASAP for a personal interview for future shoots! I'm kinda busy, but I'll try to fit her in.
Posted by Ron Gibbs (Member # 3882) on :
Thanks everyone.The Air Affairs are cool events.Some of the best Airbrush Artists/Custom Painters in the business doing their thing together.This was the first for the Air Affair East,at Penn State .The original and main Air Affair is held annually in Salt Lake City ,Utah at the ASET/Iwata facility and there is talk of more ,one in Jacksonville Florida next January .Possibly in Canada also and even talk of Austrailia.It's an honor to participate and especially for me to represent Canada. Ron. Posted by William Holohan (Member # 2514) on :
Truly terrific work...Seems the the dragon is a "tush" fancier...
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
That's just beautiful, Ron. How long did it take?
Posted by Bevin Finlay (Member # 2159) on :
Now thats my kind of airbrush work! Nice job Ron! Looks like a fun meet. You certainly do get around.
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Outstanding!!!
Posted by Mike Clayton (Member # 723) on :
Awesome, can I have the phone number for the model?
MC
Posted by mike norcross (Member # 3496) on :
Hey Ron great work my friend, if i may ask what medium do you use? And what size is that work? It will help me in the future, i haven't figured out how to post my work on this portfolio table yet.Mabe sometime in the future i hope. Have a good one Mike
Posted by Ron Gibbs (Member # 3882) on :
The panel is about 18X22 and was painted with Dupont Automotive basecoats using an Iwata Eclipse airbrush.It was done over the course of two days in between doing a Flame DEMO and a Striping DEMO. Ron.
Posted by Mark Matyjakowski (Member # 294) on :
Amazing as usual ... which reminds me, how did that Stones bike you posted in progress turn out?
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Great work as always
Was that done from a reference or memory?
Posted by Ron Gibbs (Member # 3882) on :
Mark the Stones bike is still in progress.Heres a couple pics. Ron. Posted by Rocky Burris jr (Member # 7538) on :
you're an amazingly talented artist Ron...thanks for sharing your work...i'm always blown away.
Posted by Bob Peach (Member # 2620) on :
Just incredible work!
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
Ron is that a picture of Mr. Barris on your site?
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Breathtaking as always Ron
Posted by Ron Gibbs (Member # 3882) on :
Ricky that is Barris.One guy who inspired me as a kid.Building models and watching the Batmobile,Monkeymobile Green Hornet car and the Beverly Hillbillys truck week in week out was a great era in time for me. Ron.
Posted by Michael R. Bendel (Member # 5847) on :
Man that's nuts! Small stuff! You're truly a Master grade airbrush artist Ron. Posted by Rod Tickle (Member # 575) on :
Sweet mate! I love it. I havent been on here in a while, been busy airbrushing trucks interstate and getting ready to move. Please let me know when the Australian air affair is planned. Ie done the aussie air affairs they held years back plus many other simular events so keep me in the loop. I'd love to meet you if your on ya way down.
Always love seeing your awesome work.
Cheers! Rod
Posted by Rod Tickle (Member # 575) on :
ooo yeah! that stones bike artwork is of the hook man!
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Ron, just an eclipse? Not a Micron? How in the world do you get so much detail? Any secrets you're willing to share, what type of thinners? Fast Medium? Unbelievable that stones work.
Posted by Ron Gibbs (Member # 3882) on :
Rod if the Air Affair ever comes to Austrailia I hope I am one of the artists that gets to be part of it.And,I'll be definatly calling you up as soon as I know anything.One way or another I hope to get to Aussyland one day .Hope all goes good with your big move! Neil ,I did this with an Eclipse !I normally use an Iwata HP-C but at this event they had Eclipses and to tell you the truth I was really impressed.Funny thing is I own a couple new ones and just haven't used them yet.Very,very similar in working ability to the HP-C.I have used the HP-c's for at least twenty years .I do have Microns and love them but I seldom use them only because I find I manhandle them a bit too much and I hate to replace costly Micron parts . To get the fine detail.... it's a trade secret!LOL! NOT! Neil its a matter of building the picture slowely, training your eye for detail,taking your time not to overwork it too fast.You need to over reduce your paint sometimes way past what you would think is needed and develope a soft trigger finger action.You need to learn how to cover or soften darker colours when you have gone too dark and when to place highlights when you need it lighter.I also use a medium or slow reducer depending on what line of paint I use.I spray anywhere from 45 to 65 PSI. Most quality automotive paints spray very similar in nature when used in an airbush .The Differences I find are usually in the colours .Black will spray better then white for example when over reduced the same amount.White is more pigmented so you need to over reduce it even more I find.Another important thing is to use fresh paint,not paint that has sat on a shelf for a long time or that has been reduced for over a couple days.Go slow and pay attention to detail.Get a good feel for your airbrush and have good lighting. Ron.
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Thanks Ron, I was having a devil of a time with the white like you said, but did'nt realize about using fresh paint, I was using paint that had been thinned and old as well, I could'nt get it to flow without drying up, the black like you said was fine. I have a Iwata and recently bought a richpen, real nice brush, but I onder what the frig I was doing wrong. I'd love to be able to attend a seminar someday from either you or Bevin, you both rock.. I'm just getting back into it after what seems like a 20 year absence. Thanks so much for answering.
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