The Pitt- Helmet - from every angle

[ArtWorld]

New helmet that I am working on. The Pitt is a comic character. If you pay attention you might be able to unlock some of the secrets to painting a helmet into a character head, viewable from all points of view. I'll keep you posted with progress pictures, and I will answere any of your questions. Thanks. Brad.
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[Kaiilla]

Sweet!

I really like it

[ArtWorld]

Originally Posted by Kaiilla

Sweet!

I really like it

Thank you, Kaiilla. I will post new pic thru out today and tommorow of the progress. You can do this with just about any character. Brad.

[kant76]

very good, is it some keind of see throug on the wisor?

[ArtWorld]

Originally Posted by kant76

very good, is it some keind of see throug on the wisor?

Yes.
There is a lot of different mesh like product that you can buy for the visor of the helmet. My favorite is just going to the store and buying the kind that people use for the back windows of their trucks.
1. Take off the visor.
2. Wrap a piece of suran wrap around it nice and tight, to protect it.
3. Roll out enough of the mesh to cover it and cut off your piece.
4. Place little rolls of tape on the back or spray it with spray addhesive.
5. Start folding it over the visor nice and tightly .
6. On the back side cut off the excess leaving about 1/3 of an inch. So you have some thing to fold over when it is all done.
7. Prep the suface with 600-800 sandpaper(dry).
8. Mask off the open area on the helmet. Use little rolls of tape to put the visor in its spot on the helmet.
9. Spray some Prep all on a clean cloth and wipe off all your fingerprints. wait 5 minutes.
10. Wipe off again with a clean dry cloth and again with a tack rag.
Now it is ready to paint.

[Diaz Dezine]

Cool subject Brad! I have the first several Pitt comics and he sure is fun to paint! Can't wait to see it done.
Thanks for sharing, nice work so far...
DIAZ

[ghooptie]

looks good so far Brad, can't waite to see the finished results. I am sure it will be superb.

thanks
ghooptie

[ArtWorld]

Originally Posted by Diaz Dezine

Cool subject Brad! I have the first several Pitt comics and he sure is fun to paint! Can't wait to see it done.
Thanks for sharing, nice work so far...
DIAZ

Thanks Diaz, and you are right. Those comics are cool. Image definately had some great things going on in the early 90s. Brad.

[ArtWorld]

Originally Posted by ghooptie

looks good so far Brad, can't waite to see the finished results. I am sure it will be superb.

thanks
ghooptie

Thanks ghooptie. I appreciate it. Brad.

[ArtWorld]

Now that I have all the basic parts of his head in it's place on the helmet, and have I have double and tripple checked to make certain it is viewable from all points of view, I lay down a few coats of silver. The guy who I am doing this for has a silver bike. This should fade out your image a bit, wich is fine. The whole point of doing in in black and white was just to find the placement. In the begining there was no need to do any real detail, but now I can.

[KwitcherBitchin]

Lookin good man, I'll have to swing by tomorrow and check it out..................Kwit

[ArtWorld]

Originally Posted by KwitcherBitchin

Lookin good man, I'll have to swing by tomorrow and check it out..................Kwit

Thanks bro. Yeah stop by. I should have it cleared. Laters. Brad.

[cocoananorock]

nice work, i like it !

i will make a helmet in this week, and happy to share when it done !

thanks for sharing !

[yardartnut]

That ROCKS!
Im awed at the teeth work.....Im having bits of trouble in that area, but the ones I did on the BUG OFF car in the flame contest are way better than I have done in the past......Thanks for posting

[ArtWorld]

Originally Posted by cocoananorock

nice work, i like it !

i will make a helmet in this week, and happy to share when it done !

thanks for sharing !

Awesome. Can't wait to check it out. Thanks. Brad.

[ArtWorld]

Originally Posted by yardartnut

That ROCKS!
Im awed at the teeth work.....Im having bits of trouble in that area, but the ones I did on the BUG OFF car in the flame contest are way better than I have done in the past......Thanks for posting

I really like the bug off car. Thanks. Right now my teeth are a little flat. I'll post up a thread about something , most artist have a hard time with.
How Chiaroscuro works. Chiaroscuro,
uses of light and dark to achieve a heightened
illusion of depth. Learn this and apply it to everything that you can. You will see a world of difference in your work and so will everyone. You rock and Thanks again. Brad.

[liquidfox]

looks good this is my husband's helmet and he's not the easiest man to make happy when it comes to his motorcycle stuff he has had nothing but great things to say about your work hope your ready for the bike.

[ArtWorld]

Thanks you guys are really cool and I can't wait to make him the sweetest bike. I always try to give everything my all. When the people I am dealing with are so cool they get a even a bit more than that. Thanks a million. Brad.

[graphite]

My GOD!! Just wait til this thing is done.... the detail alone is amazing and I get to see it first hand LOL. Been working with Brad a good long time and this is only a small example of the awesomeness he can pull off. Post the Spawn bike Brad!

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[ArtWorld]

Thanks Bro. I am glad you finally got on this forrum it is cool. Brad.

[ArtWorld]

Sorry I left everone hanging I was working really hard on a lot of stuff. Here is some more pics of the progress along the way. Brad.

[ArtWorld]

Originally Posted by graphite

My GOD!! Just wait til this thing is done.... the detail alone is amazing and I get to see it first hand LOL. Been working with Brad a good long time and this is only a small example of the awesomeness he can pull off. Post the Spawn bike Brad!

www.artworldcreations.com

O.K. but it is the bike further back in this pic. Brad.

pretty cool brad it's nice to see something different rather than real fire, looks great

[ArtWorld]

Originally Posted by donjohnson

pretty cool brad it's nice to see something different rather than real fire, looks great

Thanks Don. I always try my hardest no matter what the subject matter is, no matter how boring something can be. Real fire does get a bit tiresome after a while. Everyone always has there own spin on it and I have seen some awesome spins. I bet you get tired of people asking you can you paint real fire. You propably always say to yourself, how can I make this one different than the last, just so you don't get bored. I know thats what I do.
Brad.