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plan, progress and finish of air-brushed fabric collage quilt
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Creative Chrysalis

126 – Stepping Off The Path

August 4, 2021

Now that I’ve created some people for my amusement park scene, I returned to work on the buildings. I had been thinking…

Creative Chrysalis

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July 13, 2021
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two views of air-brush painting in progress
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Skirmish on Insecurity Hill

15 – Just Don’t Make Mistakes

May 15, 2019

As the name implies, super opaque white has pretty good coverage. I used some on the palette to make a brighter base…

six views of air-brush work in progress
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Skirmish on Insecurity Hill

14 – Belly Of The Beast

May 14, 2019

Just love that chartreuse color!  I had wanted to use some metallic color on the dragon, but the pigment particles are coarser…

photo of studio set up for air-brushing
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Skirmish on Insecurity Hill

13 – When Pig(ment)s Fly

May 13, 2019

I protect my work area from overspray. Lots of newsprint pinned up around the general area as it is surprising how much…

Tracing Vellum used for air-brush masking
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Skirmish on Insecurity Hill

12 – What Masks Are Made Of

May 12, 2019

To work on the dragons, I’ll need to protect what I’ve already done. I need to make some small areas of color,…

photo of air-brush painting beginning
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Skirmish on Insecurity Hill

10 – Air-Brush Process

May 10, 2019

Traditionally, the painting process requires masking – exposing areas to be painted while protecting other areas from un-wanted spray. Frisket (a thin,…

photo of air-brush and paints
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Skirmish on Insecurity Hill

9 – Where’s The Brush?

May 9, 2019

An airbrush is slightly larger than a pen, having an attached cup or bottle to contain paint and connected to a compressed…

photo of airbrush
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Skirmish on Insecurity Hill

2 – Ready for an Air-Brush Adventure

May 2, 2019

I hope to duplicate the look of a spray-painted mural with air-brushing. My experience with air-brushing is limited, more because of time…