Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Woolf Bike

Bill brought in another bike for Shawn to paint. As mentioned before, Bill is the owner of the magazine called "Luv 2 Bike".

The frame is competely stripped, and Shawn is sanding it, preparing for the primer.

Next, Shawn sprayed the primer, and will begin the painting process.

Now, Shawn is seen lettering the 'Luv 2 bike' logo in black, red, and white.


Since Bill's last name is Woolf, he asked Shawn to include a wolf to personalize his bike. Shawn is airbushing a wolf, howling at the moon.


Monday, October 13, 2008

Caleen's Rhino

Caleen brought in her rhino for Shawn to paint. Her request was for the paintjob to be unisex. Together they decided on a tribal design, surrounded by a sheet metal effect, and a lace pattern.

After the rhino parts were sanded and primered, Shawn spent hours laying out the tribal design and taping it.

After it was all taped up, Shawn sprayed purple and used cellophane to create a marble effect inside of the tribals.

Then, Shawn used black pinstripes to outline the tribals.


The next step was the sheet metal effect. After Shawn finished that, he airbrushed hibiscus flowers and a lace pattern. He finished with a small pinstripe design.

Shawn used the same process for the side panels and the tailgate, beginning with the marbelized tribal design, and finishing with the sheet metal, hibiscus and lace pattern, and a small pinstripe design. Then, he added the finishing highlights, using brown.





Friday, October 10, 2008

McGee Bike

Matt brought in his wife's bicycle for Shawn to paint.

After Shawn prepped and taped the bike off, he applied primer and white paint. He is seen sanding the primer, preparing for the color.

Pink was the chosen color for the base coat, and white darts adorn the neck.
Next, Shawn sprayed fushia flake, covering the entire bike, masking off only the white portions. Then, he added dark purple pinstripes. Matt came by to pick it up, and was very happy with the "bass boat effect".