[wayne]

I decided to start a new thread for this piece as I plan on showing the steps to doing the artwork with pics along the way. Finished the art on the faring and it's sitting in intercoat clear. Once the clear is set I'll scuff over it with 1000 grit and spray the final catalyzed clear.
First step after scuffing the clear on the base-coat was to get the base layer of flames along with the positioning for the skull I wanted on the front.

This was done with white base followed by a glaze of red candy. After that another layer of flames in white topped with tangerine candy.

I then proceeded to get the darkest details of the skull airbrushed in with the tangerine candy with a few drops of black mixed in.

Coming back with white to bring out the highlights, and then some more of the darker color to fade in the shadows and darken the details again. These steps are repeated a number of times until the desired results are achieved. Bringing the highlights forward and pushing the shadows back adding depth to the artwork.

Then I hit the skull with a layer of tangerine candy to blend it in with the flames.

After I'm happy with the basic skull I went back and added highlights to both the flames and the skull with white topped with Pagan Gold candy followed by a little tangerine in the darker areas. When bright light hits the colors the yellow will appear, when in shadows you will see more of the orange. Makes for a constantly changing look.

This was all topped with a coat of inter-coat clear so that I can come back and scuff over it removing any dust that might have attached itself. So far so good. leaves me with the tank artwork and the rear fender to complete the job. Man this is a lot of work!

 

[strykenshane]

Nice!

 

[Teadancer]

Awesome-can't wait to see it on the bike!

 

[wayne]

Awesome-can't wait to see it on the bike!

Thanks guys. I can't wait to see it on the bike either! Along with the tank which I hope to start painting this week. Bike looks kinda funky with the black flamed front end and the copper tanks and rear fender!

 

[11Stryker]

Kick arse Wayne!!

 

[flpsmlps20]

I decided to start a new thread for this piece as I plan on showing the steps to doing the artwork with pics along the way. Finished the art on the faring and it's sitting in intercoat clear. Once the clear is set I'll scuff over it with 1000 grit and spray the final catalyzed clear.
First step after scuffing the clear on the base-coat was to get the base layer of flames along with the positioning for the skull I wanted on the front.

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This was done with white base followed by a glaze of red candy. After that another layer of flames in white topped with tangerine candy.

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I then proceeded to get the darkest details of the skull airbrushed in with the tangerine candy with a few drops of black mixed in.

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Coming back with white to bring out the highlights, and then some more of the darker color to fade in the shadows and darken the details again. These steps are repeated a number of times until the desired results are achieved. Bringing the highlights forward and pushing the shadows back adding depth to the artwork.

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Then I hit the skull with a layer of tangerine candy to blend it in with the flames.

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After I'm happy with the basic skull I went back and added highlights to both the flames and the skull with white topped with Pagan Gold candy followed by a little tangerine in the darker areas. When bright light hits the colors the yellow will appear, when in shadows you will see more of the orange. Makes for a constantly changing look.

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This was all topped with a coat of inter-coat clear so that I can come back and scuff over it removing any dust that might have attached itself. So far so good. leaves me with the tank artwork and the rear fender to complete the job. Man this is a lot of work!

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Very nice. You are very talented.

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[wayne]

Kick arse Wayne!!

Your tank's up next! Still trying to decide on the graphics for the tank. Once I have a basic idea they seem to take on a life of their own when the painting starts. I started on the fairing at 7:30 this morning thinking it would take a couple-3 hours. 7 hours later I sprayed on the clear!

 

[wayne]

Very nice. You are very talented.

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Thanks flpsmlps20. I'm pretty pleased with the results. It never comes out like I expect when I start but then again I'm not disappointed! It should look awesome when it's all finished.

 

[BrettRTR]

thanks for doing all these threads wayne. every cool to watch it come together. that bike is gonna look outrageous.

 

[wayne]

thanks for doing all these threads wayne. every cool to watch it come together. that bike is gonna look outrageous.

BrettRTR, I'm happy to be able to share the experience of building the bike. I've done many of my own in the past and can never leave them alone. they have always been used bikes that really needed the attention and nothing that approaches the time and effort in this one. Building up a brand new bike was always a bit of a dream of mine and now I've been able to make it happen! I originally thought I'd wait and post it after completion as a before and after thing but a few people showed interest in the painting process so i thought I's share that as well. Maybe inspire someone to try thier own hand at it and lend whatever knowledge I could pass along. Glad you are enjoying the ride!
Did you check out the tank? Pretty happy with that. I was a bit anxious when doing it as that's the first thing people tend to look at!

 

[BrettRTR]

oh yeah, I saw that bad boy earlier tonite. I was blown away how detailed it was. and then I was reading all the threads I haven't caught up on and ran across this one and said to myself "dayum! he's got the bullet fairing too?!?" LOLOL man I love the look of those things. the first time I saw it on SOA I fell in love and it just makes the Stryker look so mean. the work you did on it is top shelf too. being able to watch you and all the other guys/girls add the parts and do the mods gives me so many ideas and lets me live vicariously thru ya'll while I save up my pennies for my own. so is it more or less difficult working with the fiberglass chin scoop as opposed to the steel fender with the sanding and prep work? and what about having small amount of space and angles versus that big space with the tank?

 

[BrettRTR]

wow. got kinda wordy there.

 

[wayne]

oh yeah, I saw that bad boy earlier tonite. I was blown away how detailed it was. and then I was reading all the threads I haven't caught up on and ran across this one and said to myself "dayum! he's got the bullet fairing too?!?" LOLOL man I love the look of those things. the first time I saw it on SOA I fell in love and it just makes the Stryker look so mean. the work you did on it is top shelf too. being able to watch you and all the other guys/girls add the parts and do the mods gives me so many ideas and lets me live vicariously thru ya'll while I save up my pennies for my own. so is it more or less difficult working with the fiberglass chin scoop as opposed to the steel fender with the sanding and prep work? and what about having small amount of space and angles versus that big space with the tank?

BrettRTR. Sorry for so many threads but I thought the original http://www.yamahastarstryker.com/18-mods-accessories/5393-mod-madness-begins.html, was getting a bit long so decided to split things up.The finish on the fiberglass fairing was pretty easy to work with. All I had to do was clean it thoroughly, wet sand it with 800 grit and it was ready for sealer and paint. The angles etc were another story. Difficult piece to do artwork on as nothing is flat. The hardest part about the fender was getting it laid out for the cutting and getting all the curves even on both sides. Other than that it was pretty straight forward. More work as it was a bare steel piece and required epoxy primer before anything else. The part I had the most problem with was the fairing. On the first painting the sealer lifted from the plastic in one small spot and I had to resand, epoxy primer, sand and seal the whole thing again. Plastics are funny to work with. Sometimes they're fine and sometimes they can be a nightmare. To many chemicals involved in their manufacture. Keep saving those pennies!