Plain Jane Car Decal

[Pat Mustard]

Day five. Five hours worked.

I finished the wood plane next to Jane Jetson. 

This is one of those times where I don't really see it until I'm done and taking pictures of it. Looking at it at the start today, I know it doesn't look right. The wood grain is very bold and it makes it look flat for all the texture it provides. But it's not about thinking it through. It's about zooming in my focus on the reference photo and releasing control. It's second nature to me now.

I'm not even "painting" anymore. Music blasting in the garage, I'm alone and lost in a fanfiction fantasy about Oz(I'm rewatching it right now). I remember small bits and pieces of the painting process. I made different color washes with the turpentine to add the gloss look of the wood handles. I remember putting the black inner frame in. And mixing several different shades and tones of yellow and white-yellow just for the gold inlaid holes. But that was nearer the end when I was starting to fade with fatigue. The rest is kind of a blur, my body on autopilot.




I also finished Jane Porter today. I'm not happy with her eyes. I think I made her face too narrow or something. Disney gals always have weird paired eyes when you draw them in this semi-sideways look. I didn't have blue so...her eyes are purple. But I think I'll go ahead and order it because I need it for the biplane.

http://maxhitman.deviantart.com/art/USA-...-593131823

Above is a link to a picture of US military plane markings over the years.