my first custom Ika Gilas ( progress shots )

...... for a board member - only one sneek peek for now........

im using a dye process for base coats and spraying hi-lites over with the brush


more pics to follow

 

I like the bottle glass effect of the green dyed part.

 

make sure you don't heat up the vinyl.. you might ruin it

 

thanks for the tip - i made sure not to get it too warm for fear of messin it up

 

sweet

 

Cool! I dig the green!

 

Beautiful, looks like it is rising out of the muck!

 

booschwobe - ah nice! glad you picked up on that!!!

 

Bottle green...man, that's pretty. Nice work, Manimal.

 

ah yes - i just found the perfect pink that i need to finish this off - FINAL pics coming soon

 

LOVE the GREEN !!!! .....not the black

 

FINISHED !

 

That pink makes it. I wasn't too hot on it before, not that I ever thought it was bad, just didn't knock me out. But that pink really takes it, cool.

 

hey that means a lot - im new at this and to hear that you dug it but weren't 100% sold on the look until I dropped the pink - just THANKS for the kind words - glad you like this

 

how do you all think this would look if the black was faded up a little into the green so it isnt a drastic line?

 

pics do not do this justice - the black is not solid - it IS transparent...almost eggplant in color - wish i could take better pics

 

dont get me wrong - i think it looks really cool

it is the graphic designer in me

i am able to change things and just UNDO if i dont like it!

 

I think if you brought some of the black into the upper part and some green or pink into the lower it will read better.

Like black and pink eyes with some pink tips on the black lower limbs.

Keep it up

 

thanks for the tips LASH - i understand how you are describing it - but it is supposed to have th elook of "rising out of a murky swamp" its a SWAMP IKA


so I hope that I captured that idea black sludge bottom to slime green body to clear dome............this was a fun one and I thank the private buyer 100 times for letting me spray this for him

 

this was a commissioned piece?

 

yes - not available for sale

 

Ahhh gotcha.

 

LOL. Don't forget to save.

 

Absolutely love it! Nice job, I have the feeling that whoever commisisoned this is going to like it even more in person. Pics never seem to do vinyl justice.

 

nice custom .............. think a slight dab of pink
in the eyes would greatly enhance it.............

but either way - it's really a great job!