Airship Zeppo flies in Sarasota 30 Oct I recently finished a commissioned airship order for a nice lady in Sarasota, Florida. She had seen the website and wanted to order an airship for her husband’s birthday. She liked the Victorian airship I had done that was purchased by my friends at Legendary Escapes, (home of… Continue reading Airship Zeppo flies in Sarasota
Month: October 2015
Painting the fur on the deer head
28 Oct Last time, I said I’d show how I painted the fur on the steampunk deer head. Remember that there is a tooled latex over the mâché which gives the illusion of fur, and with the addition of realistic painting, the deer mount itself begins to look quite convincing. Base coats of paint Base coat… Continue reading Painting the fur on the deer head
Steampunk sepia hot air balloon
Steampunk sepia hot air balloon 07 Oct I’ve now done several hot air balloons in the steampunk style. All are fun and colorful…except this one. I thought doing one that had the appearance of being plucked out of an old daguerreotype photograph would be fun and different from what I usually do. Steampunk sepia hot… Continue reading Steampunk sepia hot air balloon
Steampunk sepia hot air balloon
07 Oct I’ve now done several hot air balloons in the steampunk style. All are fun and colorful…except this one. I thought doing one that had the appearance of being plucked out of an old daguerreotype photograph would be fun and different from what I usually do. Steampunk sepia hot air balloon Detail of gondola… Continue reading Steampunk sepia hot air balloon