Custom Works 2

Wanted to make sure the white of the ears and the dark tip were seamless so Kat found herself switching back and forth.

Waiting for the last bit of paint to dry before sending off pics to our client.

With the final coats on our painted design, it was time to add our secondary colors, mixed for the sake of making our UV reactive painjob pop even more. With respect to the character's goatee, a small brush was used to create the impression of hair the best way it might look on a rubber tiger.

This became a great marker to keep my stripe work flowing in the right direction. This is just one of many stripes that essentially were a reproduction of the stripes from Quietfire Version 1.

Kat just went on a whim and chose to work from the cheeks and work my way to the back of the hood

A few more coats and it will be perfect...

Dont stare at it too long or make eye contact. It wasnt very patient.

Which way is up?

Applying and reapplying the white in the eyes. Double tool action!

Just a brush...

Working with horn placement

.... yup, that diamond was just a bit too sharp for the client's liking. With some precision, it was smoothed out and made a bit more organic

60% of the way in, but there is something not quite right....

Stripes are often created using flexible paper templates. The first coat wont look so great, but it allows a "trace" of the stripes around the mask's curves.

Lining them up again. Each coat must go on and dry before the next.

In progress shot of Kauko's paintjob on the forehead

Kauko's mask featured the tear mark and a match with the markings on the brow.

More progress on the whisker lines of Neirin's mask.

Tried to refine the direction of the linework inside the ear.

The rosettes had to be painted in increments. Here are many spots in various stages of drying.

Kat decided to don her mask while painting another similiar creature. Feline bonding.

...on a stiick! Yes, this is how our web designer is motivated to punch out that code. Hard to lag behind when your jackal overlord is watching over you.

Drying upon the wine bottles.

Cobalt blue coated jackal. This would be the last JG2 to ever be created (but the 2.5 is coming soon)

3 horse and 2 cat masks lay upon our "special" mask holders. Yes, those are wine bottles.

Detail showing the ankh for the forehead, as the last section of linework is applied to the mask.

The paint along the eyes was drying just as the inner ear paint was applied with the same paint color. See the difference between wet and dry paint

Work in Progress for Lunar-Belle. When masks are painted with feathered edges, a light but firm line is often applied first. This blocks in the shape and declares boundaries

Orders in our queue are lined up in an orderly fashion..

Placing the center of rosettes upon our second Snow Leopard mask.

Total accident in how the photo came out. A sleek coat can look positively dreamy.

Snuggling Quietfire's 'head' while I work.

Placing the center of rosettes upon our second Snow Leopard mask.

The zorse has become vain, we think. Really, the mirror was helpful in achieving symetry and getting a full idea of proper flow for the markings.

Refinement of the stripes, narrowing and widening for a natural looking zebra pattern.

Shavings everywhere!

2 hooded jackals after prep of thier coat...

More of the masks back, flowing into the short mohawk...

Black Spottycat with Gold Features, in progress.

"Hmm..."
Kat getting a precise idea of how her design will lay over the horse mask.

Applying hard lines for the important features.