And so, we have arrived at the end and I have taken you from the first draft to the finished piece.
And here are some “fit pics” of the finished work on my Aero ANJ-3, with photos taken outside.
And that’s all there is to it. All done!
And if you wanted to do a pin-up, it’s all the same procedures – making a template with an outline, details of clothing, anatomical features, shadows, highlights, clothing, folds of clothing, laces and buttons etc. It’s just more, that’s all.
So that’s the basis of how it’s all done and you can do the rest. Trust me, I completed Stand By without ever having seen a single demonstration and with just a rough half-hour guide given over-the-counter from the helpful ladies at Hibbert Bros. and now you know all they told me - PLUS all my own experiences – with photos!
And before you know it, you may well be feeling the itch to do another project and be looking in your reference books again and feeling inspired to try your hand again ... but be warned: you may well need to buy another jacket just so you can do the work!!! Oh dear.
I hope this has helped to shed some light on how to make your jacket extra unique in the world and personalized to you and hopefully you feel less afraid to attempt some jacket art of your own.
As a final note, I would like to point out that I am a professional Anaplastologist i.e. a medical artist who specializes in making head and neck facial prosthetics and my interest in WW2 nose/jacket art is just that; a hobby that I do for my own enjoyment and fulfilment. There are other professional artists out there (and around here) who do this for a living and, like all things in the artistic world, there are many other ways to achieve the same or similar results and other artists will have different opinions on what works better or best for them. My way is by no means the only or proper way (I read online how one jacket artist sarcastically scoffed at the mere idea of using a stencil – but then he never offered up his own tips or an alternative) - it is just one way that was told to me and I can say that it works - and can work for you too.
All the best and good luck - and really have fun with it!
Stand By
And here are some “fit pics” of the finished work on my Aero ANJ-3, with photos taken outside.
And that’s all there is to it. All done!
And if you wanted to do a pin-up, it’s all the same procedures – making a template with an outline, details of clothing, anatomical features, shadows, highlights, clothing, folds of clothing, laces and buttons etc. It’s just more, that’s all.
So that’s the basis of how it’s all done and you can do the rest. Trust me, I completed Stand By without ever having seen a single demonstration and with just a rough half-hour guide given over-the-counter from the helpful ladies at Hibbert Bros. and now you know all they told me - PLUS all my own experiences – with photos!
And before you know it, you may well be feeling the itch to do another project and be looking in your reference books again and feeling inspired to try your hand again ... but be warned: you may well need to buy another jacket just so you can do the work!!! Oh dear.
I hope this has helped to shed some light on how to make your jacket extra unique in the world and personalized to you and hopefully you feel less afraid to attempt some jacket art of your own.
As a final note, I would like to point out that I am a professional Anaplastologist i.e. a medical artist who specializes in making head and neck facial prosthetics and my interest in WW2 nose/jacket art is just that; a hobby that I do for my own enjoyment and fulfilment. There are other professional artists out there (and around here) who do this for a living and, like all things in the artistic world, there are many other ways to achieve the same or similar results and other artists will have different opinions on what works better or best for them. My way is by no means the only or proper way (I read online how one jacket artist sarcastically scoffed at the mere idea of using a stencil – but then he never offered up his own tips or an alternative) - it is just one way that was told to me and I can say that it works - and can work for you too.
All the best and good luck - and really have fun with it!
Stand By
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