"Horror Gate"

HORROR GATE

A client approached me to paint his tailgate, though he wasn't exactly sure what he wanted on it. I noticed that he had his arm tattooed with images of characters from the classic horror movies. I asked him about the tattoo and he animatedly begun to explain his obsession for the "classic" horror movie monsters. Needless to say it was clear what we should put on his tailgate. The tailgate was prepped and given a black base by Taylor Shultz of Shultz Pinstripe and Paint, to provide a backdrop for the characters . I gathered some reference material and got to work.
I quickly sketched out some reference points in chalk and started to airbrush in white developing the shapes and textures of the faces. I transitioned into several shades of gray, one darker then the next and built up the lights and shadows. I tightened everything up with a custom mix of candy black and base black and then highlighted again with a couple shades of white.



After about sixteen hours of airbrush work the tailgate was ready to be cleared. Once again Taylor Shultz was called into put on the clear and some pin stripping to frame the monsters in. Then the clear was cut and polished.


Complete with Frankenstein and his Bride, Dracula and his victim, the Mummy and his latest victim (not pictured) and some great pinstripes the tailgate was ready to be shown off on the streets of Sonoma county.