Final Stage: Finishing

1) I first primed all the parts with primer spray. Lightly sand the whole thing with a very fine grid of sand paper.
2) Then I covered everything in flat white in order to prevent the gray of the primer to dull the base-coat of red.
3) This is how I do the pre-shadowed. Considering the finish color is red, I decided on a sepia shading on this occasion. Note that doing shading this way will give a very high contrast.
4) For the head, I used dark gray+flat black, before a coat of white is to cover. This technique, popularized by Max Watanabe, is generally referred to as Max technique.
5) Chrome parts.
6) The finish product. I did some overspray to even out the contrast in the end, giving a more subtle feel.


Done! I finally finished the piece 3 days before entered it into a contest. Just enough time for some clean up and photographing. Expect gallery page of the Guncannon soon.

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