Description: See some of the steps involved in creating your own bird and custom lettering

By: unique79ta

Filed under: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (Bandit)

Number of photos: 30

Updated: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:07 pm

128 total

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Finished Bird

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"Bandit" with original bird. Previous owner repainted around...

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Bandit in paint booth

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Draw bird on "Sticky Mickey". Cut out, then apply background,...

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Sail bird-head and beak

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Sail bird - peel off body

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Air brush body and every other feather, shade edges

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Replace pattern on silver feathers, pull back oppisite ones, paint...

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Remove all of bird template. Blend edges

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Finished sail panel bird.

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Closeup of finished bird. Same bird painted on interior sail panels.

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"Bandit" before hood bird.

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Practice panel with original bird pattern-decided it needed some...

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Practice modified head. Decided to modify flame also.

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I make a full size template on paper first. Because I am afraid to...

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Mask off background

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After entire pattern is reassembled onto hood, remove, then paint...

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Peel off individual pieces of flame revealingfirst areas. Paint...

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Peel off border around body, paint silver. Replace border.

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Remove body, mask off head, paint body

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Feathers are 5 different shades-some a combination of two shades or...

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