Awesome job and it's really nice to see someone else doing some airbrush work! Airbrushing rocks! It looks like you used a stencil for those. Did you? If so, I'd love to see it/them.

Overall I think you did a kickass job and the feeling of rusty metal comes across real well. I almost thought the rivets were bullet holes honestly. I think it's because of the darkness, which makes it look like a hole. I believe rivets actually pop out, not sink in, but I could be totally off there. Again, awesome job and I'd love to see more!

Well thank you! I am new to airbrushing but I am defiantly loving it. I have a duel action so I seem to be having the hardest time controlling the interaction between air pressure and ink quantity but I'm getting there!

I'm going to assume you were talking about the rivets when you mentioned a stencil. What I did is punched a hole in an acetate sheet (Saved the little punch out too!) Then you spray the circle trying to get the one edge for the shadow ON the rivet (This is where I overdid it, I should have done a smaller stream along the edge). Then you use the punched out hole, as a second stencil, hit it with a light mist of black as well to shade around the rivet. You are right rivets themselves stick up, but when metal is riveted it tends to make a... funnel of metal.. an indent where the rivit is as the rivet pulls the metal down. If the effect is done lighter than how I did it than it will probably look a lot better. Thank you for your comments and I would love to see some of your airbrushing!

Hey, yeah. I understand what you're talking about and that's an awesome idea. I love using stencils just as much as I like free handing, they are AWESOME tools. Making your own stencils is the best too.

I have this one that I draw by hand then cut into frisket to make a stencil: http://ebonstripes.furtopia.org/Non.....ants_wolf2.jpg

Then I have these that I did freehand:
http://ebonstripes.furtopia.org/Non.....ld/Phone_1.jpg
http://ebonstripes.furtopia.org/Non.....ants_skull.jpg
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/917645/
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b.....ack_Full01.jpg
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/917640/

I really like airbrushing onto fabrics and then wearing my art. =3

Wow! I really like all of those. That phone is sweet as well. Frisket? I'm afraid I don't know what that is, I'll have to look into it for cutting my own stencils.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friske.....rt_material%29

Frisket is an airbrusher's best friend. It's plastic sheeting with adhesive on the backing (thinks similar to shelving paper). you cut your stencil out, then stick it in place!
Here's an example:
http://www.misterart.com/store/view.....se-Frisket.htm

You can also buy masking fluid, which does the same job as frisket, but is a liquid that can be painted on where you want to keep the airbrush paint off! I have this brand, in the colorless masking fluid.
http://www.artifolk.co.uk/catalog/p.....ing_fluids.htm
It is freaking awesome!

Oh thank you, can't wait to give it a shot!

You're welcome and good luck!

nice work on the case, it looks really great, what parts are going to be going into the case ?

Thanks! Actually this particular case is not the one for the final project, but this just has has a Pentium 2 in it or something. I have been using it for practice.