Testing out Materials and Techniques on Metal

I started off with an old washing machine panel provided by Elli's Dad. First I sanded off all the paint that was on there, then put down a few layers of primer.

I then masked off the white stripes and put a layer of Brite Blue Createx paint using a paasche airbrush. A littlee bit of bleeding occurred under the masking, but was easily cleaned up after adding a layer of white one shot on top of it using mack pin striping brushes to keep a clean and straight line.

I then put down a layer of Sticky Mickey's masking tape and added black. At this point, the low air pressure from the compressor I was using would take it forever to cover, and it would be difficult to achieve a flat coverage where I needed it, so I used black spray paint instead since this was just a test.

Then I added some hi lights and shadows to the skull to give it some dimension. Normally I would have used a transparent base with a little white or black createx through the airbrush, but given the compressor issues I used a brush. It gives it a different look, but I like it. The drips in what will be the banners will be cleaned up as well, but honestly I kind of like them. I might see if I can somehow incorporate it while still making it looked finished. 

So far I'd say it's about half-way done. Given my current constraints I'd say it's coming along pretty well, and I'm interested to see how these different kind of paints interact with each other.