22 Carat Gold Leaf "Kustom" Tiki

Here's a gold leaf and enamel tiki on metal.

Also, here's a vintage 1950's Reader's Digest-style ink wash illustration I did for Hale Tiki.

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Nice work Sam. I really like that Hale Tiki watercolor. Very cool. Is that a one of a kind?

Sam,Those are treally Nice.The gold leaf is a nice touch. The Hale Tiki is really great also. Can't wait to see the opening Pix of the Hale Tiki, it will have Sooo Much beautiful,donated art that it will almost be "Hallowed" ground.

Thanks, Monkeyman and Benzart. It's good to get compliments, especially from a couple of guys who are masters at what they do.

Monkeyman, I sent Brad the original, but I do have a decent digital file that can be printed easily enough.

More great work Sam!

Kanaka

Shweeet!

Nice. That gold leaf stuff is tricky.

I like it a lot Mr. Gambino, Mr. Sam gambino...

I instantly thought of black velvet when I saw that card design. Very chic.

The hale tiki is really nice too, I think he is the cutest mascot! Has such a happy look about him!

Excellent job Sam, That is looking ever so killer! I like the way you handled the card project. nThe Hale tTki looks completely vintage. You handled that wash like a master.
Chongolio

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[ Edited by: Chongolio on 2004-02-20 21:13 ]

Thanks a bunch, everyone - it kind of makes me want to do a series of gold leaf pieces.

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nice, really dig the gold leaf

Those are killer.
The card would look great as a long sleeve black t-shirt, with some of your pinstriping down the sleeves. I think every Tiki Harley rider (or want to be rider) would wear it!
The Hale Tiki is blessed by the tiki gods to have so many great artists contributing work. Yours is absolutely beautiful and a design I could see on matchbooks (if you're allowed to smoke in bars there) or napkins or something. Great stuff!

simply awesome, any advice for a pinstriping beginer, have done a few mail boxes and stripped flames on my beer fridge but still learning.

SG,

I got the watercolor and I must say that I want to put it in my house because its so good (I know, I know the BAR, the BAR!!!). It will be displayed in a prominent place in Hale Tiki.

Brad

[ Edited by: Brad 'The Beachcomber' Owens on 2004-02-21 22:09 ]

Thanks all, and Polynesiac, I've tossed around the possibility of shirts. Maybe soon...

On 2004-02-21 21:24, newtotiki wrote:
simply awesome, any advice for a pinstriping beginer, have done a few mail boxes and stripped flames on my beer fridge but still learning.

Newtotiki, I used to have trouble (when I first started) with my lines getting thick and thin, but when I started trying to stripe by only laying half of the bristles down and using the longest strokes possible (without stopping and picking up where I left off), it became easier.

Thanks, Brad. I'm glad that you like it!

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[ Edited by: sam gambino on 2004-02-24 13:30 ]