{"id":3379,"date":"2026-08-08T13:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:37:07","slug":"time-machine-for-my-airbrush-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/08\/time-machine-for-my-airbrush-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Machine for my airbrush portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a780b2172733&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a780b2172733\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Garbo-968x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Garbo-968x1024.jpg 968w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Garbo-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Garbo-768x813.jpg 768w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Garbo-1451x1536.jpg 1451w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Garbo-1935x2048.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seems not too long ago I painted these, but I guess it&#8217;s been 20 years ago now.  Does not seem like it though!  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/garbo.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3381\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a little step by step gif that shows me in process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a780b2173119&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a780b2173119\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capone-953x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capone-953x1024.jpg 953w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capone-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capone-768x825.jpg 768w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capone-1429x1536.jpg 1429w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capone-1905x2048.jpg 1905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capone.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3383\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These were painted on two pieces of flexible masonite so it was easier to attach them to the building on a curved surface.  These were for the Capone&#8217;s restaurant in Denver Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a780b2173546&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a780b2173546\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capones-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capones-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capones-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capones-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capones-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capones-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/capones-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seems not too long ago I painted these, but I guess it&#8217;s been 20 years ago now. Does not seem like it though! Here is a little step by step gif that shows me in process. These were painted on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/08\/time-machine-for-my-airbrush-portraits\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[569,571,566,570],"class_list":["post-3379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-airbrush-portrait","tag-capone-portrait","tag-chris-blarsky-airbrush-portraits","tag-greta-garbo-portrait"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3379"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3388,"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379\/revisions\/3388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/millionmachinemarch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}