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Barnes will also put on a special presentation at 5:30 pm for NACE attendees and local Las Vegas paint and body shops at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, when Barnes will discuss his illustrative career and how to bring an individualized, artistic approach to automotive and motorcycle painting.
The presentation is free. To reserve a seat register at www.sharpe1.com/bikeevent. Attendees will be automatically entered into a drawing to win the new Razor Gravity Feed Spray Guns. The Razor Gun Custom Bike Sweepstakes draw takes place in April 2009; to enter, visit www.sharpe1.com.
“Sharpe gave me free reign on the bike design, and really wanted something that would stand out in a crowd,” says Barnes. “I’ve been really happy with the Razor guns. We hadn’t used them before we started working with Sharpe, and I’ve been really impressed. They’re all I’ve been using now on every bike that we do. They spray really well, are easy to maintain. I also found them very easy to get used to. After just a couple of times using them I was really comfortable with the guns.”
For the actual artwork, Barnes took his inspiration from both the bike itself and the fact that it will be given away in a sweepstakes.
“Stack’s Creative Customs built the bike and they did such a great job,” says Barnes. “It has really great lines, which I focused on in the design. I also kept in mind that Sharpe will be giving this bike away, so I didn’t want it to be too theme-oriented. We’ve used a heavy graphic pattern, with traditional style flames and green metal flake. We’ve also used variegated gold leaf, which is treated with heat and acid so you get a marbling effect.”
