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    How to Airbrush Water Drops

    Airbrush water drops are very impressive and very simple to paint... just a few simple steps is all it takes.. For this project I will show you how I painted the water drops shown above. For this project you will need the following: your airbrush equipment a selection of paints a little bit of frisket a surface to paint on Scroll down when you are ready to start! Step 1 To...
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    Black and White Airbrush Paintings in 10 Steps

    The above is one of my airbrush paintings from quite a while ago - long before I started this website - so, I will apologize upfront and let you all know that not every step is shown. However, I think it still may be helpful to show you how I approach black and white portraits. (of course, there are a million ways to do this - there are no right or wrong ways - only the way that works for you! Remember this...
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    Fine Art Airbrush Lesson: Black and White Portrait

    For this airbrush lesson I will show you how I painted the beautiful woman shown above. Step 1 Using an opaque projector, or some really good drawing skills, trace all the details of the reference photo onto your painting surface. Add as much detail as you have patience for. Airbrush Lesson: My typical "attack" is to divide the tracing into parts. First I outline the major detail (the basic shapes, then I...
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    Airbrush Tutorial: Realistic Airbrush Flag

    For this airbrush tutorial I'll show you how I painted the flag shown above, which is MUCH cooler than my previous flag! It uses the same technique of layering transparent paints, but, is a little more realistic. For this project you will need the following: your airbrush equipment red, blue and black TRANSPARENT paints frisket exacto knife pencil black marker scrap paper a surface to paint on ...
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    Airbrush Tutorials: Small, Manageable Bites!

    Of all the airbrush tutorials - this is an important one... because rather than being about technique, it's about confidence! While the painting above looks really complicated and difficult, it was not terribly difficult to paint... all I had to do was break it down into smaller, more manageable parts... Part 1 First I came up with a plan ... and sketched it all out. Part 2 The I worked solely on the...
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    Basic Airbrush Lesson: Sphere with Shadow

    For this airbrush lesson, I'll show you how to paint the sphere shown above. The tools you'll need (besides your airbrush equipment) are: white paper exacto knife black paint tape something round - to trace a circle The skills we will be focusing on are: Step 1 On a white piece of paper trace a circle and use the exacto knife to cut the circle out. Step 2 Place...
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    Airbrush Artwork Lesson: People Come in the Strangest Colors!

    An important aspect of airbrush artwork is to be able to see colors for what they truly are .... ... I know, I know ... I harp about color theory all the time! But you have to understand that when the colors are right the end result is SO MUCH BETTER! I thought to emphasize my point that I would put together a few examples ... Example 1: Flesh Tones at Their Finest OK... this woman is beautiful... and her...
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    How to Airbrush Chrome Letters

    This lesson explains how to airbrush chrome letters like the ones shown above. For this project you will need the following: your airbrush equipment burnt sienna (orangey-brown) and blue TRANSPARENT paints white OPAQUE paint frisket exacto knife marker a surface to paint on Scroll down when you are ready to start! Step 1 To start, you'll need to find some letters... I traced these...
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Can you use an Airbrush On …. ?

Feb 11th

Posted by Shani in Airbrush Basics

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Can you use an airbrush on T-shirts?

Can you use a nail art airbrush on canvas?

Can you use bottom feed airbrush for fine art?

These are some common questions I have been getting…

So let’s clear something up!

ANY AIRBRUSH CAN BE USED ON ANY SURFACE!!

(sorry, I didn’t mean to yell – that was supposed to be excitement)

Some airbrush manufacturers market their airbrushes for specific uses … for example, an airbrush with a really small paint cup might be marketed as a “nail art airbrush” …

… but that does not mean that you can’t use it for any More >

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Custom Airbrush Painting: The Possibilities are Endless!

Feb 11th

Posted by Shani in Custom

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The applications for custom airbrush painting are absolutely incredible! As an experiment – I am going to spend 45 minutes brainstorming all the the applications I have seen, done or heard of …. hopefully it will get your imagination racing!

Clothing
  • T Shirts
  • Tank Tops
  • Sweatshirts
  • Underwear
  • Pajamas
  • Leather Jackets
  • Denim Jackets
  • Shoes
  • Sneakers
  • Doc Martins
  • Baseball Hats
  • Cowboy Hats
    • Helmets
  • Motorcycle Helmets
  • Motorcross Helmets
  • Goalie Masks
  • Baseball Helmets
  • Bicycle Helmets
  • Snowboard Helmet
  • Snowmobile Helmet
    • Vehicles
  • Cars
  • Trucks
  • Motorcycles
  • Snowmobiles
  • ATV’s
  • Riding Lawn Mowers
  • Scooters
  • Boats
  • SeaDoos
  • Tire Covers
    • Recreational Stuff
  • Skateboards
  • Surfboards
  • Snowboard
  • Pool Table Felts
  • Remote Control Cars
  • Remote Control Planes
  • Remote Control Boat
  • Guitars
  • Drum Kits
  • Drum Skins
  • BBQs
  • Golf Clubs
  • Little Red Wagons
  • Tricycles
  • Rollerblades
  • Rollerskates
    • Mural Locations
  • Highschool Gyms
  • Hospitals
  • School Hallways
  • Kid’s Rooms
  • Theme Bar
  • Theme Restaurant
  • Tanning Salon
    • House Hold Stuff
  • Mail Boxes
  • Toasters
  • Blenders
  • Refrigerators
  • Cell Phones
  • Laptops
  • Computer Cases
  • CPUs
  • Coffee Tables
  • Kitchen Tables
  • Coffee Urns
  • Thermos
  • Lunch Boxes
  • Filing Cabinets
  • Lamps
    • Garage Stuff
  • Trash Cans
  • Tool Boxes
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Garage Doors
  • Beer More >
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    Check Out this AMAZING Airbrush Helmet Painting

    Feb 11th

    Posted by Shani in Custom

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    I am SO incredibly flattered!

    A very sweet man named JT Gray made this airbrush helmet painting for me and sent it all the way to me from Texas (over 1,585 miles!)!

    Isn’t it Gorgeous!

    Why a hardhat you ask? Well, it turns out that even though we live over 1500 miles apart, JT and I are one in the same… we practically have the EXACT same day job – a really specialized oil and gas industry job – and we are both obsessed with airbrush! So, it is fitting that I have my very own custom airbrushed hardhat!

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    Motorcycle Art: Top 6 Popular Themes

    Feb 11th

    Posted by Shani in Custom

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    With custom airbrush motorcycle art becoming more and more popular it may be worthwhile to know what the most popular themes and styles are so that you can:

      A: Practice Up

    B: Prepare some Pieces to Show

    Ideally, you want to be able to show prospective clients a selection of works from each theme. If they are presented with options, typically they will simply choose one or a slight variation of one.

    This is great news for you, the artist, because not only do you already know how to fulfill the request (I mean, come on, you have already done one just More >

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    Airbrush Caskets

    Feb 11th

    Posted by Shani in Custom

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    I was searching around on the interwebs to today for new and interesting airbrush stuff and I came across “Airbrush Caskets”..

    …huh?

    Yep, it seems that the latest and greatest trend in airbrush art is to custom paint caskets. You know, like, caskets – the things they bury people in.

    At first I was a little shocked by this… not that I thought it was a bad idea – in fact, I kind of think that is a cool way to personalize a loved ones final resting place, but more what I was thinking is “who would take on this More >

    Airbrush Art: The Comeback!

    Feb 11th

    Posted by Shani in Custom

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    Airbrush Art: The Comeback!

    Airbrush art has been around for decades but just in recent years it has hit the scene in a BIG way! Seems like everyone wants their very own custom fill in the blank.

    This is great news for airbrush artists – many of whom had to hang up their airbrushes in the 80′s or repurpose their art form into more functional pieces like signs or backdrops.

    The industry also had a “near miss” in the late 90′s with the advent of exceptional computer graphics programs like Corel Draw and Adobe Photoshop. I am certain that there More >