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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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    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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    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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    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 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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    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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These are the products that I recommend in my e-book “The Airbrush Guidance No Bull Shit Shopping Guide” which you can get simply by signing up for the newsletter in the sidebar.

** The prices provided are approximate as the affiliate who supplies controls the pricing and may change them without notifying me.

HP-C Plus HP-C Plus – approx $180 US 

The Iwata HP-C Plus has always been the professional’s choice for detailed spraying. Renowned as the professional’s workhorse, this popular High Performance Series airbrush has been pumped up with inspired new features that include dual-purpose cutaway and a pre-set handle for easy cleanup and precise control of paint flow. Also included is PTFE needle packing for automotive or other solvent-based paints, larger threads on the nozzle that offer a more secure fit and better centering, redesigned tapered gravity-feed cups that ensure easy cleanup and more efficient paint flow, and a single-piece auxiliary lever/needle-chucking guide that provides easy assembly. Has a 0.3 mm nozzle and a 1/3 oz (9 ml) gravity fed cup with a snap-on lid. It is a dual action airbrush with internal mix, and it issues a spray pattern that ranges from fine detail up to 1″ in diameter (from 0.3 mm to 25 mm). The HP-C Plus is excellent for fine art, illustration, custom automotive work, and more.

HP-BC Plus HP-BC Plus – approx $225 US 

Has a 0.3 mm nozzle and a 2/3 oz (20 ml) glass bottle, with a metal lid and adapter. It is a dual action airbrush with internal mix, and it issues a spray pattern that ranges from fine detail up to 1″ in diameter (from 0.3 mm to 25 mm). The HP-BC Plus is excellent for custom automotive work, fine art, and illustration.

Iwata Airbrush Accessories Iwata Airbrush Hose – approx $24 US 

Braided airbrush hose, 10 ft in length.

Moisture Filter DHCL F Moisture Filter DHCL F – approx $35 US 

This moisture filter is essential for optimizing the performance of both the compressor and the airbrush. It can be attached either directly to the air source or can be placed inline between two airhoses. Regulator not included.

Primary Colors Set Primary Colors Set – approx $20 US 

This set of six 1 oz (30 ml) bottles contains Lemon Yellow, Process Magenta, Process Cyan, Sepia, Emerald Green, and Scarlet. NOTE: Don’t forget to pick up some other colors too! You’ll need white, black and a brown too… I prefer Burnt Umber.

EXTRAS

These items were not mentioned specifically in my e-book, but are also great products that I recommend.

Transparent 10-Color Set Transparent 10-Color Set – approx $35 US 

Transparent colors allow for excellent control when building up layers of intense color. Includes ten 1 oz basic mixing colors for an excellent starter palette. Colors include Hansa Yellow Medium, Naphthol Red Light, Quinacridone Red, Dioxazine Purple, Phthalo Blue (GS), Phthalo Green (BS), Yellow Oxide, Red Oxide, Raw Umber Hue, and Shading Gray.

  • #1 written by Richard Hada
    about 1 year ago

    Hey Girl
    I can’t get off of your site. I have been here for about 6 hours now. he he. How about supplies, paper, paint, canvas, DVD,s. What a great site. I have spent the last couple of weeks on the web looking for information on airbrushing, and hit the jackpot when I found your site.
    Keep up the good work.
    THANKS A MILLION
    Dick H.

    • #2 written by Shani
      about 1 year ago

      Those are great ideas Dick … I’ve wanted to go there for a long time but I insist on finding a reputable seller/supplier. The one I want to work with is not super web friendly but we are working on it.

  • #3 written by Richard
    about 1 year ago

    Shani
    WOW!!! Talk about a pro? The site looks fab and even I can spend time here learning. You did a great job sweetie…keep it up!
    Richard

    • #4 written by Shani
      about 1 year ago

      I know right?!! Who’d a thunk I could make a website this COOL! Maybe someday you’ll do a guest post ????? Pretty Pleeeeease!

  • #5 written by Gillian
    about 1 year ago

    Love the site!
    A store with downloadable e-books would be great!

  • #6 written by Bjorn
    about 9 months ago

    Hi agai !
    Was thinking about about you store.
    the Tip about books and videos is a winner i think.
    Most imourtant is it’s you that learn out abot some teckniks
    Or you culd sell custom made stencils allready made, or let
    the kustomer decide the patterns of the stencil.
    Culd easily come up with other stuff för you to do.
    thats for a nother day.
    hmmm….hand made postcard mayby….who knows.

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