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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...