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9780760323991

How to Master Airbrush Painting Techniques

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  • ISBN13:

    9780760323991

  • ISBN10:

    0760323992

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-01-15
  • Publisher: Motorbooks

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Summary

Airbrush painting is an art like any other, requiring talent and skill; but it is also a technology that, more than other art forms, calls for technical mastery of equipment used in the process. JoAnn Bortles, one of the top airbrush artists in the United States, has developed a teaching curriculum for mastering both the technology and techniques needed to be a successful airbrush artistan approach that frees her students to develop their own airbrush art. How to Master Airbrush Painting Techniques presents this curriculum in a logical, step-by-step fashion. Along with guiding readers through a series of projects, Bortles also provides the knowledge needed for developing projects. Not only does her book explain what to do in a clear, easy-to-follow manner, it explains why.

Author Biography

JoAnn Bortles owns Crazy Horse Painting in Waxhaw, North Carolina, a highly regarded custom paint shop used by many of today’s top chopper and hot-rod builders. Vehicles she has painted have appeared on the covers of major magazines, including Easyriders and American Iron. An accomplished writer and photographer, JoAnn is the author of MBI’s How to Custom Paint Your Car, How to Paint Your Motorcycle, and How to Custom Paint Your Motorcycle. Her technical articles have appeared in The Horse magazine.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. 6
Forewordp. 6
Introductionp. 7
The Basic Equipmentp. 10
The Basic Tools and Suppliesp. 24
Airbrush Theory and Preparationp. 40
The Basic Movements: Learning to Use Your Airbrushp. 48
Using Frisket Film and Other Tricksp. 58
Metal Surface Texture Effectsp. 65
Working With Stencil Layersp. 80
Airbrushing a Wolfp. 87
Creating a Vector Drawing and Using a Plotterp. 100
Using Complex Stencils: Airbrushing on a Guitarp. 112
Using Liquid Frisket or Spray Maskp. 132
Airbrushing an Eaglep. 143
Painting Skin Tone and the Human Facep. 152
Troubleshooting and Care of Your Airbrushp. 183
Airbrush Resourcesp. 189
Indexp. 190
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