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In this case, Id previously roughed out an animated skull in my sketchbook that | fig lured would be agood basis fora new panel. 'dplayed with several ideas spanning from ‘ahorned, more devilish look to everything from a clown or pirate theme. Ultimately, itwas the addition of a snake that pointed this in the right direction, | was confident enough with the base design toproceed, and drewthe supporting elements of the snake and dagger directly onto 16. by 24-inch enamel-coated masonite board (including a lightning element, a nod to the «great Vernon Courtland Johnson, a strong, early artstcinfluence of mine). Although Im not too concerned about pentillines at this Point, did clean up any loose or extraneous ‘markings.I started the painting by better establishing and developing the pencillines. Attempting ‘awarm-hued skull, useda wellreduced mix: ture of Createxillustration Burnt Umberand a few drops of Sepia mixed directly into the cup of an Iwata HP-CH airbrush. The snake, though ultimately intended to begreen, was Initially painted with amixture of Cobalt Blue and Black, The scales were all defined and further detailed with the help of Artool’s Tex: ture FX stencil by Gerald Mendez. It's an incredibly effective way to quickly add random and organic looking detail throughout the design. The snake shifted to green by a misting of hus- tration Yellow, which was also used for the eyes ‘of the skul. This is when the decision to use a blue mixinstead ofa straight blackon the scales ‘comes into play. fa straight black had been Used, the transparent yellow would have taken ‘onataxic, muddied look. The blue base allows {orsubtevaiationsin the green white maintain ingabrighter,more ime-tke' look. Burnt Sienna ‘was broughtintothemouthandlighty mistedto ‘warm up some ofthe snake's belly scales. Atthis point the design began to get alittle evenly toned.and confused looking over the light, white background, making it little difficult to envision the finished project and the necessary shadows/shading. To maintain the crispnessofthe overall design, covered itwith a clear masking paper and sprayed a black basecoat on the surrounding areas. With the masking tillin pace, ladded a back ground element, some color some visual bing, andi marbleized the background with Createxs Auto-Alrridescent Electric Blue blotted with a plasticbag. Ina matter of seconds the back grounds transformed froma flat dead surface toadynamic color shifting design element that complementsand supportsthe colorschemeof the mainimage. (Once the background was marbleized, | ‘masked off the supporting lightning design andairbrushed the red. Upon removing the masking, however, it became immediately apparent that did notallow the surrounding paint to dry sufficiently and noticed several areas of delamination.Challenges like these arise from time to time and the experience gained from fix ing accidents often prove to be incredibly valuable. In this case the fixis a quick and ‘easy one, Aliner brush quickly replaced the black base, and the mottled nature of the background makes matching the metal- lic blue a breeze. In the grand scheme of things that can go wrong with a painting, this ultimately proved to belittle more than Having the background established makesit much easier to see what areas need further attention and shading. Using Sepia(thistime straight from the bottle), started strengthen- ing the existing lines and added detail and shadows where necessary. Adding the pupils, tothe skull and snake also helped to bring The same idea was applied to the snake. A ‘mix of Cobalt blue and black were used to strengthen the lines and add details and shading (not straight black!) This mix was alsoused on the blade of the dagger. Yellow ‘was again misted over the snake, dagger, skull, and rings out some ofthe character. Thisall aids to bet: ter and continually direct one to areas that require more attention, Aneraserstickwas used forsomefinaltouches and overall cleanup. Areas on the hilt of the dagger were highlighted, and the snake's and skul’steeth and the blade ofthe dagger were tightened up with just afew passes of an ag gressive eraser. Professional freelance artist Ro- ‘dick Fuchs has been an increas ingly popular and sought-after talent for original custom painted ‘artwork since 2000, From the very beginning, Rod's unique vision land designs earned numerous awards, acclaim, and industry recognition. The opportunity to ‘expand into licensing has served him well to broaden the appeal of his sometimes dark and ominous subject matter His decals are dis- tributed internationally by various local and international etalers, including AutoZone, Wal-Mart, Ca: radian Tire, and PartSource, and his artworkis reproduced on T-shirts, guitar straps, puzzles, beach towels, posters, and more Rod and his wife and partner, Cherie, have proudly achieved a lengthy and distinguished lientlst that includes MTV, CMT, Harrah's the Federal Bureau of investigation, The Univer- sity of Tennessee, Endless Games, Lethal Threat Designs and D'Addario. Currently, Rod is honored tohave tribute painting on display in the NationallLaw Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC. In fact, Fuchs was recently commissioned to create a formal unit design and insignia for a newly founded division ofthe US. Miltary. 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Instead of going all lower power" I decided to give it a more edgy feel, hence the Sugar Skull theme. Prana Ba ecSTEP1 STEP 3 I started by masking everything with one- The was prepped using a DA _ Icleaned the surface with anon-water and two-inch m ape and masking (dual-action) grit sandpa- 1e 600-10 800: CH sda 3Mred Scotch-Brite™ pad for the areas the sander couldn't reach. STEP 4 STEPS Using a ta any surface | was ready to begin s s contaminai needle in my spra than previous AutoAirsealers, and complete of two coats of th coverage is achieved much faster. (Twoto three coat manufacturer) STEP7 STEPS Notice the difference in color before the _PostLlac sealer application, age in just two coats! sealer was applied, wwwairbrushaction.com | 23STEP 10 Any imperfections may be dry-sanded after just twenty minutes. STEP 13 | was ready to begin the graphics. STEP 16 After bac start spraying, Er ncn Patna masking the area | was ready to STEP 11 For best results sandpaper. 400-grit wet and dry STEP 14 began to lay out the design using a combination of 3-mm and 6-mm fine line tape. STEP 17 With 20.8 mini spray gun, at 35-psi, began spraying AutoAir Metallic Charcoal Viola, STEP 12 used a tack ag toremove any surface dust. STEP 15 Hocked down the fine linet and two-inch masking tape. This is par: ticularly important if you intend to leave the design overnight because the fine line tape can lift after time. ye with one: STEP 18 Full coverage was achieved after three to fourcoatsSTEP 19 ‘Any imperfections were dry-sanded 400-grit wet and dry sandpaper. Howeve i’simportant that you apply at least one: after thisto cover up the sanding marks and toachieve metallic orientation, STEP 22 Here, | weeded the 6-mm times t STEP 25 Happy with the overall look, | switched to ‘Autor transparent white reduced approx: ‘mately 30% with 4012 reducer. STEP 20 Because a desired 12-mm be ly conte fine line wouldn't prop rm tothe curves, lused 6-mn STEP 23 I quickly back-masked the dé ready to spray. ign and was STEP 24 With a 0.5mm airbrush | spr transparent Smoke Black to establ shadows. 1d Auto) th the STEP 26 Itemoved the tape to inspect the prog Witha proj time to ove ‘ofthis scale don't really ha ingineer my light sources and, shadows, so just used an imaginary light source. What's important is that the whi meets the black, giving mea different gr scale value than the surface. Otherwise, | would lose basic form. ee)STEP 27 After removing all the masking | noticed a little underspray on the Lilac sealer. With my 1.3mm spray gun at 35-psi, and the paint reduced 10% with the 4012, applied approximately fourto ive coats. Please note that the Sparklescents are by nature very transparent and require a level of confidence to apply, especially on larger areas. STEP 33 Before removing the masking, established the shadows with transparent Smoke Black. STEP 28 ‘Again, using the 400-grit sandpaper | re moved teasly Please note that you can sand the new AutoBore sealers much more ag ‘gressively than with AutoA\r STEP 31 Once dry, | removed all the masking and. reverse-masked the other side, STEP 34 Atthis tage I clear-coated the entire car. Al- though this may seem excessive, my teaching commitments required thatthe carbe left for long periods, soan ounce of prevention. STEP 29 Using a 0.8 mini spray gun for the more awk- ward areas! began to apply the Sparklescent Fine Wine directly over the sealer. STEP 32 I repeated the process this time using Spar- klescent Lilac. STEP 35 After the car sat a few days | used the DA sander. Alternatively, you may use 1000-grit wet sandpaperSTEP 36 The surface was ready for the artwork. STEP 39 Using my 8-Fast stencil as a drawing aid, | layed down a couple strips of one-inch mask: ing tape and drew directly onto them. STEP 42 Talrbrushed the vine with an unreduced semi-opaque black. The reason | didn't use reducer at this stage was because | wanted ‘quick and complete coverage. Also, there- ducer could promote paint creep. STEP 37 STEP 38 went over the design with 3-mm fine _Icut my flower designs from frisket film and, line tape leaving the colored edge slightly secured them to the car with refrigerator, ‘magnets so I could move them around eas- ily itneeded to change the layout. STEP 40 STEP 41 Teutout the design with a new razor blade, The vine was now ready to paint. taking great care not to cut through the ‘masking and damage the surface. STEP 43 STEP 44 {came in with transparent white, reduced —_Usinganegative stencil got ready to “flood- about 30%. At this stage I'm not too fussy _ fill the shape of the flower. withthe highlights, and wouldn't finish them, until could see the shadows.STEP 46 To avoid shrinking the frisket in any way, | sed cold air to dry the paint. (lonly use cold air if have alot of frisket film in place). STEP 45 Three or four light coats of semi opaque bright white, again un-reduced, should be enough. STEP 47 Ready to begin| positive stencil into workable sections. iting the flowers, Ieutthe STEP 49 added a second color, transparent purple. used my B-Fast stencil to save time in having to re-mask the previous area, STEP 48 ‘began with transparent red violet reduced approximately 20% with 4012 reducer. STEP 52 Happy with the overall look, | began to re- ‘move all masking. STEP 51 Here, | used my stencil to sharpen/darken the edges of the petals. Poca JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2 STEP 50 Progress with the transparent purple. STEP 53 {placed the backing of the frsket over the flower design with the fridge magnets.STEP 54 began the shadows with my original Smoke STEP 57 I cut my Victorian designs witha plotter, and made pencil rubbing over the transfer pa~ pertoaidin seeing the design more clearly STEP 60 After removing the application tape, all gaps ‘were masked, and |was ready to paint. STEP 55 With the shadows now visible | could finish the highlights. STEP 58 Hayed outthe stencils until achieved afairly balanced look. STEP 61 Although I was to paint the design metal- lic Elegance, when | use a mini spray gun, and with this much stencil complexity, always resort to my last color, frst in this, case Sparklescent Fine Wine. | do this be- cause there's a good chance I'l get paint creep with the second color, and using the Fine Wine again acts asa sealer along the stencils edge. STEP 56 With the floral design complete, | was ready for the next graphic STEP 59 To ensure even spacing on bothsides used a rubber ruler. Aplastic flexible ruler tends to mark the base paint. Rubber rulers are available in most art shops and will not mark even a fresh base paint. eeSTEP 62 ‘Again, | used cold air to dry the paint. STEP 65 Fortunately, I noticed no paint creep after removing the negative stencil. However, a slight build-up may occur sometimes on the ledge of the design. STEP 68 Using an overhead projector Iprojected the image onto the frisket applied to my spray booth. fl were to project directly onto the carthe image would be distorted. Pot ns eee ces STEP 63 I began laying down the metallic Elegance. STEP 66 This s easly remedied with a tack rag, and. is recommend doing immediately after the stencil is removed, STEP 69 Then, | began to cut around the outside of the image. At this stage 'm only concerned with a negative and positive stencil STEP 64 Full coverage was achieved in three coats. STEP 67 With the graphics complete, Iwas ready to start the iner airbrushing. STEP 70 | applied the positive stencil onto the carSTEP 71 | married the negative stencil tothe STEP 74 Using a combination of stenciland freehand airbrushing, | began to add texture. STEP 77 [nearly always use transparent tan for my first skin tone. I's probably Createx’s most transparent color so| use it straight out of the bottle, STEP 72 ned off the areas | wanted to paint. STEP 75 More of the texturing progress. STEP 78 STEP 73 Beginning with her clothing, | used ser ‘opaque black reduced 30% STEP 76 lLused semi-opaque white reduced 1096 for the skin tones. 10086 coverage is very im Portant so, on a sunny day, you won't see the metallic under the white, which is why! Use semi-opaque versus transparent colors. {cut the positive stencil where her arm will be and applied several more layers of tan. Note that | used the stencil as aloose mask because | didn't want too sharp of an edge. Pe ees)STEP 79 I started to airbrush some basic form. The ‘areas that look white actually have several coats of tan! Don't underestimate just how transparent this colors. STEP 81 Progress so far STEP 80 I came in with a darker tone. Inever make a new color from scratch, preferring to add to the last color working from light to dark. In this case ladded some Beige and Root Beer. STEP 82 For the final tone | added more Root Beer, Red Oxide, and just a drop or two of Smoke Black. When rendering skin tones | nearly always use transparent colors because the ‘mid-tones give me the complexity Ineed without having to make up many different tones. Also, | painted quite a few portraits Cn this particular job so | needed speed. Note the skin tones look a litte too dark at this stage, but that’s just an llusion because | positively masked the black alongside i. STEP 84 Using the previous mix of semi-opaque white, I began to “chisel out” the face, Paihia STEP 85 Tegan to cut out the features on her face. STEP 83 (Once | removed all the masking, the darker skin tones looked fine. They will change sig nificantly once the cars cleared. STEP 86 applied the loose stencil with the fridge magnets.C7 Me) ee LG BOLT} Stay tuned for the conclusion of this eon cies Cony Pern ye ey SOOO ALE e Pon ent at ee renee uc airbrushing, Cre De eee eee etc ee cars, canvases, wall murals, and even Peete ee a eee Poorer een ee Pecan kere st) hhad just launched Auto Air Colors. They asked if they could use Simon's eae Pree ee Cf asolid relationship that holds to this day. 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Let us help you build a powerful, money-making kustom painting arsenal, Skill Level: Beginner to advanced Instructors: Terry Hill Jason Brookshire éost *575 (ay tia eee ete er 52.1100 | If you own a plotter and you're not get ting all you can out of your investment, or wish to learn how to integrate a plot. ter into your workflow, this Course is for you. The plotter has quickly become an integral tool with all forms of airbrush: ing for achieving a product with afin ished, high quality ook, Geared for be: ginning and advanced plotter users, you'l learn how to convert your ideas from paper to digital form with the latest design programs, and how to in crease your productivity and quality Using the hottest plotter techniques and ses for today's custom paint market. 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Please bring photos of your work, and multiple photos of images that you woud ke to paint for your fal project PREREQUISITE: Beginners must tke the Day Intro to Murals class. Skill Level: Beginner to advanced Instructor: >> Jonathan Pantaleon YE) Steve DeMan éost *575 a Ges amUy VO Fst eee eee ey ti Ce OCR) Perea Ott Cnn ee etree REGISTER Poa Re Ss Kol). WWW.AIRBRUSHACTION.COM ‘ASSES AND INSTRUCTORS ARE SUBJECT TC lee) ay PINSTRIPING:& LETTERING MASTERY SS AE AIRBRUSHING Learn the secrets and master the techniques to create the female form as a classic pin-up in this, one-of-a:kind class. Pin-Up Art provides instruction on opaque and transparent color use, flesh tones, how to render many tex tures, and more. You'll also produce a profession: al-caliber portfolio piece using the latest stencils, masking material freehand work, and a variety of mixed media. With pin-up art and. it's profits at a fever pitch, this is a class you don't want to miss! 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De- signed for the serious beginner to profes: sional shirt artist who wants to improve in all areas, this class lets you work at your own pace. You'll also learn: + Designs that sel + Pricing guidelines + Professional lettering and stenciling + The business side of Tshirt airbrushing, + Custom portraiture, cars, logos. + Shortcuts for fast turnaround & high volume. Skill Level Beginner to advanced Instructors: >> Gary Worthington > Cheryl Vaughn cost *575 a Ges =mith the coldweather we'vehadso far, it looks ike we may bein store fora long winter. For me, nothing soothes the soul better than the thought of a nice warm beach and the sound of crashing waves. The beach scene has been around since the beginning of T-shirt airbrushing. Still highly popular, the beach scene continues to be TACTICS Me Mencel a big seller, even in the Midwest! My inspiration for this painting is derived from pinstriping, commonly seen in automotive and tattoo artwork. This scene requires the extensive use of dagger strokes and soft color blending. Also, | tried and tested Jacquard Airbrush Colors for the first time. So, without further ado, take a trip to “Paradise” with me, and follow along with my twist on the ultimate classic beach scene. »STEP 1 ‘Aproperly prepped shirt isa must in order to achieve clean artwork For custom work, | spray a liberal coat of transparent base over the entire area to be painted, followed by heat-setting to flatten the shirt’ fibers and to provide a very smooth surface on which to paint. This process is too time-consuming for everyday airbrushing, but as long as time permits, I will have my counter help iron each shirt prior to painting, STEP 2 ‘cut stencil out of poster board using an X-Acto razor knife. 1 Cut thin slits in the stencil at key reference points to aid in the freehand airbrushing. | then applied a light mist of spray adhesive to adhere it to the shirt. STEP 3 Using transparent blue, | sprayed alight semi circle as a boundary for the sky. Aheavier coat was applied just behind the wave, along, with a light mist across the horizon. STEP 4 Tobegin the pinstriped-style clouds, | used transparent red to free- handsome wil, | airbrushed some arced daggers along the horizon, and then faded the red into the sky. STEPS Using a small aerosol can asa stencil, aitbrushed fluorescent orange aroundit to make the sun. Als, I blended the orange up from the red and added some stripes next tothe red ones, STEP6 Fluorescent yellow was airbrushed from the orange up. I left some white of the shirt exposed at the top of the sun. Emenee)STEP7 Using fluorescent raspberry, continued the pinstriped-style clouds, followed by alight blend of the same color up from therred pinstripes. STEPS To finish the pinstripes in the sky used fluorescent pink to airbrush stripes under the raspberry ones, along witha blend ofthe same color. STEP 9 To create some depth to the painting, | arbrushed a small island of palm trees along the horizon using transparent violet. STEP 10 With the stencil removed, the faint guidelines are visible where I cut the slitsin the stencil — STEP 11 Returning to transparent blue, | airbrushed the wave and water pinstripes. EEG STEP 12 | mixed some transparent white into transparent blue to create a lighter blue. | used this color to complete the blend in the sky and water. lalso added some pinstripesin the lower section ofthe water.mT TH eS FT HIBS | ert ed Ceo Tad Sey Coe MTOR nd with minimal tp dry hits every nate..the m airbrush paint think ands areal pleasure ta wark with Wiliam akon Rohnert Park, Califia The Web's largest selection of streaming airbrush content! More than 100 instructional full-length titles, short demos, Elete ae Mr icra ics ated Wee mela tal ianeet ae ae eared MMESTEP 13 At this point, Fluorescent Green was added to the wave. STEP 14 There are different methods to create a palm tree, but most begin with abasic shape like this using a few dagger strokes. STEP 15 ‘Tofinish the palms, | continued with dagger strokes to fillout the top ofthe trees. lalso added some wispy weeds atthe base ofthe trees anda couple birds in the sky. STEP 17 For the final step, | airbrushed "Paradise" in a tattoo-style script, which is fitting for the scene, You could also airbrush a name or two Inthe same area. EE Se STEP 16 So ar this painting has consumed only afew minutes. you're going todisplay this asa standard stock design, you could add a few quick highlights with opaque white and call it complete, Ichose to spend extra time to slowly build some dramatic white effects, especially on the wave. This extra step really helps the painting stand out. CONCLUSION Jacquard Airbrush Colorsare super vibrant and ready to spray straight from the bottle. | typically airbrush T-shirts at 80-psl. However, be- cause of Jacquard's thinner viscosity alower air pressure—45-psiin this case—may be used. The paint performed very well, and I was especially impressed with the Opaque Black. My final test with any paint isa wash, and Jacquard met my expectations and remained super vibrantafter laundering, m aoMORE EXAMPLES OF KEN JOHNSON’S BEACH SCENE DESIGNS: BRUSH-ACTION SIZES: MENS M,1,xL-$21.95 SSRN TNE ch oe eh Moe ag CE SUNOS d TREY NT UPN PSST! SUSE SMU UMS n EONAR SS SU eae Lei)eae eta eats) REFERENCE MATERIAL OR FILL THE GAPS IN YOUR OWN AIRBRUSH ACTION ARCHIVE!yee en ei CREDIT CARD ORDERS ACCEPTED!Series TUL NUT TL Waa i |) i) HOEKSTRA De cea a) have become more focused on airbrush Feu oe ee PE y. eee a Rane ete: (ord Pet eee cae ees source painting, and a fun outlet for me. Dest cate On eR React rately touts this kit as “..the end product of ex- Done Dae RUS ee 5 with an eye to perfect accuracy and authenticity” LG Sue Un eeu PCL) Drea EDT Ua Eek an create a fantastically detailed 1/9-scale replica of SCAM cony eed ecmSHIELD PAINT 8 oe PAINTED SHIELD STEP1 First, | assembled the figure in its entirety (16 pieces total, including the shield parts) The kit includes two heads; one with and without the mask. The one without shows the accurate detail in the moulding and likeness to actor Chris Evans, who plays Cap in the movie. | chose the masked version. After assembling the kit, | coated the entire ‘model with Createx Auto Air Sealer mixed with a 1:1 ratio of white and black. Then, | nder-shaded with black and highlighted the model with white Auto Air Sealer, This helps the base color coat have more dimen sion to start. STEP 2 happen to be red-green colorblind, so mix ing colors isa challenge. Ihave found an in valuable app, True Color from Snickerdoodle Software, that | used to assist in mixing the Wicked base color for Captain America’ sult. STEP3 After the base color was applied notice the effect Step 1 has on the blue, STEP 4 Next, | used Scale 75's flesh paint set to get all of the skin tones in place. | then used Citadel brand Chainmail color to paint the silver parts of the suit and other metallic details, such as the back harness and belt, followed by brown and black for the other suit's base colors. Captain's shield posed a unique challenge because it had to be colored and retain the reflec tive metal quality of the shield. | turned to Alclad Il colors for this part. Basing the shield in gloss black, and lightly building up the Alclad aluminum color over the black gave me the metallic quality I need fed. As you continue to build the Alclad it gets brighter, 0 | put reflection streaks from the center to the outer part of the shield as well, It's a subtle difference, but really comes alive when the light catches it. Ithen used Wicked Blue and Red mixed with transparent base to color the shield. The transparency allowed the reflective metallic quality of the shield to show through and achieve the look | wanted. NOTE: For the brush-painted parts of the model, | used some new miniature sable brushes from Solo Horton. With the ‘embargo on Kolinski sable brushes, these brushes are a good and much more afford able alternative to the Windsor & Newton Series 7 miniature brushes. orSTEPS Following up the base colors, used Grum- bacher blue and black oil paints to make ‘a midnight blue and gave the entire suit a wash to pull out recessed details. | use oil washes exclusively because oils give me a lot more control over color saturation, working time, and the ability to clean up excess versus acrylic paints. At this point | also turned to my Solo Horton brushes and added the darker suit detail STEP 6 used a hair dryer to accelerate the drying of the oll wash, and returned to my airbrush, Using my base blue color and mixing with black and white, | went in with a2 needle and blended the shadow and lighted ar eas with consideration to my light source, which was from dectly above, Ca STEP 7 Next, | used the Solo Horton brushes, Pri vateer Press P3 and Citadel paints to add the highlights and shadow area details to all ofthe brown leather parts. lalso added secondary highlights and shadow tones to the silver stripes of the uniform. Again, always be mindful of your light source. The leather harness straps were layered and wet-blended from the top using Cita del Snakebite Leather for the upper part, and Scorched Brown for the darker and shaded areas. STEPS T moved my focus to the head piece and mixed a slightly darker and heavily re duced blue, | gradually built the mesh parts of the mask on the sides, eye, and ose areas with five passes of painting, and dried them until satisfied with the subtle contrast. To avoid the look of the thousand-yard stare, | painted the iris and pupil to the top of the eye, and added a single white highlight to the upper right of the pupil. Here, you can also see the finite 3D printed detail in the mask that includes the mesh pattern, and leather lip below the eyehole portion of the mask, STEP 9 Returning my attention to the body por tion of the model, | used Privateer Press P3 and Citadel paints to clean up edges and overspray from any airbrush painting Then, | went over the entice model with a black-blue oil mix and gave a pin wash to any small areas, such as the pads on the forearm, legs, etc. | also moved on to the boot detailing. Using P3 Coal Black, | reduced it to make the initial highlight on the tops ofall ofthe boot folds. | then used my airbrush and an over-teduced white to add alight source to the top of the boot and to catch the folds’ edges. Last, I created a f nal highlight color with the Coal Black and white and just picked out the edges of up: per parts of the boot for definition, The leather straps on the boots were given the same treatment as the harness in Step 7. T mixed a highlight color using the base color again with some white added. Using a dry-brush technique and the tip ofa size O paintbrush, | picked out any edge details that would catch light with consideration to the source, Using the same concept, | used [Mithril Silver asa highlight color to the si ver parts ofthe uniform on the chest, the A fon the helmet, harness, and belt details. A final white highlight was added to the very top edges of the metal belt buckle, back harness, and pocket pouches. sprayed the entire figure with a lat clear Coat to eliminate any glossy sheen. Then, | mounted the shield to Cap's arm, and called him done!* AIRBRUSH ACTION | TECH COLUMN Aiea MADE BY IWATA-MEDEA atari ww. - sy] tevery Airbrush Getaway Workshop, and almost everywhere | paint in front of other airbrush artists, they ask “where did you get that airbrush?" "What does it do? These are artists that have been painting for years and have never seen this product or know what it does. So, here itis! lwata’s Triple Action Handle allows for the easy and rapid removal ofthe needle. | have found this to be a huge time saver. Also, the crown cap can be screwed to the back of the airbrush so you don't lose it. | modify my barrels with a laser engraver to personalize them, and press the crown cap intoa dice soit's easily found if dropped. Oh, and it looks cool (64 | AIRBRUSH ACTION | JANUAISTEP 1A, 1B, and 1¢ To install, fst removed the barrel and needle chucking nut and needle, STEP 2 Next, installed the new barrel | modified with a laser engraver STEP 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D Then, | installed the needle knob. This is where most people run into a problem because the hole that the needle slides into is much deeper than it needs to be. The set screw, in my experience, should only bite the very end of the needle. Ifit's installed too deep, you will experience constant paint flow when the trigger is depressed. To guage the proper depth of the needle, use a piece of inch masking tape, and lay it down adhesive side up. Then, line up the needle knob with the edge of the tape, position the needle to barely cover the rear portion of the set screw, and then fold over the tape. This prevents the needle knob from sliding past the correct point. STEP 3A and 3B Linstalled the new funneled chucking nut, tightened until snug, and loosened one -halfturn toallow the needle to slide in easily STARS PROPER DEPTH* AIRBRUSH ACTION | TECH COLUMN STEP5 STEP 6A and 6B Approximately 0.080 removed to accomplish good needle seal FINAL BENEFITS TO THIS KIT: Typically, ll remove the needle from my airbrush three to five times for cleaning, With a stock gun in skilled hands, this takes about ten to fifteen seconds to perform versus only three seconds with the Triple Action Kit. If you paint five days a week, and you remove your needle four times a day, that's one minute versus twelve seconds witha Triple Action handle. Note: This doesn’t include the time I spend crawling around the floor looking for my stock crown caps! With a stock gun, you'l spend roughly four hours and twenty minutes yearly removing and replacing your needle, compared to less than one hour with the Tiple-Action handle. f your shop rate is $80 per hour, you saved roughly $280. Needless to say, ths far offsets the $39 cost ofthe kit CST Once the proper depth was established, | Agreat advantage to the Triple Action Handles that you no longer have to be careful or I tightened the set screw. Then linserted | gentle inserting the needle. The funneled chucking nut allows you to insert the needle the needle knob chucking spring, which | | from many angles without incident. Simply apply slight pressure to the needle knob believe gives a more balanced tension to | and turn the funneled needle chuck clockwise to lock the needle in place. the trigger. STEP7 To test, | usually add a little water into the airbrush color cup and depress the trigger for air only, If nothing sprays, the instal lation is complete and your gun should operate perfectly TROUBLE SHOOTING: (On rare occasion, if you encounter a stub- born airbrush that won't seal properly, here's the fix: Pictured isa stock (bottom) and modified needle knob. With a bench grinder, | removed approximately 0.080 ‘material from the leading end of the needle knob where the chucking spring fits. have installed close to a hundred Triple Action Kits and have only run into this problem a few times.HOW TO MAKE A DICE CAP STEP 1A, 1B, and 1C Tom: dice cap, you'll need a drill bit approximately 20 to 25-thousandths smaller than the outside diam clamp, and one dice. like to use the side ofthe ¢ er than the length ofthe crov STEP 2 STEP 3A and 3B Iplacethecrown capintothehole, threaded | Note:The db side up. easly and test on the MMIISY3aTIaS dOL fe} FS fol a Es B fal 2B EET eee TIPS & TRICKS FROM THE PROS! as Aa) eamaleoroe ag Peary SAINT CLAIRCALL TOLL-FREE 1.800.232. eee cts meine TECHNIQUES.- — a ahanded LIVES LEARN TIPS & TRICKS FROM THE PROS! = = Croan Ts Keats \ al fe Ss qMORE GREAT TITLES CALL TOLL‘ FREE 1. 800. a 8998 AIRBRUSHING eB ee WAREHOUSE TODAY! Int'l Orders: Call 732.223.7878 change without notice.ometimes the coolest ideas come about by a customer's description of what they want. When | was commissioned to build a table out of a fire hy- drant, | instantly saw it done. That got the creative cogs turn- ing, and I was excited to get started. Luckily, | had complete artistic license—my favorite kind of job—and received approval from the customer that | could make it a tall- top table as you'd see in a bar. >> STEP 1 The customer-supplied fire hydrant blasting tom painting STEP 2 Tomakeitpaint-ready had: me from, as\ couldSTEP 3 Also, | ground off the mould's the best wood grain the footrest. STEPS ‘After mark dles with e the outside 9 each ax, | number-punched the corresponding han: head and then drilled, tapped, and bolted together STEP 6B Afterall the ax heads were drilled, | tapped the rest of the holes to accepta 1/4-inch #20 bolt. Ihad to figure outa way to attach thea igh to withstand the human feet, so first the end ofthe handles witha bandsaw so the head of each ax would the handle. ach other and EP 6A I made them square to the metal on the other side, and no further. jain and drilled through each ax head dow STEP7 I meditated for awhile on how hydrant. Ulimat d mount the ax footrest to the fre that the h lyatthe trimb ould be b nd ergonom base, and determined that welding supports home-made cont to.cut into the sides of the square tubing. ur gauge (pictured) toachie| cut the tubing to match th hydrant. Cast iron must prehes STEP 9B {drilled mounting hi anarchon both of the tub torch and hammered STEP 11 Applying the template to ant/B-inch steel plate ts with a plasma cutter ack, Icut out the STEP 9A 1 yee they looked even, and marked the STEP 10 Becaus ld stand the made a gussets, STEP 12 Nith all four pieces cut and ground smooth, | welded them to the lower side of the supports, giving it a cleaner look. fm sure it will, hold most of the weight for years just by resting on the basenpleted rind, grind, and grind some more. n the base, STEP 15 Time to fabricate the top half of the hydrant, the section that will hold the table top. My original plan was to use a brass pipe to ex- snd upwards to the table top, but couldn't Ic enough to work. So, for Plan B | u nd just lft it. ‘ground metal. Doing it this way left me to make some mounting tabs and do some more diling and tapping, brass pipe thick STEP 17 Iwas very ple red, so | sprayed four coats of Auto-Air Rockstar Red Sparklescent: The next day, | sprayed three coats of an intercoat clear to prote the base and to provide a safeguard in any mistakes when | pinstriped or airbrush nin the next ything in my art box, along STEP 14 scuffed the base and the ax heads flipped the base upright and applied th STEP 16 With everything primed, I spa Rocketman Red, reduced 1-to-10% (4012) high performance re- ducer, and itlaid down like silk Chis Johnson’ interest in aie Se eer after receiving an airbrush, com pressor, and paint for Christmas cree etal ed) Pee ear Se atter watching some Airbrush Ac tion videos, Johnson “got the guts"to finally attend an Airbrush CSE ea eee en tae tay Porter a friend, ands the current instructor ofthe Plotter Mastery class atthe Airbrush Getaway workshops and a contributing ed- tor for Airbrush Action. Chis resides in Lumberton, New Jersey, Re erIrbrush Action attended the 2014 Act Basel Miami, December 4-7, one of the world’s most prestigious art shows. Leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa showed historical work from the masters of Modern and contemporary art, as well as newly created pieces by emerging stars, in over 500,000 square feet of exhibit space, Paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, films, and editioned works of the highest quality were on display at the main exhibition hall, while ambitious artworks and performances became part ofthe landscape at nearby beaches, Collins Park and SoundScape Park. This year’s show attracted over 73,000 attendees over the five show days. Art Basel takes place at the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC), Miami Beach, Florida, ‘Art Basel stages the world’s premier Modern and contemporary art shows, held annually in Basel Switzerland, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong. 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