Airbrushing is a science and art that utilizes tools to apply compressed and suctioned air on surfaces like paper, cloth and metal to create images. The results can be stunning, producing photo-realistic, surreal or other painting styles. While you can find these images in comic books, advertising, public spaces and more, it has become an extremely popular medium for commercial vehicles, as well as private vans, stock and race cars, monster trucks, etc.
This book covers five how-to airbrush categories:
- Automotive
- Signs
- Murals
- T-Shirts
- Illustration
While talent is a large part of the process, so are airbrushing techniques. Airbrush How-To with Mickey Harris approaches the idea that if one has a little creativity and grit, they can produce wondrous results in airbrushing. The tome provides an in-depth study of the technology, demonstrating through example how to create high quality renderings.
Airbrush How-To with Mickey Harris reviews the most popular venues for the art (autos, signs, murals, t-shirts) and presents a series of projects from start to completion. It uses detailed illustrations and instructions for everything from maximizing viscosity while mixing paint to adjusting airbrushes and creating the fades that give these paintings their almost floating appearance. The book shows you how to approach airbrushing on metal, cloth and even the human body.
Airbrush How-To with Mickey Harris covers airbrushing techniques from a brief history right up to what makes up the foundation for powerful results. The author is an artist with over three decades using airbrushing techniques commercially, starting with a 1969 Dodge in the late 70s. He has run a business that provides the service and has taught hundreds of successful hands-on seminars in the art. He has shared his experiences and art on television shows like Gearz, as well as in hundreds of magazines. The author has also won the prestigious Dupont Top Gun and Pentagon Art awards. In the book, he uses friendly text that looks at this art from a business standard, but focuses on success through talent and determination.
With over 400 images across its 144 pages, even the experienced craftsman will learn something that will add to future projects.
Refer to the SPECIFICATIONS TAB for a sample page about some really cool truck projects that Mickey worked.
Subject: Airbrushing Tips, Strategies and Tricks How-to Book by Mickey Harris. | ISBN-10: 1613251742 | ISBN-13: 9781929133505 | Wolfgang Publications WP350
Below: Airbrushing How-To with Mickey Harris Sample Page. Copyright Wolfgang Publishing.