Airbrush Action March - April 2010

Contents: Venetian Rendez-Vous By Lorenzo Sperlonga In his first tutorial for Airbrush Action, Lorenzo Sperlonga explores how to integrate airbrush and paintbrush techniques, how to work with transparent colors, how to take advantage of overspray, how to keep masking to a minimum, how to mix flesh tones, and many other useful tricks from one of our favorite pin-up masters.

Piping Hot Chrome By Kiwi Terry In this step-by-step feature, Kiwi Terry guides you through a photorealistic painting of an engine, demonstrating the use of water- based paint. “I selected an image that would test the paint’s limits for free-hand airbrushing, opaque and transparent colors, color blending, and how it performs with under- and over-masking.

T-Shirt Tactics: Wicked Kiss By Gary Worthington Gary Worthington is big on “big” color and a strong emotional hook in his artwork. The project demonstrated here is no different, with the message that taking risks and experimenting with color can bring out the best in your work.

WICKED PIN-UP Part 2 By ALAN PASTRANA Here’s the final part of an outstanding step-by-step of a “nasty-girl” pin-up with flames on a motorcycle tank.

THE ART OF SCOTT JACOBS: THE COMPLETE WORKS With 300 pages, more than 300 full-color images, and weighing nearly five pounds, The Art of Scott Jacobs: The Complete Works is Airbrush Action’s most ambitious book publishing effort yet.

2010 COMPRESSOR BUYER’S GUIDE By PETE JOHNSON Discover how to successfully match your application to its rightful air source in this excellent primer and guide to the often bewildering world of compressors.

NEW GETAWAY CLASS Featuring Scott Fresener T-Shirt Screen Printing (3-day class) is a complete hands-on commercial course on how to start and run a profitable T-Shirt business. 1-day classes include Specialty Screen Printing on Garments and How to use FastFilms & T-Seps for High-End Printing.

Flaming Hot Radiator Lines By Jim Hetzler Jim Hetzler’s love of hot-rod “garage” art is expressed beautifully on a 1937 Ford pickup radiator in a mesmerizing matrix of pinstriped lines and stunning color.=