The ultimate airbrush handbook

The ultimate airbrush handbook

Pamela Shanteau

Book - 2002

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Subjects
Airbrush art.
Published
New York : Watson-Guptill c2002.
Language
English
Main Author
Pamela Shanteau (-)
Physical Description
160 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780823055746
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Nuts and Bolts
  • Basic System Components
  • Air Sources
  • Canned Propellants
  • Electric Air Compressors
  • Compressed CO[subscript 2] Tanks
  • Air Lines
  • Airbrush Options
  • External versus Internal Mix
  • Single versus Dual Action
  • Feed Styles
  • Airbrush Holders
  • Airguns
  • Choosing Your Airbrush System
  • Setting Up to Paint
  • Taking It on the Road
  • Small Studios
  • Medium-Size Studios
  • Large Shops
  • Essential Supplies
  • Paints
  • Surfaces
  • Art Supplies
  • Masking Supplies
  • Chapter 2. Operating Your Airbrush
  • The Basics
  • Getting Ready: Setting Up Your System
  • Spray Patterns and Overspray
  • Single-Action Airbrush Exercises
  • Dots
  • Lines
  • Gradations
  • Dual-Action Airbrush Operation
  • Dots
  • Lines
  • Dagger Strokes
  • Gradations
  • Working with Masks
  • The Jigsaw Puzzle Approach
  • Demonstration: Sun and Rays
  • Demonstration: Desert Landscape: Pamela Shanteau
  • Working with Blended Color
  • Demonstration: Apple: Pamela Shanteau
  • Cleaning Your Airbrush
  • Reassembling the Airbrush
  • Using an Airgun
  • Cleaning Your Airgun
  • Troubleshooting
  • Chapter 3. Developing Images
  • Reference Materials
  • Taking Photographs
  • Transferring Images
  • Demonstration: Transfer By Graphing: Pamela Shanteau
  • Chapter 4. Textiles
  • The Basics
  • Textile Airbrush Paints
  • Textile Airbrush Mediums
  • Finishes
  • Airbrushing Textiles and Leather
  • Demonstration: Canvas Tote Bag: Beach Scene at Sunset: Mark Rush
  • Chapter 5. Murals and Signs
  • Airbrushing Interiors
  • Surface Preparation
  • Essential Equipment
  • Working with Stencils
  • Demonstration: Sheaf of Corn: Sheri Hoeger
  • Color
  • Composition
  • Creating Shadows
  • Masking Your Work Area
  • Demonstration: A Trompe L'Oeil Geranium: Sheri Hoeger
  • Special Effects for Signs and Other Uses
  • Chapter 6. Body and Fingernail Art
  • Body Art
  • Temporary Tattoos
  • Essential Supplies
  • Stencil-Style Tattoos
  • Demonstration: Butterfly Stencil: Pamela Shanteau
  • Transfer-Style Tattoos
  • Demonstration: Tribal Design Transfer Tattoo: Pamela Shanteau
  • Freehand Body Art
  • Demonstration: Tiger Girl: Pamela Shanteau
  • Nail Art
  • Choosing the Right Equipment
  • Mediums and Supplies
  • Airbrushing Nails
  • Demonstration: Sunset: Laura Morgan-Glass
  • Professional Tips from Laura Morgan-Glass
  • Chapter 7. Scale Models and Crafts
  • Scale Models
  • Essential Supplies
  • Airbrush Effects for Scale Models
  • Demonstration: Star Blazers Gamalon Battle Carrier (Bandai): Tom Grossman
  • Demonstration: Skin Tones: Musette: Tom Grossman
  • Airbrushing Woodcraft Items
  • Demonstration: Birdhouse Bag Dispenser: Lindy Brown
  • Chapter 8. Fine Art and Illustration
  • Creating Reflective Effects
  • Demonstration: "Passing Time": A. D. Cook
  • Airbrushing Watercolors:
  • Kirk Lybecker
  • Combining Flat and Gradated Color
  • Demonstration: La Veneziana: Andrea Mistretta
  • Airbrushing on Scratchboard
  • Demonstration: Faeries Wear Boots: Pamela Shanteau
  • Airbrush in Mixed Media
  • Demonstration: Oil and Water Do Mix: Richard Sturdevant
  • Demonstration: Mixed-Media Mascot: Richard Sturdevant
  • Portrait Studies
  • Of Cows and Cowboys: Robert Anderson
  • Chapter 9. Automotive Airbrushing
  • Surface Preparation
  • Automotive Painting and Masking Techniques
  • Paints
  • Masking Materials and Techniques
  • Demonstration: Indian Princess Motorcycle Mural: Pamela Shanteau
  • Demonstration: 57 Chevy Mini Funny Car: Pamela Shanteau
  • Source Directory
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

Surprisingly, airbrushing goes back to prehistoric caves in the south of France,where erstwhile artists blew pigments through hollow bones onto cave walls. This terrific book on the subject is not only imaginative but just plain fun. Nationally known airbrush artist Pamela Shanteau takes us into the realms of fantasy illustration, advertising, decorative T-shirts, cars, and motorcycles, producing high-gloss, hyper-realistic imagery with input from fine artists, craftspeople, illustrators, and sign makers. Her comprehensive volume is a slightly larger and more creative manual than Jose M. Parramon and Miguel Ferron's The Big Book of Airbrush Basic Techniques and Materials. Whether you are airbrushing a 1957 Chevy or doing freehand body art, the results will turn heads. Recommended for popular collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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