This book includes dozens of airbrush illustrations - plus 22 step-by-step demonstrations of all the basic-level airbrush techniques that you can use to create a wide variety of effects when doing a commercial illustration or air-brushing a T-shirt. You'll learn to create popular airbrush images such as fancy lettering, fantasy figures, vehicles, beach scenes and dramatic sunrises. You'll learn everything to get you started in airbrush, including: - what equipment you need to get started
- how to airbrush without masks or stencils
- mastering the technique for gradating colors
- masking techniques and materials, and their uses
- how to create edge effects
- the broad range of techniques available to render any texture imaginable
- becoming skilled at putting sparkle and polish into your illustrations
- special secrets for making your metallic effects look real
- how airbrush lets you produce a variety of lettering styles, including script, bubble, metallic and neon
- handtinting and retouching photographs
About the Authors David Miller is a partner in A.LR. Studio, a highly successful, Cincinnati-based airbrush illustration studio. He is co-author of Dynamic Airbrush, published by North Light Books. Diana Martin is a Cincinnati-based freelance writer and editor specializing in illustration and design books. She has developed and edited 10 books and workbooks on airbrushing."
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