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Check out this completely free edition of Pinstriping & Kustom Graphics Magazine! We cover all aspects of Kustom Art and Lifestyle, incorporating everything from Rockabilly to Steampunk & Tiki. Inside PKG you'll find artist, airbrush & pinstriping features, hints & tips, step by steps and reviews of all the latest art supplies. We bring you Kustom and Lowbrow art, bodypainting & tattoo, lifestyle items and events, plus lots more to feed your Kustom Kulture addiction. Buy now at https://www.pandkg.com/ PKG is available in both hard copy and digital formats both individually and on subscription, and is published on 6 times per year.

Check out this completely free edition of Pinstriping & Kustom Graphics Magazine! We cover all aspects of Kustom Art and Lifestyle, incorporating everything from Rockabilly to Steampunk & Tiki. Inside PKG you'll find artist, airbrush & pinstriping features, hints & tips, step by steps and reviews of all the latest art supplies. We bring you Kustom and Lowbrow art, bodypainting & tattoo, lifestyle items and events, plus lots more to feed your Kustom Kulture addiction. Buy now at https://www.pandkg.com/

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AIRBRUSHING · PINSTRIPING · LOWBROW & KUSTOM ART<br />

GERALD<br />

MENDEZ<br />

STEP BY STEP<br />

PART 1<br />

DEREK<br />

TURCOTTE<br />

FOREST DRUID<br />

STEP BY STEP<br />

PART 2<br />

August/September 2019<br />

<strong>Issue</strong> #<strong>75</strong><br />

UK: £5.50<br />

MOLDY<br />

CREATIONS<br />

SCULPTURE<br />

WITH BITE!<br />

NEIL<br />

GROCHOLSKI<br />

GEARHEAD CAR ART<br />

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Explore the world of <strong>Kustom</strong> Art <strong>and</strong> Lifestyle


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87<br />

58<br />

17<br />

Regular features<br />

6 Lowdown<br />

13 Between The Lines - Steve Chaszeyka<br />

66 PSI - Iwata Eclipse HP-CS Airbrush Review<br />

81 PSI - Sparmax Flyer SR Airbrush Review<br />

63 Airicons<br />

<strong>Pinstriping</strong>, lettering & lowbrow<br />

9 Dallas Profitt<br />

17 Marc Lobão<br />

21 Leigh Malicious Kuilboer<br />

23 Liz Northrup<br />

27 Moldy Creations<br />

32 Sammy Leas Retro Emporium<br />

87 Fat Robot Illustration<br />

Airbrushing & Step by Steps<br />

45 Marissa Says:<br />

Never Undersell Yourself Part 2<br />

48 Tim Scoggins<br />

53 Derek Turcotte - Step by Step<br />

Forest Druid Part 2<br />

58 Maw Custom<br />

69 Gerald Mendez - Step by Step<br />

Dragon Ax Part 1<br />

77 Roger Thomasson<br />

Elsewhere<br />

36 Neil Grocholski<br />

41 Roadside Kitchen<br />

74 PMP Supplies<br />

84 Paint My Ride<br />

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Lynda Johnson<br />

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This issue is dedicated<br />

to the memory of<br />

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appears 6 times per year.<br />

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the loss of one<br />

of the UKs premier pinstripers.<br />

He was an exuberant, beard sporting, roller skating<br />

figure, known to many as Brother Lee Shove.<br />

One of the UKs prolific pinstripers who was a<br />

fixture at so many of the UK & EU <strong>Kustom</strong> Kulture,<br />

Hot Rod, Bike & VW shows.<br />

He was also an excellent teacher of the craft.<br />

Someone I was proud to call a friend.<br />

As many of you will know Simon was a regular<br />

contributor to the magazine too, reviewing pinstriping<br />

brushes, paints <strong>and</strong> other products for us.<br />

He apparently suffered an aneurism on Friday 28th<br />

June <strong>and</strong> despite excellent care passed away on<br />

Tuesday 2nd July. Facebook tributes came pouring in<br />

from around the globe.<br />

Simon will be greatly missed <strong>and</strong> our sympathies go<br />

out to his friends <strong>and</strong> family.<br />

Lynda, Kris <strong>and</strong> the PKG Team


Our place for news,<br />

courses, updates, the latest<br />

products <strong>and</strong> anything<br />

else awesomely kustom.<br />

Send your submissions to:<br />

Studio@p<strong>and</strong>kg.com or post to:<br />

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Leicestershire. LE18 2FL.<br />

LEE MORGAN ARTWORX<br />

“Lee Morgan first picked<br />

up an airbrush following a<br />

serious motorcycle accident<br />

in 2011. Airbrushing<br />

seemed to come naturally<br />

<strong>and</strong> was great therapy<br />

during Lee’s recovery.<br />

Airbrushing quickly<br />

developed into a hobby for<br />

Lee, <strong>and</strong> this is now more<br />

than just a personal passion<br />

<strong>and</strong> is at the point where<br />

he is taking up airbrushing<br />

full time.<br />

Lee is opening up at The British Ironwork Centre near Oswestry in<br />

Shropshire, <strong>and</strong> will be offering custom airbrush artwork projects to<br />

customers both in person <strong>and</strong> online. Lee has painted an array of engine<br />

covers, motorbikes, bicycle frames, bonnets, vehicle panels, canvas <strong>and</strong><br />

his catalogue of outst<strong>and</strong>ing work can be viewed on his Facebook page,<br />

Instagram or the website www.leemorganartworx.co.uk. Please get in<br />

touch with Lee for a free, no obligation quote.<br />

Lee Morgan Artworx recently opened in June at The British Ironwork<br />

Centre, where Lee airbrushed a Jaguar bonnet over the weekend <strong>and</strong><br />

welcomed people into the studio.”<br />

ALPHAKLEAR<br />

ALPHAKLEAR oil based<br />

clear coat is in stock,<br />

ready to ship <strong>and</strong><br />

available at:<br />

alpha6.bigcartel.com<br />

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U.K. & E.U.<br />

DISTRIBUTORS<br />

WANTED<br />

While Trulers is constantly growing throughout the United States <strong>and</strong><br />

Canada, our customers from the United Kingdom <strong>and</strong> the European<br />

Union have to pay disproportionate costs for their orders in postage.<br />

In order to alleviate this, we are looking for distributors that can fill<br />

their orders as well as adding a great product line to their business.<br />

If your company is interested, please contact us at info@trulers.com<br />

Jack Pollock | Trulers


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The wait is over! LK TOP COATS<br />

PINHOLE FILLER IS AVAILABLE NOW!!!!!<br />

We planned to release it during the<br />

launch of lktopcoats.com but we caught<br />

an issue with the packaging right before<br />

launch. We never want anyone to get less<br />

than our best quality. The new packaging<br />

makes it much easier to use all of the<br />

product in the container!<br />

Say goodbye to those ugly thread holes<br />

left behind from a removed emblem!!! It<br />

is also good for repairing mild damage to<br />

the leather <strong>and</strong> foam midsoles.<br />

For the last couple of years Vintage Pinstripe has been holding regular oneday<br />

workshops, which introduce groups of up to 10 students to <strong>Pinstriping</strong>.<br />

People arrive on a Saturday morning from various parts of the country to<br />

spend a day in North London exploring this specialised form of vehicle <strong>and</strong><br />

vintage art.<br />

You paint for the entire day (except when you’re eating, food’s included<br />

<strong>and</strong> is always great!), <strong>and</strong> master the basic lines while absorbing essential<br />

info about paint, brushes <strong>and</strong> the background of this artform. Everyone<br />

produces a pinstriped panel to take home with them.<br />

PINSTRIPERS<br />

GARAGE<br />

Todd Hanson: Super happy to be<br />

involved with the testing <strong>and</strong> the final<br />

mix of the new Black 1 Shot! I’ve been<br />

using it for a while now with excellent<br />

results. Vickie <strong>and</strong> I made a trip down<br />

to PPG back last year <strong>and</strong> then Kaja<br />

Poule <strong>and</strong> I went down <strong>and</strong> tested with<br />

the chemists in Columbus in October.<br />

It’s on the shelves now!<br />

Come along to KKBO <strong>and</strong> visit<br />

us there for your exclusive<br />

workshop discount voucher<br />

to our London School of<br />

<strong>Pinstriping</strong>. Also enter our<br />

prize draw at KKBO for the<br />

opportunity to win a free place<br />

on our course in September in<br />

London.<br />

For details of our next<br />

workshops see our advert on<br />

page 20.<br />

SABRE PAINTS<br />

Sabre Paints based in Bournemouth,<br />

Dorset. UK distributor of Alpha6<br />

products, including Alphanamel - their<br />

highly sought after signwriting <strong>and</strong><br />

pinstriping enamels. We ship across the<br />

UK <strong>and</strong> Europe <strong>and</strong> will be holding full<br />

range of Alphanamel <strong>and</strong> Alphakrylik<br />

paints at <strong>Kustom</strong> Kulture Blast-Off 2019.<br />

Alphanamel<br />

• single stroke enamel made in<br />

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• vibrant colours <strong>and</strong> high gloss finish<br />

• metal rattler inside every<br />

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bottle design<br />

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Experience: 3.5 years<br />

Location: Franklin, Ohio<br />

Speciality: <strong>Pinstriping</strong><br />

Facebook.com: @dallasprofitt<br />

Dallas<br />

FEATUREDARTIST<br />

PROFITT<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

I am Dallas Profitt, a 23 year old beginner<br />

pinstriper from Franklin, Ohio looking<br />

to find my place in the pinstriping<br />

community. I always loved looking at the<br />

lines on cars <strong>and</strong> bikes going to car shows<br />

as a kid. My father has always been into<br />

cars, so from an early age I found myself<br />

being around a lot of hot rods. From<br />

the days I was in elementary school <strong>and</strong><br />

moving forward, I always loved being<br />

in art class. I was born with the gift for<br />

drawing so pinstriping kind of almost<br />

came naturally to me.<br />

To me, it’s the perfect mix of my love for<br />

art, <strong>and</strong> my passion for cars that grabbed<br />

my attention.<br />

A few years ago I started trying to draw<br />

designs with a pen on every piece of<br />

paper I could find. Until one day I went<br />

to my local paint store <strong>and</strong> bought my<br />

first Mack brush <strong>and</strong> a can of One Shot<br />

paint. Since then I’ve been practicing<br />

everyday <strong>and</strong> trying out new brushes <strong>and</strong><br />

different ideas. Some of my favourite<br />

brushes include Todd Hanson’s King 13s,<br />

Von Dago Signature series brushes, <strong>and</strong><br />

Mack will always be my favourite. As far<br />

as paint goes, I have been loyal to One<br />

Shot paint, I have not used another br<strong>and</strong><br />

in the few short years I have been doing<br />

pinstriping. My goal is to stay focused<br />

<strong>and</strong> get better on every job.<br />

I am completely humbled to be a part<br />

of this community. I was blessed with<br />

an awesome set of parents who taught<br />

me respect. They always pushed me to<br />

do great things <strong>and</strong> told me I could do<br />

anything I want with my life. So I figured<br />

I’d give this a shot, <strong>and</strong> now I don’t see<br />

ever doing anything other than custom<br />

paint <strong>and</strong> designs. I still have a lot of<br />

years ahead of me to get better, it’s the<br />

only thing I hope to do.<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

“TO ME, IT’S THE<br />

PERFECT MIX OF MY<br />

LOVE FOR ART, AND<br />

MY PASSION FOR<br />

CARS THAT GRABBED<br />

MY ATTENTION.”<br />

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BETWEEN THE LINES<br />

Steve has been pinstriping for more than 50 years <strong>and</strong> has gained a worldwide reputation.<br />

A charter member of the PINSTRIPING HALL OF FAME, he has pioneered many new looks in<br />

pinstriping <strong>and</strong> has taught many newcomers to perfect their own style through both group <strong>and</strong><br />

1-2-1 classes as well as his popular Wizard <strong>Pinstriping</strong> DVD tutorials <strong>and</strong> signature brushes. The<br />

aim of this column is to inspire pinstripers of all levels in their use of colour <strong>and</strong> design.<br />

Steve explores some of the possible situations you might face as<br />

a striper <strong>and</strong> ways to perform your way to a bigger paycheck<br />

<strong>and</strong> more loyal customers. Think like a successful pinstriper<br />

<strong>and</strong> develop your repertoire so that when you come upon<br />

a challenge, you have the tools. These photos might<br />

help you develop your demographic into a wider<br />

<strong>and</strong> more interested audience. If nothing else, you<br />

can become more useful to more customers by<br />

possessing a wider field of expertise.<br />

EAGLE ART & SCROLL WORK<br />

This piece is a faring on a newer Harley-Davidson. The<br />

customer asked for the eagle <strong>and</strong> I finished it with a splash<br />

of scroll work. As an accent it gives the bird movement <strong>and</strong><br />

flare without overtaking the art. <strong>Pinstriping</strong> as “garnish”, an<br />

accent to the primary artwork.<br />

SPEED & ACCURACY AT THE STURGIS RALLY<br />

At a motorcycle rally such as the “Sturgis” rally, where up to 500,000<br />

people might show up, its expensive <strong>and</strong> hectic to say the least.<br />

Pressure is on to do a good job as well as turn a profit after the<br />

huge expense of being there. Speed <strong>and</strong> accuracy are important.<br />

That is the backdrop for this job - customers are in a hurry to get<br />

back on the road <strong>and</strong> yet want you to perform magic in an hour.<br />

Colors “Harley” orange is a big one asked for. I like to mix a couple<br />

of shades for the low end stuff like this. Centerline <strong>and</strong> go, no grid<br />

or pencil lines. You need to have a large measure of confidence <strong>and</strong><br />

skill to execute this volume of work in 10 straight days while keeping<br />

your cool if something goes wrong. Yet, with customer watching <strong>and</strong><br />

glancing at his watch, you will hold their attention if you remember<br />

that you have put in the practice time <strong>and</strong> know you can WOW<br />

him for a good price. The key to success at a large event like this is<br />

YEARS OF PRACTICE, good design <strong>and</strong> speed...<br />

REAR FENDER This is a shorter area yet the color <strong>and</strong> style must<br />

match. Line amount, that is the number of lines, as well as the<br />

design concept must be held consistent throughout the piece. The<br />

funny thing about these rallies is that if I am busy, I go as fast as I can<br />

without looking rushed. Customers will quickly sense if you are out<br />

of sorts or harried <strong>and</strong> become nervous. Keep your cool <strong>and</strong> slow<br />

down, money isn’t as important as the quality of your product.<br />

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BETWEEN THE LINES<br />

CLASSY & UNDERSTATED<br />

My customer had simple<br />

taste, <strong>and</strong> asked for subtle<br />

<strong>and</strong> complimentary,<br />

meaning he wanted the<br />

work to be classy, quiet<br />

<strong>and</strong> understated. I chose<br />

to use the interior color on<br />

the stripes. This made the<br />

color choice easy, however<br />

I needed to start with tan<br />

<strong>and</strong> add white <strong>and</strong> a little<br />

yellow to hit the color.<br />

Lines were limited <strong>and</strong><br />

kept to a minimum.<br />

CLIENT DETAILS<br />

At a smaller, slower rally- this motorcycle has four colors utilizing a rare combination<br />

of dagger <strong>and</strong> scroll styles mixed together. I usually keep them apart, not on the same<br />

job, but occasionally (<strong>and</strong> reluctantly) I will mix the two together. When you make time<br />

to add the details, <strong>and</strong> the customer seems to want a little more than two colors, let<br />

him have what he wants. What usually happens is that they will look over your displays<br />

<strong>and</strong> either trust your abilities or not (see display piece). The selling, for me, is done<br />

quietly in front of my tent on my display rack.<br />

ON-SITE WITH A CLIENT<br />

This was quite a challenge - this customer cornered me at a rally<br />

<strong>and</strong> asked if I would come by his place after the rally <strong>and</strong> do his<br />

bike “on site” at his shop as he didn’t have it there. I explained that<br />

it would be a little out of the way <strong>and</strong> that I would have to charge<br />

extra. Once we established a price <strong>and</strong> I took a deposit, I gave him<br />

about 2-3 hours worth of time to execute a very expensive job.<br />

Don’t be afraid to ask for the extra money when jobs are truly out<br />

of the ordinary. He will be back for more.<br />

LOADED UP<br />

This job is the overall shot of a finished piece- loaded up.<br />

Customer had a more broad appreciation for the colors<br />

<strong>and</strong> design. I gave him plenty of splash <strong>and</strong> attention. In<br />

talking to him beforeh<strong>and</strong>, I learned that he kept referring<br />

to the more aggressive photos in the display area.<br />

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BETWEEN THE LINES<br />

SHOW OFF!<br />

Fine art <strong>and</strong> just showing off! Here we are<br />

pulling out all the stops - giving it all we<br />

got <strong>and</strong> more. This piece was a gift to my<br />

revered friend Mike Lavallee who hosted<br />

a get together at his shop several years<br />

ago. Knowing his high st<strong>and</strong>ard of talent<br />

<strong>and</strong> insatiable need for quality art, I pulled<br />

together a gold leaf <strong>and</strong> striping panel that<br />

took several hours. You will develop your<br />

skills only by practice, observation <strong>and</strong><br />

dedication. Take pride <strong>and</strong> take your time.<br />

TRUCK PINSTRIPING<br />

This is on a big truck, a two color quick job but lots<br />

of detail <strong>and</strong> panache. There is much more moving<br />

around <strong>and</strong> working on ladders on a job like this,<br />

whereas on a motorcycle - everything is right there<br />

in front of you. Keep this in mind when quoting<br />

these big jobs, because they take much more time<br />

<strong>and</strong> involve more danger of injury by falling. I spoke<br />

to this customer at length making sure he got what<br />

he wanted, <strong>and</strong> where he wanted it. I had to refuse a<br />

couple of places he wanted it because of rivets, <strong>and</strong><br />

other encumbrances. Think before you climb!<br />

FILLING QUIET TIMES<br />

Here is a sample of work I do at a<br />

show, or rally when it is dead. Passersby<br />

will often just stop <strong>and</strong> watch if<br />

you are doing something interesting. It<br />

helps to break the monotony as well<br />

as perhaps spark interest in your work.<br />

Have cards at the ready <strong>and</strong> be willing<br />

to discuss what you are doing with<br />

those showing interest. You never know<br />

who’s watching!<br />

SELF PROMOTION<br />

In my shop I want hanging work that wows <strong>and</strong> amuses<br />

customers. I thought up this tribal piece first, then thought<br />

how cool it would look with the ravens <strong>and</strong> fire. Notice that the<br />

stripes only accent the tribal. Hardly <strong>and</strong> “fluff” except for a<br />

little in the middle. Here, I tried to make it “work” by distributing<br />

just a small amount of pinstriping among gold leaf <strong>and</strong> fire <strong>and</strong><br />

wildlife... Four features that compose a nice, balanced piece.<br />

<strong>Pinstriping</strong> as an accent only. This is one of my favourites.<br />

Well, that’s a sampling of circumstances <strong>and</strong> situations that you<br />

might find yourself in, as well as possible solutions. <strong>Pinstriping</strong><br />

takes many forms <strong>and</strong> offers many possibilities if you are<br />

prepared <strong>and</strong> skilled to h<strong>and</strong>le different situations. Reach out<br />

for the next level always. Never stop learning <strong>and</strong> growing.<br />

Till next time.....<br />

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- single stroke pinstriping <strong>and</strong> signwriting<br />

enamel made in Detroit, USA<br />

- vibrant colours <strong>and</strong> high gloss finish<br />

- space saving <strong>and</strong> non-drying bottle design<br />

- metal rattler inside every bottle<br />

Sabre Paints are UK distributor of Alphanamel <strong>and</strong> other Alpha6 products.<br />

Buy online at sabrepaints.co.uk/shop. We also post to Europe.<br />

Find our stall at <strong>Kustom</strong> Kulture Blast Off 2019<br />

to see our colour range, try Alphanamel,<br />

<strong>and</strong> for special offers.<br />

Sabre Paints<br />

sabrepaints.co.uk<br />

info@sabrepaints.co.uk<br />

07943 520 853<br />

sabrepaintsuk


FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Experience: 10+ years<br />

Location: Brazil<br />

Speciality: <strong>Pinstriping</strong> & Lowbrow Art<br />

Instagram: @marcelolobao1<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Marcelo Lobão is a Brazilian<br />

Tattoo artist, <strong>and</strong> pioneered<br />

<strong>Pinstriping</strong> <strong>and</strong> kustom<br />

kulture in his country.<br />

Marcelo worked at Ink Addiction Tattoos<br />

in Michigan, USA, for a few years, <strong>and</strong><br />

had the opportunity to see up close the<br />

creations of Ed Roth <strong>and</strong> several other<br />

makers <strong>and</strong> artists from the hotrod scene<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Kustom</strong> Art at the Detroit Autorama<br />

events. He gained support from the local<br />

artist Kevin Corder in learning the art of<br />

<strong>Pinstriping</strong> <strong>and</strong> initiating his work.<br />

He also tattooed for consecutive two years<br />

at the “A-bombers old style weekend”<br />

event in Sweden at the invitation of Mike<br />

Pins <strong>and</strong> Tattoo Needles where he was<br />

able to get to know the most traditional<br />

hot rod scene in Sc<strong>and</strong>inavia.<br />

In Brazil he was responsible for the<br />

first events <strong>and</strong> parties of Kulture<br />

<strong>Kustom</strong> making networking possible for<br />

people who also love this lifestyle. With<br />

workshops <strong>and</strong> classes of pinstriping,<br />

he has been sharing this technique <strong>and</strong><br />

culture for more than a decade throughout<br />

the country. The difficulty in getting <strong>and</strong><br />

importing supplies for his work led him to<br />

develop his own ink, the Lobão <strong>Kustom</strong><br />

Paints, now used by most of the lettering<br />

<strong>and</strong> pinstriping artists in Brazil.<br />

In his illustration work, Marcelo was<br />

influenced by the Easyriders <strong>and</strong> Outlaw<br />

bikers magazine, the entire punk <strong>and</strong> skate<br />

universe of the 80s, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Kustom</strong> artists,<br />

from the pioneers to present-day all over<br />

the world.<br />

Currently, he is working on a project for<br />

online pinstriping courses, where he can<br />

teach this technique to students from all<br />

over the country. The result is incredible,<br />

<strong>and</strong> the artist’s greatest satisfaction is<br />

being able to spread the culture <strong>and</strong> give<br />

more people the ability to survive in art.<br />

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Name/ AKA: Leigh “Malicious” Kuilboer // Speciality: Lowbrow<br />

Experience: 15 years // Location: Australia // Facebook: @leigh.kuilboer<br />

FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Leigh Malicious<br />

KUILBOER<br />

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We are a fibreglass company in the UK who has been making<br />

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Bonnets • Sun visors • <strong>and</strong> more...<br />

We specialise in split mouldings<br />

•<br />

All our work is h<strong>and</strong>made<br />

We have been going to American car shows <strong>and</strong> art shows in the UK<br />

for the past few years <strong>and</strong> our products have proved to be popular.<br />

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Steve Hooker, “The Rockabilly Blues <strong>and</strong> Soulman” hails<br />

from Southend-on-Sea, Essex in the UK. He is best known<br />

for his stagecraft as guitarman for garage trashers The<br />

Shakers, Morrissey <strong>and</strong> Polecats mainman Boz’s Bozmen,<br />

rockabilly trio Rumble <strong>and</strong> record nuggets with Feelgood <strong>and</strong><br />

Blockhead Wilko Johnson <strong>and</strong> Demented Are Go’s; Captain<br />

Drugbuster. He has shared stages with Mr Maybellene;<br />

Chuck Berry, New York Doll; Johnny Thunders, Loveless<br />

star Robert Gordon <strong>and</strong> toured relentlessly since the 70’s<br />

throughout Europe <strong>and</strong> across to New York <strong>and</strong> Japan.<br />

Steve now brings you “Stripped Down Stompin’ B<strong>and</strong>”, with<br />

Steve on guitar, bottleneck <strong>and</strong> vox, supported by Vic on<br />

Fender Bass <strong>and</strong> Brian on Drums <strong>and</strong> Back Vox.<br />

This b<strong>and</strong> is like nothing that you’ve seen or heard before<br />

with an Elvis mic, two amps <strong>and</strong> a snare. They have trailed<br />

across France, Belgium, Holl<strong>and</strong>, Germany, Switzerl<strong>and</strong>,<br />

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the UK<br />

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To get your mitts on the CD or download visit<br />

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Speciality: Lowbrow sculpture // Experience: 10 years // Location: Idaho<br />

Facebook: @krazedkustoms // Instagram: @krazedkustoms<br />

Website: www.krazedkustomsstudio.com<br />

FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Liz<br />

Northrup<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

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Iam an artist from the Inl<strong>and</strong> Northwest. I live in<br />

a very small community near Moscow, Idaho.<br />

As far back as I can remember, I’ve been<br />

dabbling in art since I was a child. My mother<br />

always encouraged me to draw <strong>and</strong> gave insight<br />

on what I needed to improve on. She is an artist in<br />

her own right through her singing but has a keen<br />

eye for detail.<br />

Throughout my childhood years my interests<br />

changed <strong>and</strong> at times my art would take a back<br />

burner. I didn’t take my art serious until after<br />

meeting my husb<strong>and</strong> who had influenced me with<br />

the classic car hobby. With that I was exposed to<br />

automotive art displayed at some of the car shows,<br />

which stirred my interest to get back into drawing.<br />

I started in graphite pencil then slowly made the<br />

transition to acrylic, then on to 1-shot enamel.<br />

That’s when I discovered the kustom kulture <strong>and</strong><br />

lowbrow art scene.<br />

The first artist who had an impact on me with<br />

this style was Nick Sinclair. His car drawings<br />

<strong>and</strong> monster art really attracted my attention<br />

<strong>and</strong> I’ve been a fan ever since. Through Nick I<br />

discovered other lowbrow artists <strong>and</strong> pinstripers.<br />

My inspiration for pinstriping came from another<br />

friend, Todd Jones, who had guided me to the<br />

direction of what supplies I needed <strong>and</strong> offered<br />

some guidelines. This is when I was introduced to<br />

a well known pinstriper, Von Dago. Dago has been<br />

a great supporter over the years <strong>and</strong> is always<br />

given help when I needed most. I took a break from<br />

my car paintings <strong>and</strong> solely focused on practicing<br />

pinstriping.<br />

In 2017 I was invited to participate in the ‘Skull<br />

Canvas Helmet Art Show’ hosted by Lawerence<br />

Gardinier, another fantastic automotive artist! This<br />

event showcased various helmet designs painted by<br />

numerous of talented artists. The helmet I bought<br />

from Larry was an NOS (new old stock) helmet from<br />

the early ‘70’s. It was painted in bright red <strong>and</strong><br />

my immediate vision for it was an eyeball. It was a<br />

challenging yet most enjoyable project I had worked<br />

on! Unbeknownst to me, this would be the birth of<br />

my fascination with eyes!<br />

A few months later I was fortunate to become<br />

friends with another well-known artist: Mike<br />

Lavallee. I’ve been a fan of his work for many years,<br />

since the days of Overhaulin’. Surprisingly Mike<br />

invited me to his private event called the ‘Monster<br />

Bash’ held at his shop in Snohomish, Washington.<br />

It’s an invitation only where a few highly respected<br />

artists from around the globe gather together for<br />

a weekend panel jam. This event had such a huge<br />

impact on me. I didn’t paint much, I was more or<br />

less a fly on the wall! I knew this experience was a<br />

special one <strong>and</strong> I wanted to absorb everything that<br />

I could, not knowing if I would ever get a chance to<br />

experience something like this again. Witnessing<br />

the talent <strong>and</strong> the camaraderie between the artists<br />

<strong>and</strong> the entirety atmosphere is indescribable. If<br />

there could be an artist heaven, this would be it,<br />

<strong>and</strong> I am forever grateful for Mike to allow me to<br />

have this experience! The monster bash changed<br />

my perspective <strong>and</strong> given me a new drive <strong>and</strong><br />

inspiration to push my inner limits. ‣


Eyeball Helmet<br />

FEATUREDARTIST<br />

I came home with new visions <strong>and</strong> goals set for myself. I<br />

want to continue pursuing this kustom kulture art style <strong>and</strong><br />

hopefully give others the inspiration through my likes of work<br />

as many others have given me!<br />

In recent months I have added House of Kolor <strong>and</strong> Auto-Air<br />

colors to my arsenal. With my type of work, the urethane <strong>and</strong><br />

water-based paints help speed up the dry time. The airbrush<br />

that I use in an Iwata HP-CS eclipse. My collection of brushes<br />

are craft store name br<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> custom designed brushes<br />

from artists in the industry.<br />

“UNBEKNOWNST<br />

TO ME, THIS<br />

WOULD BE THE<br />

BIRTH OF MY<br />

FASCINATION<br />

WITH EYES!”<br />

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over 20 years in the Southern California surfing <strong>and</strong> apparel<br />

industry, he started painting for public exhibition in 2006.<br />

The Artist creates art with a casual, tongue-in-cheek sense of<br />

humor <strong>and</strong> playful eroticism that offers a nostalgic escape in<br />

our fast-paced <strong>and</strong> ever-changing world. His art is inspired<br />

by the confluence of Tiki, <strong>Kustom</strong> <strong>and</strong> Surf culture. The fusion<br />

of these seemingly disparate lifestyles has always been an<br />

obvious one to the artist: all 3 are outsider ways of life.<br />

The last vestiges of wild west renegades.<br />

The book is a prodigious collection of over 1<strong>75</strong><br />

paintings, mugs, <strong>and</strong> designs from 2006-present.<br />

Introduction by Matt Kennedy. Foreword by SHAG.<br />

128 page full color hardcover, 11.5" x 11.5"<br />

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Name: Joe Rowles<br />

Experience: 3 years as a sculptor<br />

Location: Pismo Beach CA<br />

Speciality: Artist<br />

Instagram: @moldy.creations<br />

Website: Moldycreations.com<br />

FEATUREDARTIST<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Ifirst found myself blown away <strong>and</strong> intrigued by art when I saw my brother<br />

drawing one day. I thought how incredible that he is able to create<br />

something from nothing! I knew I wanted to be able to convey my ideas<br />

<strong>and</strong> have people mesmerized by what I wanted to show them. So I started<br />

drawing early <strong>and</strong> soon I was getting recognition in school <strong>and</strong> elsewhere.<br />

It wasn’t until the birth of my son that I found myself home a lot more<br />

without a lot of fun stuff to do, so it occurred to me to start a new hobby<br />

because I was getting burnt out from drawing <strong>and</strong> feeling limited by paper. I<br />

decided to try my h<strong>and</strong> at wood carving but quickly realized it would be far<br />

too messy <strong>and</strong> time consuming (not to mention cramping my h<strong>and</strong>).<br />

I already knew I wanted to carve “organic” works of art, meaning flesh <strong>and</strong><br />

bone based images but since I had decided carving wasn’t what I wanted, I<br />

would need to learn sculpting!<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Water based clay is intimidating <strong>and</strong><br />

messy! You have limited working<br />

time before it begins to dry out so I<br />

discovered early on in my research<br />

there are other types of clay. I settled<br />

on polymer clay for my works due to<br />

the fact that it must be baked in an<br />

oven to cure it. No kiln needed just a<br />

dedicated convection oven.<br />

I started with the idea of “functional<br />

art” knowing my disdain for art that<br />

you can not touch <strong>and</strong> therefore serves<br />

better as a dust collector. Beginning<br />

with simple things like cellphone cases<br />

then onto lighter Sleeves <strong>and</strong> then<br />

water pipes <strong>and</strong> accessories.‣<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

“I STARTED WITH THE<br />

IDEA OF “FUNCTIONAL<br />

ART” KNOWING MY<br />

DISDAIN FOR ART THAT<br />

YOU CAN NOT TOUCH<br />

AND THEREFORE SERVES<br />

BETTER AS A DUST<br />

COLLECTOR.”<br />

In the short time since starting my new<br />

endeavours I’ve had the pleasure of making<br />

items for Miley Cyrus, I was featured by<br />

“Insider”. I made a water pipe for the Netflix<br />

show “Disjointed”. I have a few projects in the<br />

works with some b<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> other celebrities<br />

which will be released later this year.<br />

After only one year into my new “hobby” I was<br />

able to transition into art as my full time job<br />

<strong>and</strong> support my wife <strong>and</strong> son! Two years of<br />

doing this full time with no end in sight!<br />

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Approx 20 working artists<br />

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Sammy Lea’s<br />

Retro Emporium<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Name: Sam Astill-Blackburn<br />

Location: North Devon, UK<br />

Speciality: Custom painted jackets<br />

Experience: 4 years<br />

Facebook: @sammyleasretroemporium<br />

Instagram: @sammyleasretro<br />

Website: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SammyLeasRetro<br />

Sammy Lea’s Retro Emporium combines<br />

my love of art <strong>and</strong> design in fashion (<strong>and</strong><br />

weddings), in short, give me a brief or a<br />

challenge <strong>and</strong> I’ll paint it on a jacket for you!<br />

I started back in 2015, just after my own<br />

wedding. I realised there really wasn’t much<br />

on the market for alternative couples; we<br />

really struggled to find anything we felt<br />

comfortable wearing for the big day. As soon<br />

as we returned from our honeymoon I started<br />

working on an alternative custom wedding<br />

sign, featuring skulls <strong>and</strong> our married name,<br />

to hang in our house – that was the start of<br />

the business launching. As soon as I shared<br />

it to social media, the orders started rolling<br />

in. I was doing a full day at my boring ‘day<br />

job’, coming home <strong>and</strong> working until 11/12 at<br />

night to keep on top of orders from my own<br />

little business. Within a few months it had<br />

got to the stage that the day job wasn’t even<br />

feasible anymore, as I had so many orders to<br />

complete, so it was fantastic to say goodbye<br />

to the 9-5!‣<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

We then very quickly moved from<br />

offering just alternative wedding signage<br />

to painting, upcycling <strong>and</strong> generally<br />

pimping client’s vintage jackets too.<br />

It’s a great way to breathe new life into<br />

something that’s been lurking in your<br />

wardrobe unused, that you just can’t<br />

bear to part with.<br />

Social media <strong>and</strong> our Etsy store front<br />

quickly helped grow the business<br />

to a full-time job, coupled with the<br />

opportunity to supply jackets to several<br />

photoshoots which were featured in<br />

blogs, the business took off faster than I<br />

could have predicted.<br />

Now I create around 30 plus custom<br />

jackets each month (which doesn’t<br />

leave much time for sleep!), I source<br />

both vintage <strong>and</strong> br<strong>and</strong> new jackets for<br />

customers, <strong>and</strong> work with the them to<br />

create a design that incorporates their<br />

wording, imagery <strong>and</strong> sentiments, so<br />

that it’s really personal to them, <strong>and</strong> fun<br />

to wear. Once the design brief is signed<br />

off, it’s then chalked onto the jacket <strong>and</strong><br />

painted with hard wearing specialist<br />

leather paint <strong>and</strong> finisher.<br />

My favourite commissions are always<br />

the old school tattoo style designs, or<br />

cult movie artwork (although most of<br />

my week involves custom rock n roll<br />

wedding jackets). I often have envy<br />

when a really kick ass piece leaves the<br />

studio, some of them are really hard to<br />

part with! We’ve provided jackets for<br />

music videos, hundreds of photoshoots,<br />

<strong>and</strong> even the odd celebrity.<br />

I’m hoping to exp<strong>and</strong> the range in the<br />

coming months, as I have so many ideas<br />

for other clothing product areas; luckily<br />

my husb<strong>and</strong> is a clothing designer, so<br />

I’ll be picking his brains to make the<br />

ideas a reality! I also need to exp<strong>and</strong><br />

into a bigger space <strong>and</strong> find an assistant<br />

(who doesn’t mind working the bonkers<br />

hours <strong>and</strong> unusual projects that I do!!)<br />

I’m still so grateful that I’ve had the<br />

opportunity to work for myself <strong>and</strong><br />

run my business my way – for anyone<br />

thinking about taking the leap to<br />

being your own boss I would highly<br />

recommend it, just be prepared to<br />

work harder <strong>and</strong> longer than you<br />

ever have! My top tips are to get all<br />

of your ducks in a row as quickly<br />

as possible before you start getting<br />

busy, set procedures, order process,<br />

suppliers social media etc in place, as<br />

once you start it gets very hectic (I still<br />

haven’t had time to finish my website!).<br />

Surround yourself with people who<br />

will staunchly support you <strong>and</strong> share<br />

your excitement over small victories,<br />

<strong>and</strong> prepare your friends <strong>and</strong> family to<br />

be bored to death hearing about your<br />

latest projects as it’s literally all you’ll<br />

talk about for the first year!<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Neil Grocholski<br />

Experience: 22+ years<br />

Location: Canada<br />

Speciality: Photographer,<br />

Artist & Graphic Designer<br />

FB: @DirtyMonkey<strong>Kustom</strong>s<br />

Insta: @dirty_monkey_kustoms<br />

www.dirtymonkeykustoms.com<br />

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Like most gearheads, my interest in hotrods <strong>and</strong> motorcycles began at a very early age.<br />

My Dad’s interest in cars <strong>and</strong> bikes <strong>and</strong> Hot Wheels started it all off. Saturdays were<br />

always race day <strong>and</strong> the basement was my domain. The quest for more speed, higher<br />

ramps <strong>and</strong> endless lengths of bright orange track in loops <strong>and</strong> straight aways covered<br />

the floors <strong>and</strong> fuelled the imagination. Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, Tom “Mongoose”<br />

McEwen’s funny cars <strong>and</strong> a ‘63 Vette were my most treasured Hot Wheels cars <strong>and</strong> were<br />

unbeatable. I still have them - 45 years later. My Hot Wheels collection was extensive<br />

<strong>and</strong> broken into two categories: the “good” ones for looking at, <strong>and</strong> the ones for full<br />

on, heated weekend competitions of crash <strong>and</strong> bash derbies or flat out speed <strong>and</strong><br />

loops of death races. All this nonsense was fuelled by Dad. He was always pushing the<br />

limits of track engineering <strong>and</strong> even won a race or two. All those Saturdays sparked<br />

my obsession of hotrods <strong>and</strong> eventually transitioned to the art <strong>and</strong> photography work I<br />

create now. It is dedicated to my dad Jimmy - a hot rodder <strong>and</strong> motorcycle enthusiast in<br />

his day, <strong>and</strong> the most unorthodox backyard mechanic I have ever known.


FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Dad taught me about twisting wrenches, built not bought, doing it<br />

yourself <strong>and</strong> most importantly, that “leftover parts from any repair are<br />

just fine <strong>and</strong> were probably not needed anyway”. How we survived is still<br />

a wonder. He let me loose on his camper truck one summer <strong>and</strong> by the<br />

time I was done, he had the baddest truck camper in the campground.<br />

A rumbling big block 454, chromed out, headers, Flowmasters <strong>and</strong> of<br />

course a crushed velvet interior to top it off. Well, it was the 80’s afterall!<br />

Anything that could come loose wasn’t safe against any performance<br />

goodies I could swap out for, <strong>and</strong> I did. He would sport a huge grin<br />

pulling into a campground, revving a couple extra times before finding<br />

the “perfect spot”. The rumble would draw over all the campground<br />

dads for a beer, some BS about his hotrodded truck camper, <strong>and</strong> to<br />

curse out his son for the mufflers that keep falling off. Really dad...<br />

Open headers are cool! That started me down the rabbit hole for sure.<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

When I wasn’t under the hood playing<br />

with motors, building trucks <strong>and</strong> bikes, I<br />

was drawing or taking pictures of them.<br />

High school was all about mechanics<br />

class <strong>and</strong> art class. All us buddies cutting<br />

class <strong>and</strong> digging into performance<br />

tweaks on our rides every chance we<br />

could so we would be ready for the<br />

coveted 2am Saturday street drags at<br />

the edge of town which would hopefully<br />

include the bragging rights from any win<br />

or, actually make it home under our own<br />

power <strong>and</strong> not the dreaded rope tow.<br />

Growing up in Canada, there was a lot of<br />

time in the long cold winters to build in<br />

some killer new tweaks to grab just a little<br />

more horsepower for the big Spring roll<br />

outs, <strong>and</strong> new bragging rights at “bullshit”<br />

corner every weekend.<br />

Now you would think I would have ended<br />

up twisting wrenches for a living with all<br />

that passion, but instead chose to go to<br />

art school <strong>and</strong> not just once but twice. 4<br />

years for fine art <strong>and</strong> then realizing that<br />

food <strong>and</strong> shelter were important, back<br />

in for another 3 years for graphic design<br />

which has kept me fed <strong>and</strong> bought way<br />

too many performance parts from my<br />

graphic design business for the past 22<br />

years. All along, still taking photos of cars<br />

<strong>and</strong> bikes at car shows <strong>and</strong> any event I<br />

could find something cool at.<br />

Eventually that spawned a new company;<br />

Dirty Monkey <strong>Kustom</strong>s. Hotrod art <strong>and</strong><br />

apparel. Well there you go, that is the<br />

history. The images you are seeing here<br />

are what turns my gears <strong>and</strong> gets me<br />

lost for hours <strong>and</strong> hours creating. Always<br />

tweaking <strong>and</strong> looking for that little extra<br />

“horsepower”. Sometimes shooting<br />

pics ol’ skool film in the Hasselblad or<br />

digital “hit ‘n run” shooting at car shows<br />

looking for the unique angles <strong>and</strong> curves.<br />

Nowadays, the fun is either in mixing my<br />

photo images with digital <strong>and</strong> traditional<br />

drawing, or drawing up kool new T-shirt<br />

designs to sell along with my other swag<br />

at car shows.<br />

One thing is for sure, I am lucky I get to<br />

still play with the hotrods (big <strong>and</strong> small<br />

ones), <strong>and</strong> share my art with others.<br />

Hope you dig what you see <strong>and</strong> thanks for<br />

hang’n out!<br />

“DAD LET ME LOOSE<br />

ON HIS CAMPER<br />

TRUCK ONE SUMMER<br />

AND BY THE TIME I<br />

WAS DONE, HE HAD<br />

THE BADDEST TRUCK<br />

CAMPER IN THE<br />

CAMPGROUND.”<br />

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In this Roadside Kitchen<br />

series, we champion oneoffs<br />

<strong>and</strong> family-owned<br />

eating houses with<br />

individual <strong>and</strong> sometimes<br />

quirky characteristics, both<br />

in presentation <strong>and</strong> in menu.<br />

We favour businesses which aim to offer<br />

something a little different to add to the<br />

interest of a road journey or a passing visit.<br />

We avoid the predictable chains of food<br />

outlets such as McDonalds if we can. Back<br />

in P&KG 72 (February-March 2019) we gave<br />

the low-down on our visit to Austin, Texas,<br />

to check out as many of the live music<br />

establishments as we could that might<br />

feature a bit of rock ‘n’ roll, jive, rockin’<br />

country <strong>and</strong> rhythm & blues music. During<br />

our short stay in Austin, we discovered<br />

an establishment called ‘Magnolia Cafe’.<br />

This is at the north end of South Congress<br />

(number 1920). It is ideally positioned for<br />

getting a bite to eat before or after visiting<br />

the sorts of clubs that we like, which are<br />

gathered in an area around South Congress,<br />

examples being The Continental Club,<br />

C-boys <strong>and</strong> Guero’s Oak Garden.<br />

Magnolia Café,<br />

Austin,<br />

Texas<br />

Paul Waring & Dee Shore<br />

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As soon as you get into the Magnolia<br />

Cafe you notice you are certainly entering<br />

a distinctive eatery because of all the<br />

colourful h<strong>and</strong>-painted artwork <strong>and</strong><br />

decorations on the walls.<br />

Carefully observing the welcome homecooked<br />

appearance of the meals being<br />

enjoyed by other customers as we made<br />

our way to a vacant table on our first<br />

visit, Paul had already decided before<br />

he sat down that he simply had to have<br />

some of the Blueberry Pie! As to the<br />

rest of the meal, we got so engrossed in<br />

looking at the paintworks around us that<br />

the waitress had to come back to our<br />

table a second time to take our order!<br />

The menu is inviting, as our photos show.<br />

Fortunately, we found the Magnolia<br />

on our first day in town <strong>and</strong> we used it<br />

throughout our stay for breakfasts <strong>and</strong><br />

lunches as well as evening meals.<br />

Each meal was a delight, from the<br />

avocado dishes to the omelettes, the Mag<br />

stir-fry, the Mag scramble, the salads,<br />

burgers <strong>and</strong> much more. You can find the<br />

full mouth-watering menu on the web at<br />

www.magnoliacafeaustin.com, where the<br />

café averages 4.5 out of 5 stars from over<br />

920 reviews.<br />

Everything seemed to be wholesome<br />

<strong>and</strong> pleasantly affordable, such that the<br />

enjoyment of the good food wasn’t spoilt<br />

by the tab at the end. The Magnolia<br />

Cafe is evidently held in high regard<br />

because it always seemed to be doing<br />

a great trade. Many of the folk seemed<br />

to be locals, which is always a good<br />

sign. They ranged from young couples<br />

to family parties <strong>and</strong> old-timers. But<br />

although it always seemed to be pretty<br />

busy, the cafe was efficiently run <strong>and</strong><br />

the food took no time at all to arrive.<br />

Also, we weren’t hurried or crowded<br />

while there <strong>and</strong> we were able to study<br />

the various leaflets of attractions which<br />

we had picked up at our lodgings <strong>and</strong><br />

elsewhere <strong>and</strong> plan our days while<br />

enjoying the food <strong>and</strong> the surroundings.<br />

If you are ever in Austin, we are sure<br />

the Magnolia Cafe will keep you well<br />

fuelled to enjoy all the delights we<br />

described in our Austin feature.<br />

Paul <strong>and</strong> Dee Waring<br />

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Marissa Says:<br />

NEVER UNDERSELL YOURSELF<br />

Part Two<br />

TIPS:<br />

KEEPING UP IN THE ART WORLD<br />

Be true to yourself. Learn from others<br />

<strong>and</strong> your own mistakes, but never be a<br />

copycat. Find the thing you love to paint<br />

<strong>and</strong> express yourself. People that buy<br />

art, look for a way to connect with the<br />

art(ist). They need to feel something<br />

when looking at it. There are so many<br />

ways to express yourself <strong>and</strong> so many<br />

different tastes in art, that there is always<br />

a market for your art, when done well.<br />

Visit galleries <strong>and</strong> art shows to see what<br />

people like to buy nowadays. Art is<br />

timeless, but we do see trends! Personally<br />

I don’t really go along with trends, but if<br />

you want to have a higher chance of sales,<br />

it’s a good thing to be aware of.<br />

THERE IS<br />

ALWAYS A<br />

MARKET FOR<br />

YOUR ART,<br />

WHEN DONE<br />

WELL.<br />

Check out your colleagues that are on<br />

the same level <strong>and</strong> compare prices.<br />

Women tend to underprice with at least<br />

50% compared to men with similar<br />

works. So get to know yourself!<br />

Be real. Don’t pimp your photo’s with<br />

filters or Photoshop to get more likes on<br />

social media. If you ever show <strong>and</strong> sell<br />

your originals, it will come out anyway<br />

<strong>and</strong> your career will stop before it starts.<br />

Respect copyrights of other artists.<br />

Provide your own reference material for<br />

commercial artworks, don’t make exact<br />

copies from books, other artworks or<br />

internet pictures. This can be good for<br />

practice when keeping things to yourself,<br />

but it won’t get you far if you intend to<br />

make a living with it. Another important<br />

thing is of course the copyright itself, if<br />

an artist misses income because you are<br />

selling the same of his or her work, it<br />

could come to a lawsuit.<br />

Ask permission. If you want to practice<br />

with someone else’s photo or artwork,<br />

you can always ask for permission, <strong>and</strong><br />

then you will never have a problem when<br />

you want to publish it.<br />

Underst<strong>and</strong> image licenses. There are<br />

also stock photography websites where<br />

you can buy a license to use the image,<br />

always read which license you need, they<br />

often offer different options.<br />

Use references. A cool place for<br />

reference (especially when you need<br />

something for your own composition), is<br />

https://www.wildlifereferencephotos.com<br />

which is created for artists that like to<br />

paint animals.<br />

Step up your techniques, so that your<br />

creative ideas can be technically executed<br />

<strong>and</strong> supported with good techniques.<br />

Practice makes perfect.<br />

Schedule work time. It’s hard work to be<br />

an artist, but the people that surround<br />

you might not always be aware of that<br />

<strong>and</strong> can disturb you any time of the day<br />

because “you don’t work”. This can be the<br />

end of an artistic career, so try to “switch<br />

off” when working <strong>and</strong> give yourself a<br />

time schedule as if you have a boss.<br />

Keep your bookkeeping in order, so this<br />

can’t give you extra stress <strong>and</strong> you keep<br />

a good eye on incoming <strong>and</strong> outgoing<br />

invoices. Financial stress can be a good<br />

reason for an artist to give up, so keep<br />

things clear from the start <strong>and</strong> work hard<br />

to make it work.<br />

Plan to be financially secure. If you have<br />

a full time job, <strong>and</strong> like to make a career<br />

switch as an artist, make sure you have<br />

enough savings, or keep a part time job<br />

until you are financially secure.<br />

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TIPS:<br />

COMMISSIONED ART<br />

Commission payments. When taking in commissions, make<br />

sure you can h<strong>and</strong>le the request <strong>and</strong> that you can work with<br />

deadlines. Always respect the given deadline <strong>and</strong> don’t delay<br />

work for customers. Make an agreement with your customer<br />

<strong>and</strong> ask for a deposit. I take a 50% down payment <strong>and</strong> the other<br />

50% at delivery. I also prefer my customer to pick a frame as<br />

frames are very personal, due to interior <strong>and</strong> taste. It also saves<br />

you in time <strong>and</strong> weight when shipping the artwork.<br />

Contracts <strong>and</strong> down payments. Contracts scare people off.<br />

Down payments are very well accepted. I only work with<br />

contracts when companies are involved, they usually provide a<br />

contract themselves. Make sure you read them well before you<br />

sign anything <strong>and</strong> don’t hesitate to ask when things aren’t clear.<br />

We aren’t lawyers <strong>and</strong> don’t always speak their language.<br />

Working on a commission. Commissions are different from<br />

creating your own art, but they can provide a good income as<br />

they’re highly dem<strong>and</strong>ed. You do need to be able to:<br />

• Work with a bad reference when people or animals<br />

have passed away, <strong>and</strong> still turn it into good art.<br />

• Be able to work with deadlines.<br />

• Be able to make adjustments when requested.<br />

• Work with feedback of your customer so you both<br />

can be happy with the result.<br />

Using commissions as promotion. You must know that you<br />

can’t always put commissions in your resume. Some want to<br />

keep things private. So make sure you have enough good work<br />

on your portfolio to reel in new customers. If you don’t have<br />

to work on an assignment, make one for yourself that you can<br />

showcase <strong>and</strong> maybe even sell eventually. Stay busy!<br />

Preserving your art. To protect your art from UV <strong>and</strong> dust,<br />

you can varnish it. Golden Satin <strong>and</strong> Sennelier HC10 are my<br />

preferred varnishes for acrylic paintings. They don’t “eat” my<br />

white <strong>and</strong> leave no spatters around. It does make the art look<br />

vibrant. Always let it harden for a day or 2 before wrapping.<br />

When using a flat brush to varnish instead of spray-cans /guns,<br />

make sure you spray a good waterproof fixative (also HC10) if<br />

your paint is waterbased. The wet varnish on the brush will drag<br />

off the paint when not hardened or when made wet again.<br />

Shipping your art. Provide a good box for artwork that requires<br />

shipping. Always check if it’s shipped insured <strong>and</strong> for how<br />

much, in case things get lost or damaged. Use acid free paper if<br />

you wrap your art. Protect corners <strong>and</strong> make sure it can’t move<br />

inside the box.<br />

A Private Commission in progress, <strong>and</strong> a<br />

close up of it, airbrush on board. It’s been<br />

put together from 3 different shots until the<br />

customer liked it. Working with deadlines <strong>and</strong><br />

Feedback of customers is an important thing<br />

when taking in commissions.<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Tim Scoggins has been an illustrator, exhibit painter,<br />

faux finisher, mural artist, portrait artist, <strong>and</strong> most<br />

recently turns his talent to airbrush artist.<br />

In my early days right out of Colorado Institute of Art, I freelanced as an illustrator<br />

using primarily, Prismacolor colored pencils. Having only a basic knowledge of how<br />

the airbrush worked, I only tried to use it for graduated backgrounds at first.<br />

After a couple years freelancing, I was hired as a staff artist for Copley Los Angeles<br />

Newspapers. During my decade at the newspaper I accomplished over a 1000 pieces<br />

of art. Everything from, small 2 inch square spot drawings, to full two page spread<br />

illustrations for every section of the paper.<br />

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It was during my time at the newspaper that I did a one week seminar put on by the<br />

UCLA extension center with famed movie poster artist/illustrator Drew Struzan.<br />

Seeing how Struzan combined the airbrush with colored pencils literally changed<br />

my life, <strong>and</strong> as an illustrator, even more importantly, my speed. By using airbrushed<br />

acrylics as an underpainting <strong>and</strong> the colored pencils as the detail over the top, I went<br />

back to the newspaper after the seminar <strong>and</strong> was able to crank out more work in a<br />

much shorter period, <strong>and</strong> start doing even more freelance work.


FEATUREDARTIST<br />

After a decade at the newspaper I moved on to continue<br />

freelancing <strong>and</strong> started taking on large display work for a<br />

variety of exhibit companies. It was during this period that<br />

I started working with larger spray guns in combination<br />

with my airbrushes, using the spray guns to lay in big<br />

areas, <strong>and</strong> replacing the colored pencils with the airbrush<br />

as the detail medium.<br />

The next step was a natural transition into mural work,<br />

both commercial <strong>and</strong> residential. It was also around this<br />

time that the choice had to be made between continuing<br />

as an illustrator, <strong>and</strong> becoming a digital artist, or moving<br />

on away from illustration <strong>and</strong> remaining old school with<br />

physical mediums like paint <strong>and</strong> my airbrushes. For me<br />

the decision was easy. Having experimented with digital<br />

mediums during my time at the newspaper, I knew that<br />

when I finished a piece of art, I wanted a physical piece of<br />

art, not a file.<br />

Over the last 20 plus years I have almost completely<br />

switched over to airbrush for all of my work <strong>and</strong> continue<br />

painting murals, large <strong>and</strong> small, <strong>and</strong> also one of my first<br />

loves, portraits. I paint a lot of memorial portraits of<br />

peoples loved ones, celebrity portraits at art shows <strong>and</strong><br />

markets, <strong>and</strong> also more elaborate “ Fine Art” portrait<br />

series for the fun <strong>and</strong> love of it.<br />

Like a lot of other airbrush artists, I work on any <strong>and</strong> all<br />

kinds of projects, large <strong>and</strong> small. Helmets, cheer boxes,<br />

t-shirts, signage, banners, shoes, luggage, cornhole<br />

boards, literally, you name it. I’m admittedly older now,<br />

but haven’t lost my passion for learning, or for the work,<br />

<strong>and</strong> intend to keep on going for the rest of my life, <strong>and</strong><br />

hope to inspire others <strong>and</strong> keep making clients happy.<br />

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Derek Turcotte<br />

STEPBYSTEP<br />

Canmore, Alberta, in the Canadian Rockies<br />

is home to Derek, his family <strong>and</strong> shop -<br />

Electric Grizzly Tattoo.<br />

Always into art throughout childhood,<br />

apprenticing at 18 with Cye Delaney in<br />

Ontario gave Derek the basics of tattooing<br />

<strong>and</strong> airbrushing. After moving to western<br />

Canada - Calgary, Alberta, in his early<br />

20s Derek scored an apprenticeship at<br />

Cross-Eyed Airbrushing with Blake McCully,<br />

learning the ins <strong>and</strong> outs of painting<br />

motorcycles <strong>and</strong> metal.<br />

“Here, I first got comfortable with Createx<br />

Auto Air Colors paints <strong>and</strong> Iwata airbrushes.<br />

Since then I have tattooed as my main<br />

livelihood but my passion <strong>and</strong>, any chance I<br />

get, I airbrush / paint large canvas projects.<br />

Future projects: space unicorn, Egyptian<br />

headdress series <strong>and</strong> always just trying to<br />

learn more to push my projects in technical<br />

or creative aspects!” — Derek Turcotte<br />

Step by Step<br />

Part Two<br />

Supplies:<br />

• Wacom Cintiq (Sketchbook Pro)<br />

• 3M 1700 model projector<br />

• Transparent film<br />

• iPad Pro<br />

• Createx Illustration Colors<br />

• Createx (Tim Gore’s) Bloodline<br />

Series<br />

• Iwata HP-CS Eclipse Airbrush<br />

• 48” x 72” canvas<br />

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STEPBYSTEP<br />

STEP 10<br />

Shadows: Bloodline Deep Bruise Purple is a great shadow tone. I add<br />

shadows <strong>and</strong> fur texture with this color on the wolf. For areas where<br />

I want even darker shadows, add 1:1 Paynes Grey to the Purple.<br />

This achieves darker shadows <strong>and</strong> starts to form background behind<br />

feathers on the right side of painting.<br />

STEP 11<br />

Details: Begin to indicate details in the beadwork of the headdress,<br />

using Bloodline 5045 Decay <strong>and</strong> then a Yellow or Magenta depending on<br />

area of beads. Use Old Bone White with Decay <strong>and</strong> a drop of Bloodline<br />

5046 Blunt Trauma Umber to add little skulls in the headpiece. You can<br />

also use some 5036 Dermatitis Tan for a great skull color <strong>and</strong> opacity<br />

building. Carry Tan <strong>and</strong> Blunt Trauma Umber 1:1 mix through painting to<br />

chisel details in jewelry, necklace <strong>and</strong> mushrooms on h<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

STEP 12<br />

In the wolf, push <strong>and</strong> pull with Deep Bruise Purple /<br />

Grey mix mentioned before to build more texture in<br />

wolf <strong>and</strong> shadows underneath leaves <strong>and</strong> vines. Create<br />

depth <strong>and</strong> layers in the foreground of wolf. Add Purple<br />

/ Grey mix to black in wolf nose <strong>and</strong> gums to make<br />

appear more 3D (black on its own often appears flat<br />

<strong>and</strong> less reflective).<br />

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STEP 13<br />

Detail out the wolf’s eyes using same steps as Step 7 to<br />

achieve cloudy ghostly look. Use Sepia in Infectious Pink<br />

1:1 to add shadows in both eyes. Add in small details<br />

with Vile Green, White <strong>and</strong> Yellow 1:1:1 for moss, leaves,<br />

vines <strong>and</strong> tribal markings above wolf eyes <strong>and</strong> brows.<br />

Keeping this green flowing makes the whole painting<br />

cohesive with the mossy effect <strong>and</strong> color scheme.


STEPBYSTEP<br />

STEP 14<br />

Use a Yellow / Moss Green / White mix even<br />

ratio to build more leaves <strong>and</strong> vines. I then<br />

overpower the mixture with Moss Green to<br />

add shadows, veins <strong>and</strong> leafy texture.<br />

STEP 15<br />

Light source: At this point of any work,<br />

I focus on the light source. Make sure<br />

to keep everything on a similar plane of<br />

light. As eluded to before, the main light<br />

source on this piece emits from the top<br />

left of the canvas. Having all highlights<br />

<strong>and</strong> shadows follow this direction keeps<br />

the image believable <strong>and</strong> realistic.<br />

Shadow source: Use 10 drops Purple to<br />

8 drops Umber ratio to chisel out beads<br />

<strong>and</strong> shadows in leatherwork. I think<br />

adding texture in the leather <strong>and</strong> bottoms<br />

of mushrooms makes the viewer take<br />

notice. Strengthen any shadows in wolf<br />

<strong>and</strong> background.<br />

STEP 16<br />

At this point, detail teeth in wolf. I add<br />

cracks <strong>and</strong> texture with a 1:2 Sepia / Ochre<br />

mix. You can tint out feathers <strong>and</strong> teeth<br />

with yellow mixture. Crisp up the necklace,<br />

leaves <strong>and</strong> skull. Pop highlights / shadows<br />

where necessary. Use dagger strokes to<br />

build up remaining fur texture in wolf.‣<br />

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STEPBYSTEP<br />

STEP 17<br />

Almost all the details are in the moss <strong>and</strong> leaves. I have used the<br />

Sepia / Ochre mix to chisel necklace. Overpower with Old Bone White<br />

adding highlights in skulls, leaves <strong>and</strong> mushrooms. Use a 5048 Surgery<br />

Sienna <strong>and</strong> 5037 Injury Ochre mixture in background to unify the<br />

warmth in the painting. Final highlights in the wolf fur <strong>and</strong> eyes are<br />

straight Illustration White. Add bright white textures <strong>and</strong> highlights<br />

throughout the painting.<br />

STEP 18<br />

Focus on the overall piece, checking that<br />

the lighting <strong>and</strong> shadows are consistent.<br />

Start adding final shadows with mostly<br />

Deep Bruise Purple <strong>and</strong> Black 1:1 in the<br />

darkest areas <strong>and</strong> White in the brightest<br />

highlights, maintaining the light source.<br />

Make sure the focal point, sharpest area, is<br />

the most acute on faces <strong>and</strong> trails off to the<br />

side; fades out on the edges <strong>and</strong> around<br />

the sides of the canvas for that extra effect.<br />

STEP 19<br />

This shows the scale of the final<br />

painting, 4ft by 6ft in size. I like how<br />

dynamic <strong>and</strong> bold large works are from<br />

any distance they are viewed!!<br />

Finally, sign your work <strong>and</strong> call it a<br />

finished painting!<br />

Thanks for following along, you can use<br />

these steps to create a similar painting<br />

or inspire you to create your own<br />

headdress creation!!<br />

Derek Turcotte<br />

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BLAIR ART STUDIOS<br />

CLASSROOM IN A BOX SERIES<br />

Not everyone can attend a Dru Blair workshop...<br />

But now the workshop can come to you with the Blair Classroom in a Box series.<br />

Dru has designed the classroom in a box home study courses just for you. Each Classroom in a Box walks you through<br />

project step-by-step just like being at a workshop with a first-person camera view. You will see the project as his eyes see it,<br />

instead of over-the-shoulder like other instructional videos.<br />

The kits offered are:<br />

• Skull<br />

• Skull <strong>and</strong> Fire<br />

• Beach Sunrise<br />

The kits come in two versions:<br />

• Lite version which includes stencils, Blair airbrush<br />

paper, reference photos, <strong>and</strong> access to on line<br />

video instruction.<br />

• The full kit adds paint <strong>and</strong> tools.<br />

• Fur<br />

• Moon <strong>and</strong> Stars<br />

• Tall ship night scene<br />

Classroom in a Box home study courses are recorded<br />

in real time using HD video <strong>and</strong> narrated by Dru Blair<br />

himself as he walks you through your project <strong>and</strong> explains<br />

not only every mark he makes, but more importantly, why<br />

he makes those marks as well as why he chooses to use<br />

one technique over another. Watch the videos as many<br />

times as you like.<br />

Classroom in a Box home study courses, the next best<br />

thing to being there!<br />

To find out more visit www.schoolofrealism.com.<br />

• Textured Skin<br />

• Eye<br />

• Clouds<br />

• Celestial Wolf<br />

• Burning Alphabet<br />

letters<br />

• Hair kits<br />

• Upcoming kits include<br />

Color Theory in a Box.<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Name: Davide Gloria<br />

Experience: 8 years<br />

Location: Sanremo, Italy<br />

Speciality: Airbrushing<br />

Custom<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Davide Gloria AKA Maw Custom, was born in Rome<br />

in 1989. As a child with a passion for drawing he<br />

started at an artistic high school, where in the last<br />

year he approached airbrushing, fascinated by the<br />

kustom hotroad chopper <strong>and</strong> musclecars.<br />

“For years I studied the airbrush by myself, learning<br />

from industry gurus <strong>and</strong> reading magazines.<br />

In 2011 I decided to expose myself with my first<br />

contest at Rome Motodays, winning the first prize in<br />

the custom section. Subsequently, given the difficulty<br />

of the Italian market in 2012, I decided to move to<br />

Australia, not knowing the language <strong>and</strong> armed with<br />

an airbrush, in 3 months I was hired in the most<br />

important body of Queensl<strong>and</strong> Brisbane, where I<br />

customized mega trucks <strong>and</strong> Australian v8s for a<br />

year. Then I came back to Italy where, thanks also to<br />

the exp<strong>and</strong>ed curriculum in Australia, becoming part<br />

of a KP Familla crew composed of elites of the Italian<br />

sector, where I could compare <strong>and</strong> grow artistically.<br />

At the same time I also started the tattoo company<br />

where I attended the most important conventions<br />

in the country for 3 years. In doing so, I opened my<br />

artistic horizons, which proved to be of fundamental<br />

importance in the development of my style in<br />

airbrushing.<br />

In 2017 I moved to Sanremo, north Italy, where I<br />

run a tattoo shop working with the airbrush at the<br />

same time, to such a point to perfectly blend the<br />

techniques <strong>and</strong> styles.<br />

In 2018 I returned to Rome where I decide to focus<br />

exclusively in the technique that I love, airbrushing.”<br />

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Do our eyes play<br />

tricks on us?<br />

I cannot speak for everyone, but yes they do. We at times airbrush black <strong>and</strong> white<br />

artworks only to find that it’s either too dark or too light, <strong>and</strong> for no good reason.<br />

So why does this happen?? The simple answer is that our eyes thought it would be<br />

funny to play a joke on our brain…ha ha very funny. But the real answer is that we<br />

were tricked into believing that we had the right tonal value, but didn’t. We teach this<br />

to our unit 2 students <strong>and</strong> when they go through these exercises it makes a massive<br />

difference to the tonal values used on their artworks.<br />

So read on… Find how <strong>and</strong> why this happens.<br />

Which colour/tone we see isn’t just a matter of the light coming<br />

into eyes, it’s also the effects that caused that idea, for example,<br />

light <strong>and</strong> dark. We use the setting around us to gain information<br />

for our colour/tonal experiences. Some people see just what’s in<br />

front of them <strong>and</strong> some people are affected much more by the<br />

environment around the artwork itself.<br />

Take the following graphic by Edward H Adelson. Squares A <strong>and</strong><br />

B appear to be different shades of Grey. Cover the surrounding<br />

squares <strong>and</strong> you’ll see how at times our eyes play tricks on us.<br />

Checker Shadow Description<br />

Now for the technical stuff…Read through this (If you are an<br />

insomniac this is the cure) <strong>and</strong> do the exercises, as this will show<br />

why the information is so important, especially if you want to be<br />

accurate in your airbrushing.<br />

In this case the problem is to determine the tonal value of the<br />

grey in the checks. Just measuring the light coming from a<br />

surface is not enough: a cast shadow will dim a surface, so that<br />

a white surface in shadow may be reflecting less light than a<br />

black surface in full light.<br />

In simpler terms that means:<br />

In shadow or not, a check that is lighter than its neighbouring<br />

checks is probably lighter than average, <strong>and</strong> vice versa. In the<br />

picture, the light check in shadow is surrounded by darker<br />

checks. Even though the check is physically dark, it is light<br />

when compared to its neighbours. The dark checks outside the<br />

shadow, conversely, are surrounded by lighter checks, so they<br />

look dark by comparison.<br />

Then we have the gradual changes in light level, so that it can<br />

determine the grey value of the surfaces without being misled<br />

by shadows. In this graphic, the shadow looks like a shadow.<br />

And the reason? Because of the soft edges <strong>and</strong> also the shadow<br />

cast from the cylinder, understood as changes in surface tone<br />

rather than in terms of shadows or lighting. Still awake??<br />

The important task is to break the<br />

image information down into meaningful<br />

sections, <strong>and</strong> thereby identify the type<br />

of the objects in view. Helping us to<br />

distinguish grey scale<br />

or tonal values in<br />

our artworks.<br />

“THE WHITE CHECKS<br />

WILL BE DARKER IN<br />

THE SHADOW AREAS.”<br />

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Cut out a mask<br />

By viewing patches of the squares without the<br />

surrounding framework, you can remove the effect of<br />

the illusion. Trace out the squares “A” & “B” <strong>and</strong> the<br />

check the difference in Tonal Value. Surprised? In Unit 1<br />

of the Airbrush course taught by Airicons you learn the<br />

importance of focal values <strong>and</strong> in Unit 2 we work heavily<br />

on tonal values. This exercise shows the importance of<br />

making sure that your tonal values are accurate as well.<br />

Simultaneous Contrast Illusion<br />

Consisting of two bars one with a gradient dark to light <strong>and</strong> the<br />

middle bar is painted evenly throughout. However its perception<br />

is affected by the gradient scale distribution of the colour in the<br />

background. The illusion is noticeable even for small ranges of<br />

the background grey <strong>and</strong> almost independently of the relative<br />

shape of the bar(s).<br />

This exercise shows again that our eyes can <strong>and</strong> will be tricked<br />

when we mix light <strong>and</strong> dark tones. As the bar is a solid mid<br />

grey...it is the background that is a gradation <strong>and</strong> so gives the<br />

thought that the bar is also gradated.<br />

Both of these graphics prove the need for colour swatches or<br />

in this case a grey scale swatch so as to be accurate in your<br />

tonal values.<br />

So lesson learnt - “You cannot always trust your eyes”<br />

This info is used in Unit 2 of<br />

the Airicons portrait course,<br />

helping students with their<br />

tonal analysis. Hope this helps.<br />

Till Next Time -<br />

“That’s My Spray For The Day”<br />

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KEEPING AN EYE ON THE WORLD OF AIRBRUSH<br />

By airbrush artist Svee Wheeler, email: svee@sveeart.com<br />

Hi there you lovely readers you! Svee here. If you have a<br />

topic or product you would like to discuss/review/know more<br />

about or have questions on, give myself <strong>and</strong> the P&KG crew<br />

a shout <strong>and</strong> we’ll see what we can do for you.<br />

Sparmax Flyer SR<br />

Airbrush Review<br />

Sparmax Flyer Specifications:<br />

• Nozzle size: 0.4mm<br />

• Plastic bottle size: 15cc (PETG – NOT<br />

solvent resistant)<br />

• Glass bottles available for solvent use<br />

• St<strong>and</strong>ard 1/8 PS air hose fitting<br />

• Simple to use<br />

• Light weight (<strong>75</strong>g with bottle)<br />

• Ergonomic PC h<strong>and</strong>le<br />

• Adjustable line width<br />

• No disassembly of airbrush<br />

• Can be used with Sparmax’s smallest<br />

compressors, DC-25/DC-25X<br />

With the aid of extra bottle/bottle sets sold<br />

separately:<br />

• Swift swapping of colours<br />

• No cleaning between colour change<br />

The Flyer is available in two different types.<br />

The regular “Flyer” <strong>and</strong> the “Flyer SR”. The<br />

regular version comes with a plastic bottle made<br />

of PETG so it’s not something you want to be<br />

putting solvents into. If you are just a waterbased<br />

sprayer it’ll be perfect but if you want to<br />

spray solvent based paints then you need to go<br />

with the version we have been sent, the Flyer SR.<br />

This comes with a solvent resistant glass bottle<br />

rather than the plastic one.<br />

The lovely people at Sparmax have<br />

sent us something a little different for<br />

review. The Flyer SR airbrush. This isn’t<br />

your typical airbrush though as it uses a<br />

quick release bottle system rather than<br />

a traditional paint cup attached to the<br />

brush so rather than having to clean out<br />

your paint cup every time you want to<br />

change colours, you just grab a bottle<br />

with the correct colour in <strong>and</strong> plug it into<br />

the airbrush. Here’s the tech stuff….<br />

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Straight out of the box you get the airbrush itself, an instruction<br />

manual <strong>and</strong> a h<strong>and</strong>y little plastic cradle for the Flyer to sit in<br />

when not in use. The airbrush itself has a very comfortable<br />

design. It sits nicely in your h<strong>and</strong>, is lightweight <strong>and</strong> feels<br />

comfortable. You’ll notice the Flyer is more of a single action<br />

design, there is a large trigger on the h<strong>and</strong>le that turns the air on<br />

<strong>and</strong> off but the paint flow is controlled by how much you have<br />

the paint bottle screwed into the cap. One thing to note, when<br />

changing colours make sure the bottle is screwed in all the way<br />

to the closed position otherwise you’ll be leaving the nozzle on<br />

the top of the bottle open <strong>and</strong> your paint could dry out a bit<br />

over time.<br />

The actual process of changing paint bottles is incredibly<br />

easy. You just pull the current bottle out of the airbrush in a<br />

backwards direction (after making sure you’ve screwed the<br />

bottle to the closed position to stop your paint from drying out)<br />

<strong>and</strong> insert the next one. Easy as that.<br />

In use, the Flyer is a very easy tool to get along with. It’s worth<br />

noting that with it’s 0.4mm nozzle, it is more suited to general<br />

airbrushing over large areas. Don’t go buying this expecting<br />

to pull off insanely detailed works of art <strong>and</strong> tiny details that<br />

you would expect to see from the higher priced dual action<br />

airbrushes with 0.15 or 0.2mm nozzle set ups. I did find whilst<br />

using it, the bottles suffer from tip dry when using water-based<br />

paints. Of course, all airbrushes suffer from this, its just part<br />

of the game when using water-based paints. The only problem<br />

here is that the nozzle is part of the bottle so you need to<br />

remove the bottle <strong>and</strong> unscrew the nozzle from the top of it to<br />

clear the blockage. Sometimes you could just open it up fully<br />

<strong>and</strong> blast the blockage out of there but I did find clearing the<br />

clogs from tip dry rather a pain at times. It’s by no means a deal<br />

breaker but I do feel it’s worth mentioning that you will need to<br />

stop to clean the bottle now <strong>and</strong> then when using water-based<br />

mediums.<br />

What’s really useful with this system<br />

is that the paint side of things is all<br />

taken care of in the bottle.<br />

None of it ever touches the rest of the airbrush so colour<br />

changes are instant with no intermixing. If you’ve been spraying<br />

black <strong>and</strong> you plug in a bottle of white, you can rest assured that<br />

the first squirt of paint to come out will be pure white. There will<br />

be no residue left over from the previous colour to get mixed in<br />

with the new one.<br />

In conclusion, the Sparmax Flyer SR is a bit of an odd looker<br />

at first but upon using it you soon realise that this is a quite<br />

capable little tool as far as general airbrushing goes.<br />

It is very easy to use <strong>and</strong> the paint<br />

changes can be done in seconds which<br />

depending on what you are doing,<br />

can be invaluable. It would be a very<br />

h<strong>and</strong>y piece of equipment to have<br />

in anyone’s arsenal from beginner<br />

airbrusher to advanced.<br />

Although it isn’t really suited to the more finer spraying <strong>and</strong><br />

detailed artwork, the Flyer is amazing at basecoats, primer <strong>and</strong><br />

spraying a smooth, even finish over larger areas quickly <strong>and</strong><br />

hassle free for very little cost.<br />

For more details on the Sparmax Flyer <strong>and</strong> Flyer SR please visit<br />

www.sparmaxair.com<br />

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Gerald Mendez<br />

Gerald Mendez is a Mexican artist with over 25 years of experience who creates<br />

artwork related to Fantasy Art <strong>and</strong> the Beauty of the Universe. Gerald Mendez<br />

operates his art studio called “Aerografika Art Studio” in Chino, California, working<br />

as a freelance artist <strong>and</strong> Illustrator for companies like: Walt Disney Co., DreamWorks,<br />

Wacom Technology, Anest Iwata <strong>and</strong> Artool just to mention a few, also he keeps<br />

busy as a Digital <strong>and</strong> Airbrush Illustrator instructor, doing demos, webinars <strong>and</strong><br />

teaching classes in art shows <strong>and</strong> universities in different countries, in addition he is<br />

a creative professional airbrush artist specialized in custom paint <strong>and</strong> Fine Art.<br />

STEPBYSTEP<br />

DRAGON AX<br />

Step by Step<br />

(Part 1 of 2)<br />

The “FBS Dragon Ax” project was<br />

designed exclusive for the FBS Custom<br />

Tapes & Sprayers Co. This piece was<br />

unveil along with many other beautiful<br />

art pieces from well known artist at the<br />

FBS booth at the SEMA SHOW 2018<br />

event in Las Vegas, Nevada. USA.<br />

It was a true challenge since many well known artist will participate<br />

in this event, <strong>and</strong> I know I must do something special for the event,<br />

FBS create <strong>and</strong> distribute high quality custom tape for artists <strong>and</strong><br />

custom painters, I decide to design a coat of arms that represent<br />

the br<strong>and</strong>, so I start creating concepts <strong>and</strong> sketches with a coat of<br />

arms shield in mind <strong>and</strong> with an Ax where the blades will be the<br />

wings of the dragon, <strong>and</strong> part of his body turned in to a custom<br />

tape with a few different rolls of tape around the h<strong>and</strong>le which end<br />

on a spear! My idea is to create a powerful design, with a medieval<br />

theme with a touch of Fantasy!<br />

STEP 1<br />

The concept of this project has being created digitally using<br />

Adobe Photoshop, this design is based on an Ax design, which<br />

have the shape of a dragon with the wings as the blades of the<br />

Ax, the h<strong>and</strong>le is a spear stick surrounded by a roll of adhesive<br />

tape similar to the speciality tapes manufactured by FBS, in the<br />

lower part of the h<strong>and</strong>le a spearhead is formed with a blades<br />

which contains the logo of the company FBS.<br />

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STEPBYSTEP<br />

STEP 2<br />

Once the overall shape of the<br />

Ax has been vectored, I sent the<br />

digital file of the silhouette of<br />

the dragon <strong>and</strong> the coat of arms<br />

shield to my talented friend<br />

Troy Eliot, who cut to size the<br />

shape of the dragon on a sheet<br />

of metal, as well as the shield<br />

shape <strong>and</strong> the frame of it.<br />

STEP 3<br />

As you can see Troy<br />

Eliot did a great job<br />

cutting the shapes<br />

of the dragon <strong>and</strong><br />

the shield, these<br />

pieces have been cut<br />

separately <strong>and</strong> the<br />

shield shape have<br />

been ground to give<br />

a special effect of<br />

texture <strong>and</strong> reflection.<br />

STEP 4 & 5<br />

Troy sent me the shape of the dragon already cut, to prepare it,<br />

I gave it a black base applying Auto Born Sealer from Createx<br />

Colors, to giving an even base color first.<br />

STEP 6<br />

Once the color black has been applied, I applied<br />

Auto Born Sealer White as a base color before<br />

applying the coats of Auto Air metallic white fine <strong>and</strong><br />

coarse finish to give more reflection when applying<br />

the C<strong>and</strong>y color over the white metallic base.<br />

STEP 7 & 8<br />

Now I proceed to prepare the<br />

image of the dragon that I will<br />

transfer that has been printed<br />

on sheets of good quality paper,<br />

the silhouette of the Dragon<br />

Ax has been cut manually with<br />

the help of a rotating knife to<br />

facilitate the cutting of it.<br />

Note: I make sure that the shape<br />

of the dragon corresponds<br />

exactly to the shape of the<br />

silhouette of the Ax.<br />

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STEPBYSTEP<br />

STEP 9 & 10<br />

Once the painted metal shape of the<br />

dragon has been protected with 4030<br />

Balancing Clear from Createx, it is<br />

ready to be mask. As you can see,<br />

the entire silhouette of the Ax has<br />

been covered with Gold Mask <strong>and</strong> it is<br />

ready to be cut.<br />

STEP 11<br />

With the help of a sharp blade<br />

I cut around the metal shape of<br />

the dragon, which was visible<br />

through the translucent paper<br />

of the FBS Gold Mask.<br />

STEP 12, 13 & 14<br />

To transferred the main<br />

lines of the dragon <strong>and</strong><br />

the rest of the design, I<br />

use Saral transfer paper<br />

in graphite color, placing<br />

it between the printed<br />

copy <strong>and</strong> the masked<br />

area, then I transferred<br />

the main lines of the<br />

whole design, the lines<br />

must be very easy to<br />

read to simplify to<br />

cutting of the mask.<br />

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STEPBYSTEP<br />

STEP 15 & 16<br />

I make sure to delineate with<br />

a fine marker the cutting lines,<br />

with the help of a professional<br />

swivel knife (an old br<strong>and</strong><br />

Xacto model 3051) I can follow<br />

without problems the marked<br />

lines <strong>and</strong> make all the detailed<br />

cuts, likewise I use an Olfa<br />

compass circle cutter to cut the<br />

concentric circumferences of<br />

the FBS logo.<br />

STEP 17<br />

Having all the sections cut, I<br />

carefully remove the areas that<br />

must be painted in Silver color<br />

Like the Ax blades (edges of<br />

the dragon wings, <strong>and</strong> also the<br />

edges in the lower part of the<br />

spearhead in the lower part<br />

of the h<strong>and</strong>le using Createx<br />

Metallic Silver <strong>and</strong> applying it<br />

with my Anest-Iwata LPH-50<br />

spray gun.<br />

STEP 18<br />

With the blades sections<br />

painted in Silver color, I start<br />

to detailing the edges by<br />

airbrushing some cracked<br />

lines an bevel borders with<br />

a reduced Black Illustration<br />

color to give the effect of an<br />

old metallic blade.<br />

Note: It is very important<br />

that all the colors used over<br />

the metallic white base, are<br />

only C<strong>and</strong>y 2O colors, unless<br />

some illustration colors are<br />

indicated, this way the metallic<br />

base can be seeing through the<br />

transparency of the c<strong>and</strong>ies.<br />

STEP 19 & 20<br />

Now I removed the mask from<br />

the areas that correspond to<br />

the lower part of the h<strong>and</strong>le,<br />

where the FBS logo is located.<br />

Using C<strong>and</strong>y 2O colors I start<br />

painting with Marine Blue,<br />

<strong>and</strong> accents with Cobalt Blue<br />

Illustration color the contours<br />

of the shapes <strong>and</strong> the filigree<br />

inside the spear, with the help<br />

of my Texture FX templates<br />

from Artool, I managed to give<br />

a special stone-like finish. The<br />

contrast between the colors of<br />

the logo <strong>and</strong> the Silver color<br />

that surrounds this part of the<br />

h<strong>and</strong>le give a very interesting<br />

touch to the tip of spear.<br />

Follow the next part of Gerald’s<br />

superb step by step in <strong>Issue</strong> 76.<br />

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“S<strong>and</strong>ra” Portrait, 2018,<br />

Painted with Acrylic<br />

Illustration Ink on canvas<br />

panel, Size 40 cm × 50 cm.<br />

FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Experience: 6 years<br />

Location: Malmö, Sweden<br />

Speciality: Photorealism<br />

Instagram: @thomasson.roger<br />

Website: www.rogerthomasson.se<br />

I paint with acrylics on paper <strong>and</strong><br />

canvas, sometimes on sheet metal.<br />

My motifs vary <strong>and</strong> are chosen rather<br />

r<strong>and</strong>omly from everyday impressions<br />

<strong>and</strong> inspiration.<br />

I leave it up to the beholder to interpret<br />

what they see <strong>and</strong> how it makes them<br />

feel. Those parts of my artistry are<br />

open. The painting style is the core.<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

“Owl” Wildlife painting, 2017, Painted with Acrylic Illustration Ink on paper panel, Size 70 cm × 50 cm.<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

I have a photographic approach in my paintings by<br />

composing <strong>and</strong> placing highly detailed parts of the motif<br />

in focus - <strong>and</strong> others to fade out in blur. To achieve this<br />

effect, I blend traditional media <strong>and</strong> brush strokes with<br />

freeh<strong>and</strong> Airbrush techniques.<br />

To master <strong>and</strong> develop the creative craftsmanship <strong>and</strong><br />

precision is an essential part of painting for me. My goal is<br />

to achieve photorealism <strong>and</strong> then go beyond, adding my<br />

personal touch. With a passion for portraiture, I am drawn<br />

to creating art that is realistic but also providing a gateway<br />

into the subject’s soul... I use eyes as a channel.<br />

To me painting is also play, relaxation <strong>and</strong> recreation.<br />

When a motif effortlessly emerges on the canvas <strong>and</strong><br />

time unnoticed passes by - a state of total presence <strong>and</strong><br />

creative flow arise.<br />

A flow of air, color <strong>and</strong> precision.<br />

“I AM DRAWN TO<br />

CREATING PORTRAITURE<br />

THAT IS REALISTIC BUT<br />

THAT ALSO PROVIDES<br />

A GATEWAY INTO THE<br />

SUBJECT’S SOUL...”<br />

“Skull with Butterfly” Airbrush painting, 2015, Acrylics on paper panel,<br />

2015, Size: 50 cm x 70 cm.<br />

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KEEPING AN EYE ON THE WORLD OF AIRBRUSH<br />

By airbrush artist Svee Wheeler, email: svee@sveeart.com<br />

Hi there you lovely readers you! Svee here. If you have a<br />

topic or product you would like to discuss/review/know more<br />

about or have questions on, give myself <strong>and</strong> the P&KG crew<br />

a shout <strong>and</strong> we’ll see what we can do for you.<br />

Iwata Eclipse<br />

HP-CS<br />

Airbrush Review<br />

Although the Iwata HP-CS isn’t a new<br />

product to the airbrushing market, it is<br />

still one of the most popular airbrushes<br />

out there today. Its large paint cup<br />

makes it ideal for larger areas without<br />

having to keep stopping to refill <strong>and</strong> the<br />

Eclipse ranges unique removable nozzle<br />

makes them a doddle to clean quickly<br />

<strong>and</strong> easily. Before we get too far into it<br />

though, here’s the tech specs...<br />

Airbrush Specifications:<br />

• A 0.35mm needle <strong>and</strong> drop-in self-centering nozzle.<br />

• Generous 1/3 oz sized paint cup designed with funnel shape<br />

making for easier cleanups <strong>and</strong> more efficient paint flow.<br />

• Capable of spraying heavier acrylics <strong>and</strong> Medea Textile<br />

Colors, while maintaining high levels of detail.<br />

• Single cut-away h<strong>and</strong>le.<br />

• Spray pattern – hairline to 2” (50-mm) round.<br />

• Optimal Working Pressure of 25-35psi.<br />

• Easy, compression fit nozzle.<br />

• Gravity Fed.<br />

• Dual action trigger.<br />

• Internal mix.<br />

• 10 year warranty<br />

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The airbrush comes well packaged in a nice<br />

sturdy box <strong>and</strong> comes with the usual spanner<br />

for taking the airbrush apart <strong>and</strong> a small tub<br />

of superlube for ensuring the needle glides<br />

effortlessly with each movement of the trigger.<br />

You also get a spray test sheet, instruction<br />

booklet <strong>and</strong> an Iwata sticker!<br />

The airbrush itself is in a high quality chrome finish. It weighs in<br />

at 0.25 lbs (0.11kg) so it feels robust <strong>and</strong> solid but isn’t heavy<br />

enough to cause your h<strong>and</strong>/wrist to<br />

suffer from fatigue easily. It<br />

feels well balanced <strong>and</strong><br />

comfortable to hold.<br />

As mentioned above,<br />

the HP-CS comes with<br />

a 0.35mm nozzle <strong>and</strong> needle setup. This enables you to spray<br />

a wide range of paints <strong>and</strong> get some real fine details. If you<br />

would rather have a larger spray pattern or wish to use thicker<br />

pigments though, you can easily purchase a 0.50 set up that fits<br />

straight in with very little fuss.<br />

Any airbrusher will tell you, 99% of the problems you will<br />

encounter when spraying come from cleaning. It is very easy<br />

to get a small bit of paint stuck in your nozzle which will cause<br />

you no end of problems until it is cleaned out. This is where<br />

the Eclipse series of airbrushes come into play. They feature a<br />

“push-in” nozzle rather than a screw one. This means should<br />

you need to get access to the inside of the nozzle for cleaning it<br />

takes just seconds to unscrew the end cap <strong>and</strong> just pull off the<br />

nozzle. Of course, be careful not to bend the end of the needle<br />

when doing so but it really is as simple as that. No messing<br />

around with different size spanners or having a nozzle that is so<br />

tiny its easily lost.<br />

In conclusion, the Iwata HP-<br />

CS is a real work horse of an<br />

airbrush. Capable of spraying<br />

a huge range of material with<br />

great results <strong>and</strong> the possibility<br />

of getting some very fine<br />

details. If looked after, this<br />

airbrush will quite literally last<br />

you years <strong>and</strong> produce some<br />

amazing work.<br />

The Iwata HP-CS is available<br />

from the awesome people over<br />

at www.airbrushes.com<br />

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ADVERTORIAL<br />

Iremember back in 2000 when I decided to make painting<br />

my final career. Although I’ve been painting for what seems<br />

my entire life, I had the opportunity after my career in the<br />

forces, to learn to paint properly. The military at the time<br />

provided funding for service personnel such as myself,<br />

to attend training courses to help prepare us for civilian<br />

life. Having always been interested in the painting industry, I<br />

was looking to go on a course that taught me everything there<br />

was to know about custom <strong>and</strong> conventional paintwork. To my<br />

disbelief however, I couldn’t initially find anything I was looking<br />

for. Smart Repairs, airbrushing or college were my only options.<br />

I was serving in Northern Irel<strong>and</strong> at the time when I had<br />

the opportunity to attend a one day’s beginner’s course in<br />

airbrushing with the legendary Simon Murray. This ignited my<br />

interest for airbrushing, however I soon realized I needed to<br />

perfect much more than just this. I wasn’t prepared to sit in<br />

college for 3 years at this stage of my life so the only other<br />

option I had was to undergo a smart repair course.<br />

This was a bad idea as I felt I didn’t learn anything useful <strong>and</strong><br />

didn’t quite get the concept of cutting corners or to bodge a<br />

repair didn’t sit well with me, thankfully I wasn’t paying for it<br />

myself. I’m sure nowadays the concept of this training has more<br />

than likely been refined, but the basic principles I’m sure are the<br />

same. Time had run out so I started with what I had. Back then<br />

there was no YouTube or the like <strong>and</strong> painters are protective of<br />

their knowledge, so head first I went for the next 2 to 3 years,<br />

taking on anything <strong>and</strong> everything I could to make a living. You<br />

name it, from airbrushing <strong>and</strong> painting helmets <strong>and</strong> bikes in my<br />

garage to mobile full resprays <strong>and</strong> repairs on peoples driveways.<br />

Working around the clock, making big mistakes <strong>and</strong> achieving<br />

great success. Although those were hard times I wouldn’t want<br />

to repeat, I look at them with fondness because they were the<br />

building blocks of what got me to where I am today.<br />

Today I run a comprehensive training facility <strong>and</strong> like to think I’ve<br />

developed the best painting <strong>and</strong> custom course on the planet. A bold<br />

statement? I believe it is, but one I would st<strong>and</strong> by when you look at<br />

value for money <strong>and</strong> the results I achieve in a small time scale.<br />

I like to think I take a different approach to my courses <strong>and</strong><br />

teaching. There are lots of variables within the disciplines of<br />

repairs, painting <strong>and</strong> airbrushing <strong>and</strong> they all need to come<br />

together at the right time, in the right sequence to make a job turn<br />

out well. I believe knowing the fundamentals of everything about<br />

the surface you’re working on, or, the products you apply, leads to<br />

the success of any job.<br />

For example, take the photos of the student’s final projects<br />

you see here in this article <strong>and</strong> the photos in our gallery on our<br />

website. On our Full 11 day course, the custom paint work you see<br />

is done over a two <strong>and</strong> a half day period. From the primer stage<br />

through design, paint work <strong>and</strong> the two lacquer processes up to a<br />

highly polished finish. It’s a misconception that these projects are<br />

done over the full length of the course, they are not. So I have the<br />

remaining 7 days to teach you to repair heavy damage, airbrush<br />

<strong>and</strong> paint in order to achieve these results at a day to day price<br />

that still beats even the most basic training courses. If you know of<br />

any other course that can compete at this level please let me know<br />

<strong>and</strong> I’ll give you my course for free! So, I st<strong>and</strong> by my statement.<br />

If only I could have found what I teach<br />

now, it would have saved me so much<br />

time <strong>and</strong> money. So with that in mind<br />

<strong>and</strong> years of teaching experience I<br />

looked at what was on offer <strong>and</strong> set out<br />

to provide something different. So in<br />

2006 I wrote my first course.<br />

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ADVERTORIAL<br />

There are three aspects to my business life:<br />

• Paint my Ride<br />

• The Auto Paint Training Centre<br />

• My br<strong>and</strong> new addition Micmans,<br />

automotive paint supplies.<br />

I have used the name Paint my Ride since 2002 which was<br />

before the TV show that came along <strong>and</strong> stole my thunder, but<br />

its OK, I’m sure it’s helped me in one way or another. Paint My<br />

Ride is a fully equipped body shop <strong>and</strong> we don’t just teach, we<br />

undertake jobs ranging for your typical bumper scuff to panel<br />

fabrication <strong>and</strong> welding on both cars <strong>and</strong> bikes including custom<br />

paint designs. At the moment we are focusing more on the<br />

classic car restorations but there isn’t a great deal we can’t take<br />

on. We don’t just teach it, we do it, because we can, so if we’re<br />

not running a course we are head first in our latest project.<br />

The training centre side of paint my ride currently provides 3<br />

structured courses:<br />

• 11 day conventional <strong>and</strong> custom paint <strong>and</strong> repairs.<br />

• 5 days conventional prep, repair <strong>and</strong> paint<br />

• 3 day airbrush package<br />

We also provide a 5 day 1-to-1 package <strong>and</strong> we are in the<br />

process of developing a 5 <strong>and</strong> 10 day welding <strong>and</strong> restoration<br />

course to include metal shaping to be launched towards the end<br />

of the year.‣<br />

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PAINTING AND CUSTOM<br />

COURSE ON THE PLANET.<br />

A BOLD STATEMENT?<br />

...I BELIEVE IT.”<br />

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ADVERTORIAL<br />

Due to all of the finer aspects of what we teach we steer away<br />

from set st<strong>and</strong>ard procedures. Set procedures may work for one<br />

thing but wont for hundreds of others. Everything from your<br />

paint, repair or airbrushing is different on the multiple scenarios<br />

you could face , there are hundreds of ways metal reacts to<br />

a dent, hundreds of different paints <strong>and</strong> application methods<br />

on all angles. Custom paint is one thing on a flat board, quite<br />

another on a curved surface. We teach the feel <strong>and</strong> the visual<br />

aspect on everything so the students feel in control of what they<br />

do; not just hoping it turns out right. This is achieved by staying<br />

away from overpriced equipment <strong>and</strong> going back to old school<br />

h<strong>and</strong> skills. Students tend to find it beneficial to train in a real<br />

time working environment <strong>and</strong> if the opportunity arises they<br />

often observe <strong>and</strong> get involved in ongoing projects.<br />

A lot of my time on the phone to ex-students is solving product<br />

issues <strong>and</strong> it can be frustrating to relate to their products used<br />

as in most cases I don’t use myself. We are in a sell sell market<br />

with a vast amount of products on offer which can even confuse<br />

me, so with my business partner Jennifer we have just opened<br />

our new venture MICMANS paint suppliers. Like our training<br />

we’ll be approaching this from a different angle, but that’s our<br />

next story.<br />

Look forward to finding out more about Micmans paint supplies<br />

in our next issue.<br />

I guess the real training starts after the course. I can only teach<br />

so much in the time I have so me <strong>and</strong> the other instructors are<br />

always available for support <strong>and</strong> guidance when needed <strong>and</strong><br />

enjoy seeing the skills taught put to good use.<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Name: Rob Richardson // Location: Sheffield, UK // Speciality: Illustration<br />

Experience: 27 years professional (17 years freelance)<br />

Facebook: @fatrobotillustration // Instagram: @fatrobotillustration<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

Ibegan illustrating in the early 90s,<br />

creating posters, record sleeves, T-Shirts,<br />

flyers <strong>and</strong> merch<strong>and</strong>ise for Sheffield’s<br />

notorious nightclub The Leadmill, <strong>and</strong><br />

consequently for clubs, record labels <strong>and</strong><br />

theatres around the world.<br />

For a few years I took jobs in video games <strong>and</strong> feature<br />

animation before going freelance, working on storyboards <strong>and</strong><br />

corporate projects.<br />

Designs for Iron Sphincter – The Zombie B<strong>and</strong> led to drawing<br />

zombie caricatures at horror conventions, tattoo shows <strong>and</strong><br />

burlesque nights, where I started getting commissions for<br />

merch<strong>and</strong>ise artwork.<br />

I first encountered kustom cars in the 90s rockabilly scene,<br />

where car parks at gigs <strong>and</strong> festivals were as big a draw as the<br />

music. I had no knowledge of cars (<strong>and</strong> still don’t!) but was<br />

besotted by the design, shape <strong>and</strong> detail. And then I saw the<br />

art, paintwork <strong>and</strong> pinstriping <strong>and</strong> was blown away.<br />

Rendering primarily in black <strong>and</strong> white I use dip pens <strong>and</strong><br />

brushes, in a style influenced by my love of old comic books.<br />

My reference folders are full of all things vintage- horror<br />

comics, film posters, toy packaging <strong>and</strong> silent era movie stars.<br />

Inspiration comes from the psychotronic <strong>and</strong> golden age- hot<br />

rods, Zoltar machines, X-Ray specs, atomic movie monsters,<br />

grindhouse cinema <strong>and</strong> Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes!<br />

Whilst drawing I usually listen to music, all different stuff, from<br />

rockabilly to punk to space rock, psychedelic to jazz to film<br />

soundtracks <strong>and</strong> molten metal.<br />

Recently I’ve been lucky enough to merch<strong>and</strong>ise for Whitby<br />

<strong>Kustom</strong> <strong>and</strong> Burlesque Noir- events that I love attending. I<br />

met legendary burly performer Satan’s Angel at a festival<br />

dedicated to her legacy, <strong>and</strong> (aside from falling head over<br />

heels) created official Angel prints. She performed, for the<br />

very last time, her signature Flaming Tassels routine, <strong>and</strong><br />

life will never be the same!<br />

In 2017 my work was featured in Clive Barker's Hellraiser<br />

Anthology, a deluxe hardcover book published by Barker's<br />

own Seraphim Inc. I'm a huge fan of his books, so that was<br />

a real high point. I was sent a few complimentary copies<br />

<strong>and</strong>, weeks later, a friend was flipping through one book<br />

<strong>and</strong> pointed out that it had been signed by Clive himself!<br />

I’d love to get more gigs designing posters <strong>and</strong> merch for<br />

kustom shows <strong>and</strong> other subculture/alternative events.<br />

Being an active part of these scenes is the best, <strong>and</strong><br />

meeting people into the same stuff really inspires me to<br />

continue. Often I’ll bump into folks at punk gigs or burly<br />

nights or horror cons that I’ve previously met at bike shows<br />

<strong>and</strong> rockabilly weekenders <strong>and</strong> kustom shows- there’s a big<br />

crossover, the common denominator being that everybody’s<br />

super cool.<br />

I co-run the Astro Diablo br<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> sell online through our<br />

Etsy shop. We stock a broad range of our own alternative<br />

greeting cards, T-shirts, prints, pomade, tote bags, tea<br />

towels <strong>and</strong> more! Moving forward we hope to sell hoodies,<br />

skateboards, badges, sneakers <strong>and</strong> anything we can print<br />

on. All screen-printing is h<strong>and</strong>led in house from our secret<br />

Sheffield bunker, housed deep beneath a treacherous<br />

mountain <strong>and</strong> guarded by Lost World dinosaurs.<br />

Check out the shop: Etsy.com/uk/shop/astrodiablo<br />

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FEATUREDARTIST<br />

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