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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 />
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MOLDY<br />
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SCULPTURE<br />
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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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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
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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 />
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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 />
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If your company is interested, please contact us at info@trulers.com<br />
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For the last couple of years Vintage Pinstripe has been holding regular oneday<br />
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People arrive on a Saturday morning from various parts of the country to<br />
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vintage art.<br />
You paint for the entire day (except when you’re eating, food’s included<br />
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PINSTRIPERS<br />
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results. Vickie <strong>and</strong> I made a trip down<br />
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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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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 />
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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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• History of pinstripe<br />
• Identifying basic styles <strong>and</strong> design<br />
• Student folder - including notes & pics<br />
• Paint & panels provided<br />
• Lunch <strong>and</strong> refreshments provided<br />
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Name/ AKA: Leigh “Malicious” Kuilboer // Speciality: Lowbrow<br />
Experience: 15 years // Location: Australia // Facebook: @leigh.kuilboer<br />
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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 />
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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 />
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AND SOULMAN!”<br />
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 />
Finl<strong>and</strong>,Spain <strong>and</strong><br />
the UK<br />
Their new limited<br />
edition CD <strong>and</strong><br />
download “The<br />
Old Testament<br />
of Love” is a dark<br />
dream of dance hall<br />
rockabilly, folk devil<br />
blues <strong>and</strong> storyville<br />
soul from Opium<br />
Rose’s pillow.<br />
To get your mitts on the CD or download visit<br />
www.stevehooker.co.uk<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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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 />
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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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"GRATISFACTION:<br />
THE UNASPIRATIONAL ART OF BIGTOE".<br />
BigToe was raised in SoCal on a steady beach-rat diet of Ed<br />
Roth, Mad <strong>Magazine</strong> <strong>and</strong> Surfer <strong>Magazine</strong>'s Rick Griffin. After<br />
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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“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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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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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.
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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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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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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 />
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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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 />
“I RUN THE BEST<br />
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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