Airbrushing and Commercial Graphics Books

A beautiful collection of authentic Japanese art and design that has been reproduced directly from rare and costly sources. Images include birds, florals, animals, fish, crests, geometric designs, and patterns. This resource contains over 260 color and black and white illustrations.

Earn extra income as an artist painting signs, lettering,and custom graphics on trucks.The author, a sign writer for 25 years specializing in vehicle graphics, tells you everything you need to know to make money in truck lettering. The how-to format is thorough and humorous. More than 250 full color photos back-up his advice. Chapters cover estimating and selling, designing the job, working conditions and locations, proper tools, brushes and paints, and techniques, plus tips for pinstriping and decoration. Author —Gary D. Steele. Paperback. 165 pages. 8½" × 11" (22 cm × 28 cm).

Since the days of Von Dutch, hot rod and motorcycle enthusiasts have used pinstripes both as stand-alone art and as a complement to a flame or graphic paint job. In Advanced Pinstripe Art , author Timothy Remus uses more than 500 color images to present the work of 11 well-known pinstripe artists including Dan Kite, Keith Hanson, Jon Kosmoski, Robert Pradke, Tex McDorman, Lenni Schwartz, and Steve Chaszeyka. Each chapter presents one start-to-finish project and an interview with the artist. Photo sequences take the reader from the initial sketch to the finished design. The following skills and techniques are included: How to pick the best paints How to paint the finest lines How to choose the best color How to keep the lines straight How to create smooth curves How to load the brush with paint Author — Timothy Remus. Paperback. 144 pages. 8½" × 11" (22 cm × 28 cm) .