Airbrush: The Complete Studio Handbook (Practical Art Books) (Bk. 1) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "The airbrush is a painting instrument that can produce effects ranging from pencillike lines to smooth, uniform areas of color, with countless variations in between..." (more)
Key Phrases: freehand airbrush, airbrush masking, airbrush methods, Paste Dye, Paasche Turbine (more...)

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Product Description

This course covers everything from how to select the best model to detailed demonstrations of the tool's most advanced techniques, using watercolour, gouache, acrylics, oils, alkyds or inks. Basic applications progress to more challenging ones, such as creating a full human portrait in airbrush.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823001695
• ISBN-13: 978-0823001699
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65,753 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best airbrush book available, and I've seen them all!, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

Mr. Vero is an artist/philosopher. He'll start you off using gouache (opaque watercolor) and take you step by step to advanced techniques.

His chapter on "the shield" alone is worth the money. Others have now ripped his idea off to sell these shields, but save your money. Buy a piece of acetate and use the templates in this book. I rely heavily on his shield for my own work.

This man is an altruist, he is more concerned with teaching than with getting rich. Otherwise he could have marketed the shield himself instead of teaching you how to make it yourself.

This book is what did it for me and is a big reason why I stuck with it and worked hard to learn all I could.

As far as I'm concerned, this is the only airbrushing book you'll ever need. For the rest, study the art of the Old Masters, but with the insights that Radu Vero will give to you. Then you are on your way!

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for any airbrush artist, May 2, 2000

By	Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is an excellent book for any airbrush artist from beginning to advanced. The author does a great job of covering the technical aspects of airbrushing in understandable terms.

The book starts out by detailing all the features of the airbrush, helping you choose which one to buy & then describing how to clean it. What kind of mediums to use with each type of paper is then explained in depth.

Next, actual use of the airbrush, including many practice exercises, are given. How to transfer drawings, construct curves for making masks, and use both color and other painting techniques is demonstrated.

There are not really any step-by-step projects per se, but there is a section on airbrushing the human face in both color and in b/w. A beautiful full-color gallery in the back is a nice bonus.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Airbrush: The Complete Studio Handbook, February 15, 2000

By	Dallas Nyberg (Australia) - See all my reviews

The title says it all. Mr Vero has chosen to pull the whole concept of Airbrushing apart and let you see how it's done as he pieces it back together. I would not be still airbrushing, if I did not have this book. The illustrations, photographs and step by step tutorials are first rate. The Afterword chapter at the end of the book is very inspirational and reassuring and is testimony to Rado Vero's dedication to this books contents. It should be in EVERY school library!