25 July 2010
I was just recently sent a Hobbipen G530-C Pro Airbrush to evaluate. I will be comparing this brush heavily to Iwata brand brushes, especially the HP-C. The reason for this is that I have pretty much used Iwata airbrushes exclusively since I started airbrushing, and those that know me know that I have used my [...]
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13 July 2010
I never know what to say when I hear bad news. Ryan August has apparently passed away after being involved in a car crash. Ryan is best known for producing “I Want Your Skull“, which released some great issues, featuring great artists and their skull work. I have to say that it was honestly cool [...]
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05 July 2010
Drew Brophy always seems to have something cool going on. Makes me want to move to California and surf. I check into his site every once and a while to see what he is doing, because generally he has something cool on the go, and that there is insight to the process itself, and often [...]
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18 June 2010
I have always loved painting toys. In an interview over at Toytoons.com I was quoted saying “I have always liked having cool things for my desk, and that usually meant toys. Everyone I think is naturally attracted to toys no matter what, and even more so when they are eye catching or different. I think [...]
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30 May 2010
I had noticed a couple weeks back that Blake, who most people know by the name of his studio Cross Eyed Airbrushing, had updated his website. Sifting through the pages of his new site I noticed that Mike Learn had written the forward and indicated that he had previewed the book last year during a [...]
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28 May 2010
Japanese artist, Haroshi has perfected a very unique way of using broken skateboards as a sculptural medium. Inspired from wooden mosaics, dots and pixels these artworks are brilliantly executed from concept to exhibition. Like traditional methods of building wooden Great Buddha statues, Haroshi has painstakingly chosen, stacked, cut, shaven and polished these recycled skate decks. [...]
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10 May 2010
Frank Frazetta, an illustrator whose vivid colors and striking brushstrokes conjured up fantastic worlds of musclebound heroes fighting with broad swords and battle axes to defend helpless women from horrible beasts, died on Monday in Fort Myers, Fla. He was 82. The death, caused by a stroke, was confirmed by Rob Pistella and Steve Ferzoco, [...]
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02 May 2010
Just thought I would post a little comic strip that I found amusing. I find it amusing, because it does ring true. For both customers, and clients.
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04 April 2010
Drew Brophy is an artist from California, who is best known for his artwork on surfboards, as well as his pieces revolving around the surf scene. Being from nowhere near water, I first became exposed to Drew’s art on Sector 9 skateboards. Drew has a unique style, and that’s what attracted me to his work, [...]
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16 March 2010
How to Airbrush Pin-Ups is a 144 page book, that focuses in the creation of pin up art. The book features 7 different pin up projects from artists like Tom Nguyen, Steve Leahy, Steve Driscoll, and others. The book ranges from the old school retro style pin up to a more contemporary style. You follow [...]
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