True Colors by QuintessenzCreation is an up beat stop motion mural using an old technique with a new style. This animation spreads like a digital disease through out an abandoned building set to music by Pretty Lights. It took 4 months of hard labor to hand make this stop motion movie with over 5,000 pictures, no digital effects and artificial light.

What can I say I like Frank Kozik’s smoking Labbits. I have always enjoyed doing painting custom toys for people. What can I say toys are fun, so I naturally when there is a new animated short featuring the mOngers I have to watch, and share.

Dist is based out of Sweeden, and has a distinct macabre style that is worth checking out http://mrdist.se/

This a one of a series of videos of airbrush artist Jaime Rodriguez taking you on a ride through this years Coast Airbrush Kustom Kulture show 2009.The show is dedicated to the modern movement of Kustom kulture featuring airbrush artist from all over the nation as well as vendors like Tribal Gear, Lowrider arte, Sullen,Createx colors,Badger Airbrush,Spectra-Tex Iwata,Airbrush Action ,bands like Inhale, Steve Van demons band and many many more. …

I love reading Maria Brophy’s blog. I always find use full information, and I am anxiously awaiting her new book on the Business of Art. Anyways in her latest blog post she posted this Youtube video that made me laugh, because I can honestly say this is at times how a conversation goes when someone approaches me about doing some custom work for them. It made me laugh…in a “I really hate when people do this” kinda way…

Thalys, the European company providing TGV trains between Paris, Bruxelles and Amsterdam, decided to customize one of the trains, inviting SozyOne (Bruxelles), Jonone (Paris), Zedz (Amsterdam) y Seak (Cologne). I wonder if Europe is just more progressive and accepting of this form of art? I know that my city a recent move to have urban artist paint the local skate park ended, whit headlines. Click Here to read the story. To me personally there is a huge difference between vandalism and graffiti art.

Svee who is based out of the UK is another guy that have used pens in his airbrushing to achieve his look. In the video Svee uses his marker to ensure that his project keeps a the comic book look that he was going for. Make sure to check out his videos on youtube, as he follows some of his projects all the way through, and it will give people a good idea of how much time can be spent on a project with all the masking that is need!

I know that a lot of people think that there is only one way to do things, and can be an elitist about method. I have heard people say, “that’s not airbrushing”, when you start using other things in your work. In my case pencil crayons within some of my “airbrush” pieces. I have always been open to new techniques, but all too often, especially with water based automotive paints, you will hear people turn up their noses and waive the “euro” banner. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against urethane paints, it is the inability or unwillingness to experiment that baffles me. I think the day I stop looking at different ways to do things, I will stop progressing as a designer and an artist.

Very cool video on how designer Godmachine…who kicks ass…does his screen seperations.

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