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Mixing Your Media

Mixing Your Media

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.

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Pain - who has written 67 posts on Kicking Ass and Taking Names.

A Calgary airbrush artist specializing in motorcycles, helmets, and anything that will sit still long enough for him to paint. http://www.painincdesigns.com Creator of Pain Inc clothing and shirts http://www.paininc.net

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  1. CHUCK SAWYER says:

    YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! NEVER STOP LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO DO THINGS!

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