Four of the top automotive airbrush artists in the U.S. are coming to teach you the tricks of the trade. Jason Doll, Craig Fraser, Steve Driscoll and Bob Soroka.

Get in early and secure your spot now: http://ASETUSA.com Call Sherri at (800) 628-5449 or email: sherri@asetusa.com.

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Grape Vegas (formerly The Grape) at Town Square, Las Vegas, NV ( click here for map )

Ring in 2010 “Grape” Style and join us for our New Year’s Bash…

The Grape Escape

Open Bar All Night
wine | liquor | beer
Featuring ÍS Vodka | Champagne Cocktail provided by SENCE Rose Nectar

Butlered Hors D’Oeuvres
carving station | seafood bar | chocolate fountain

Champagne Toast at Midnight
cigars available on the heated patio

Featuring Live Music All Night Long
by Patrick Genovese & Friends

Las Vegas artist A.D. Cook, whose work currently graces the walls of The Grape
will also be in attendance, showcasing his metal abstracts and nude paintings

Festivities start at 8pm
and last until everyone is toasty from toasting!

For more information or to make a reservation
please contact Jennifer Gaydeski or Kevin Mahoney at 702.220.4727

Here’s wishing you all a holiday filled with love and laughter. From your friends at AirbrushTour.com

Genre Art Advocacy Center presents: Caught in the Moment, A Major Exhibit of American Figurative Realism Art.

December 10, 2009 through January 14, 2010
Artists’ Reception December 17 6:00 to 9:00pm
Visit the website at GA2C.ORG

611 N. Tillamook, Portland, Oregon (map)
Hours 11:00am to 7:00pm Tuesday through Saturday
Noon to 5:00pm Sunday - Closed Monday

The AH250 Airbrish Holder features:

• 2 airbrush holders
• Filter/regulator holder
• Convenient and stable
• Easy to assemble
• Heavy-duty clamp
• Wide clamp opening for mounting on thick tables

Hamburg was a great inspiring place where history, art and beer can be some of the best in the world. Being in Germany was thrilling, filling and humbling.

I believe some of the world’s top airbrushers come from this area in the world. It seemed to be an illustrators’ world where details count. Being mostly known as a custom painter, I was invited by Anest Iwata Europe and Airbrush step by step magazine www.airbrush-magazin.de to conduct a Custom Painting workshop September 11&12, 2009.

Germany is eager to learn this contemporary and mainstream artform. The two day workshop sold out fast and I covered everything from stencil and template use, woodgrain, biomechanics, water and bubbles and even a final Tiki volcano project.

Most of my students are illustrators, so these subjects were picked up with speed and with great results. I also shared lots of stories and tales of the history of many of the world’s custom painters.

Here are some pictures from the two day event. ..

Hosts Alberto Ferrero of Anest Iwata Europe & Katja + Roger Hassler of Airbrush Step by Step Magazine

All images in this post were provided by Dennis Mathewson at Cosmic Airbrush and Cosmic Tiki are © 2009 copyright Dennis Mathewson. Used by permission.

New Splatter FX Freehand Airbrush Templates are now available. Designed by Gerald Mendez, these new templates allow you to easily create natural and dramatic splatter effects, as well as add endless color transitions to your artwork.

With Artool Splatter FX - Hi Impact; Xtreme and MultiSplatter templates, you will be able to airbrush any liquid splats and spills - even blood splatters. These templates are solvent proof and are sold as a set of 3 10″ x 8″ stencils.

Available only from Artool Products, Portland, OR.

The ever-gracious Mike Lavallee and company hosted the 2009 Monster Bash this last week in Snohomish Washington. Mike who is well known in the airbrush and pin striping circles is the owner, and one of the several artists, at Killer Paint. He is also known for the True Fire style of flames as well as high end automotive graphics. This year’s event boasted artists from around the country.

The event was an interesting conjunction of disciplines. The airbrush, sign painting, hand lettering and pin striping people were there. This made a very interesting exchange of ideas about how to integrate different styles and ideas. Among the attendees was Jose San Juan from the Seattle area. He brought in a finished skateboard deck and a project deck for the Voodoo theme of the show. Doing a self-portrait in the small was quite a treat to watch. John Frankel brought in a sketch of Marty Feldman that turned out great.

I think the two stars of the show were Josh McCurdy from Spokane and Darren Wensel from Australia via Virginia. Josh did a spectacular piece derived from a distorted photo that turned into a real exercise in imagination. Darrin wowed the crowd with a Tiki and Skulls rendition of a sunset with all the little goodies thrown in. He then proceeded to crank out superb pin striping pieces like he was being paid by the page.

Don King showed up for the pin striping crowd and turned out some of his usual magic. And there were too many other people to mention that did some brilliant stuff.

Thanks to all.

Kirk

PS Lavallee’s bathroom really does have the HOT SEAT.

First Prize Coffin

Darren Wensel at work

Droplett Demo

Frankel Glass Cases

Josh McCurdy at work

Darren Wensel at work

Don King at work

Jose San Juan self portrait

Mike Lavallee’s shop

Josh McCurdy at work

Don King’s Jacket

Darren’s Tiki with Skulls

All images and text in this post were provided by Kirk Lybecker at Lybecker Studio are © 2009 copyright Kirk Lybecker. Used by permission.

Dennis Mathewson recently sent us pictures from his teaching tour in Europe. First stop was Denmark then on to Germany which is VERY airbrush friendly to say the least. All these folks here sure know their stuff. They host some of the best in the world.

Here are the pix from Denmark and the seminar went great even for a middle of the week it was a sell out.

His 2009 workshop was focused on color and lighting for the class.

Kenneth and Michael from Custom Colors http://www.customcolors.dk in Jyderup Denmark along with Anest Iwata Europe and Scandinavia hosted this event. Lots of airbrushing, paint, stories, fun, coffee and danish were shared by all.

Here are some pix from the two day event…

Dennis and Marcus of Anest Iwata Scandinavia

Michael of Custom Colors tended to all the supply needs for two days of color painting

Many simple mask as well as lots of free handing with use of color were covered

Of course Mathewson give his Island theme to all his workshops.

Beautiful pictures of Denmark…

Thanks to everybody who attended, the results were great and everybody had lots of fun.

All images in this post were provided by Dennis Mathewson at Cosmic Airbrush and Cosmic Tiki are © 2009 copyright Dennis Mathewson. Used by permission.

The new Artool Nano Series Freehand Airbrush Templates designed by Dennis Mathewson are now available from Artool Products.

These three new Polynesian designs are; Island FX, Kanji Moto and Tikiville. They are the seize of a business card and can render the ultimate in Polynesian and Tiki FX images on the smallest of projects.

“Unleash your Creative Nano Power”

~Dennis Mathewson

This year at SEMA we found a lot of new innovations. One thing is for sure: Regardless of what the economy is doing, Creativity and innovation will never stop. Fueled by the need for “green” and for expression, SEMA participants spread out their creations with fervor. Check it out.

Mirror Chrome is an emerging “cool factor” finish.

A new beauty by Chip Foose

Gerald Mendez using Craig Fraser’s new Steampunk FX template by Artool Products.

David, Joanne of Crazy Horse Painting, A.D. Cook and Gary Jensen.

Steampunk Elvis on the Iwata Wall - love it.

Lucky Luciano

Electric Race Car - going green fast

X Car - finalist for the X-Prize

A.D. Cook with Mike Lavallee

Steampunk Guitar

A.D. Cook and Tom Prewitt with Tom’s Tiki Water Cooler

Angel mannequin with a cool bike.

Now Available! Artool Bubble FX Freehand Airbrush Templates designed by Dennis Mathewson.

These are true organic shapes created from authentic bubbles which you can use to create amazing underwater backgrounds or a myriad of other natural effects. Artool Bubble FX Templates are sold as a set and includes as a bonus the 70 minute Bubble FX Airbrush Master Class DVD by Dennis Mathewson, where he guides you through everything you will need to create your own outrageous bubble scene.

New Splatter FX Freehand Airbrush Templates are now available. Designed by Gerald Mendez, these new templates allow you to easily create natural and dramatic splatter effects, as well as add endless color transitions to your artwork.

Get more information at Artool Products.com.