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Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special F/X

Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special F/X
By Craig Fraser

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For anyone who believes that man can't live by single color alone, there's Automotive Cheap Tricks and Special F-X! A comprehensive and up-to-date how-to handbook on airbrushing and custom graphics. You'll learn a vast array of techniques from wood-graining to flames to pinstriping and beyond. This wildly colorful manual has techniques and insights for artists at all levels of expertise.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #392762 in Books
  • Published on: 1999-12-30
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 128 pages

Editorial Reviews

Jon Kosmoski - Founder, House of Kolor Kustom Paint Products
Craig Fraser is an icon in the world of airbrushing. Craig is a unique artist, and I am positive his book will enlighten you on a range of critical issues and show you just how he accomplishes his work of art.

About the Author
Craig Fraser operates the Air Syndicate airbrush studio in Bakersfield, California, and is the in-house airbrusher for Kal Koncepts. He is a contributing editor to Airbrush Action Magazine, and a freelance journalist for such publishing companies as McMullen/Argus. Fraser is also a member of the Airbrush Getaway Staff, teaching "Automotive Cheap Tricks and Special F/X". A spokesman and instructor for House of Kolor/Valspar and Medea/Iwata, Fraser balances his time between these jobs and his automotive "Kustom Kulture" Fine Art available through CoProNason.

Customer Reviews

Cool, but a little bit extreme...4
If you like custom painting, you'll find several -other- nice books about the theme. This is not the only I've got about car painting and custom painting, but in fact, is not the one I like the most...

Even if it contains nice step-by-step procedures, and goes with most of the painting proceses you may want to know, is not a great font of inspiration -for me-. It is most like a airbrushing book, that goes even in painting things that I would never paint on cars... and really hate to see on cars...

Craig Fraser is surely a very good airbrush painter, but if you are looking for some custom painting, without getting your car out of mind, I'd suggest rather to buy "how to paint flames" or "pinstripping masters"... maybe also "advanced custom painting technics", but not this book.

All in all, it is not a bad book, is just not the kind of information I like to have on my library.

greate book5
lots of step by step examples. nice guiding. not an indepth guide for choosing and using auto-colors.

A very good book!5
I've never airbrushed before I got this book, but I feel like I have a head-start after reading it. It explains things very well, like the may types of automotive paint, and demonstrates the use of stencils and freehand sheilds. He even has a computer that he can make designs with! I always thought everything was done freehand. He also explains and demonstrates how to highlight and very effective use of shading and shadows. He even shows how to do a carbon fiber effect. Very cool! I highly recommend this book. Thanks!