Need some assistance

[PonderThis]

I am looking to buy some instructional DVD's. I have the createx video but it was not overly helpful. Most of the DVD's I see out there are geared for those people that already have a grip on ABing and seem to only be tips and tricks. I boutght a couple books as well but I am not taking away as much as I thought. I guess it would help if I could at least draw well but that is not the case. I want to learn to do skulls, fire, animals and someday photo realistic images. If you have any suggestions on DVD's or books that might really help please clue me in. I have the basic strokes down and just don't seem to be able to apply them. Please help.

JC

[corey]

check out any of craig frasers dvd's or crosseyed's selections. also i found that vince goodeve has a few nice ones out.

[jerseycrazee]

hello
well being relativly new to ABin' myself i hesitated on giving advice (as if i really know anything about it ) but the way i would tackle it (now its just a thought here) ...if you want to do say a skull ...and you mentioned you cant really draw but want to produce something on a board or tee or whatever
then find a reference picture you like and want to reproduce ( as they say imitation is the highest from of flattery)
find yourself a black and white picture (as most skulls are black and white )
make 4or so copies with regular printer paper
then disect them into different shadings and cut them out ie all dark tones then lighter and so on ..pay attension to what way the light is hitting it too ....take the entire image and cut it as well (skull)...so now you have a negative and positive image ...and spray them and fool around with them with a basic shape of a skull you can either try to mimic it or make it your own
this will get you used to what skull shapes are like and how differently the are shaded (with practice that is) and with practice soon enough you wont need them at all because you will have trained your mind to see what its supposed to look like ...thats when the juices will start flowing and your creative side will take over
and you need to a few different reference pictures not for stenciling purposes
but to alter what you have to make it your own ..you know like a scowled look ...or demonic eyes ..things like that
everyone of us are capable of creating whatever we truly desire to create ...only if the desire is strong anything is possible
(alright enough of that heavy stuff i need a pint...hope this helps)

[Whit]

I got a couple of Steve Driscoll's tapes
and moved up a couple a rungs of the
ladder real quick on what was possible !!!
You'll find you'll build a library on instructional
material pretty quick and also find in the
beginning some are not quite what you
were looking for,, but that same material
can come in handy down the road when
you're looking for something and realize
that that's what it was referring to,,, and
you've had the info all along !!!:partyalone:

[moose]

JC,

I was in the same spot you are in. Was gonna say same boat but considering the boat you are on well.......... Anyway I would recommend the Introduction to Airbrush by Debbie Eastlack. Beginning Airbrushing with Terry Hill was also fairly good at showing the basic strokes. I have a harder time going from written word to doing but visual to doing helps. It really helped to see the actions involved and then could mimic them. especially helpful with my dagger strokes.

Good to see ya back on the site. Are you able to do any practice on ship?

Tim

[colourshift]

I second Debbie Eastlack's DVD... She's great. (I invited her to the Forum, but no show as yet)
For cheap tricks and special effects, I'd recommend Michael Cacy's DVD. Good all around tips for whatever you're airbrushing.
T-Shirt drills are always good, t-shirt artists are pretty tight, as most of their work is freehand. One by Terry would be great, or Kent Lind, another of the Airbrush action lineup. But don't let that put you off.

[Primo Customs]

Get a coloring book for starters, Start coloring in with the airbrush, The airbrush is a tool that takes practice, practice and more practice to learn much less master, I'm fortanate to be gifted in airbrushing. I would look at other clip art and sorts, print it out with low opacity and fill in your colors... Start with black and white. I will work on a how to for this...While I'm camping... Got to love Co2 tanks.. Rick If you have any questions in the meantime, Primocustoms@primocustoms.com