Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special F/X | 
 enlarge | Author: Craig Fraser
Publisher: Airbrush Action, Inc
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 38418
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.7 x 0.6
ISBN: 0963733613
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.262
UPC: 757495000014
EAN: 9780963733610
ASIN: 0963733613
Publication Date: December 30, 1999
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Condition: Book and Cover in Excellent Condition
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Product Description
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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 Cool, but a little bit extreme... May 24, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
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 book September 14, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
lots of step by step examples. nice guiding. not an indepth guide for choosing and using auto-colors.
A very good book! February 10, 2004
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
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!
Imagination peaker October 23, 2002
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is one of the best. It motivates a person to paint-paint-paint. This book has great tips, illustrations, directions and good common-sense.
Cheap Tricks for Cheap!!! August 4, 2001
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is one of the best books of it's kind! I absolutely love this book! I've been a fan of Craig Fraser and Jon Kosmoski for years, and they(mostly Craig) have done a wonderful job compiling information and demonstrating various techniques in the field of automotive airbrushing. Though focused mainly on the automotive genre, these techniques can be used in any field of airbrushing!! Craig is one of a kind, and he has been a tremendous mentor to many, and a terrific teacher to "airheads" everywhere. For the price of the book, you will get priceless information! It's well written, informative, and loaded with the coolest tips and tricks!!!
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