STRIPING AND SCROLLING
In issue 19 of Airbrush Technique Magazine, John gave us an you go kind of design just for fun. We also wanted to give you a
information packed article on striping. It is John’s desire to let recap on the striping with yet another design to try your hand
everyone experience the world of striping for them selves and at at. So without any further fluff here you go:
the same time make it less forbidding to those wishing to learn. When starting any design, decide where you want to start. If
In addition to the striping article, John promised to give us more you need to, make a light sketch. This design is a free form type
information in the form of additional how-to’s and examples of of dagger design. Lay the brush down evenly and start building
some of his work. So after receiving these great photos from your design with a base and work from that.
John, I just had to share them with you. This is a freehand, as
Before starting always pal- Gently rotate the brush to the This design is going to the I am in the process of another
ette your brush. Make sure left as you continue to make right when just starting. line going down to the right.
the paint is evenly loaded. It the line. Being able to rotate Again, when going to the right,
doesn’t matter if you use a the brush in your fingers and gently rotate the brush to the
synthetic brush or real quill, not your wrist will allow the left. If you do a very tight turn,
proper paletting is important.
brush to hug the surface and you rotate it almost one half
not flair out on you. turn depending on the tight-
ness of the design you are
making.
Here I am connecting two lines. When con- Now at the top of the design You will notice in this photo that where all lines
necting any lines, gently pull your brush over and going to the left side. Gen- start, they start as one point and taper off into
the original line and gently lift off leaving the tly rotate your brush to the two lines regardless of the right or left side
two lines together with a nice point at the end. right side while pulling your direction they are going. Also you will see even
When pulling a line of wet paint over a previ- brush. When doing this kind though my double lines may get far from each
ously wet line, lighten your pressure as not to of design, always try to use a other that they are still smooth and the same
make it too wide. By pulling and gently rotating light pressure. width. With practice you can get many widths
the brush to the left you get a nice curved line. from the same brush and also incorporate
At the end of the line gently lift brush. thick and thin lines into your designs.
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