By Don Johnson Or it could be a car door and the edge of a windshield on a
“I can’t even draw a straight line”
car. Using a art projector will help you understand these re-
“I’m just not very good when it comes to art, I’m no artist.”
lationships while you practice both airbrushing and drawing.
“I can’t learn how to airbrush, I’m just not artistic.”
It’s just a matter of learning, practicing the basic skills until
“I never could draw”
you gain confidence in your airbrushing and drawing skills.
Above are just a few of the statements I’ve heard over the
years when talking to people about learning how to airbrush.
I also had a lot of the same kind of sediments creep into my
head years ago when I was first contemplating learning how
to airbrush. Had I listened to myself saying those same kind
of things years ago I would not be doing what I love to do now
“Airbrushing” If you like you can view some of my artwork on
www.airbrushgallery.com and www.airbrushairhead.com.
I hope you will stop coming up with excuses like above and
pick up an airbrush and give airbrushing a try; with a little
coaching, support I know you can learn. After all I taught
myself to use an airbrush and if I can do it you certainly can.
It’s just paint if you make a mistake so what you simply start
over or better yet figure out how to turn a mistake into a
positive move. Don’t pressure yourself too much NO ONE
was born knowing how to airbrush it’s a learning experience,
relax and enjoy it, have fun. Pictured below is my son Cody
when he was 8 years old airbrushing in the T Shirt shop I
had back then. You are never too young or old to start learn-
ing how to airbrush.
Pictured above are two examples of art projectors made
by Artograph, prices on these type of art projectors range
from $100.00 to several hundred dollars.
But I Can’t Draw!!
There are tools you can make use of to over come the “I
Using a art projector is fairly straight forward and easy; in
can’t draw” excuse, art projector, light boxes, stencils, tem-
the model by Artograph above you place your photograph or
plates are some of the most commonly used artist tools.
drawing on the projector. Project your image onto the draw-
Start out using these tools and before you know it you won’t
ing surface, trace you’re out line onto your drawing surface,
need to use them. Drawing is learning to look at an objects
refine the line drawing and your pretty much ready to air-
proportions and how its proportions relate to surrounding
brush the design. Using a art projector to lay a design out
objects, perspective in other words. How large an eye is in
is a technique used by many of the well know airbrush artist
relationship to the nose; where objects line up in relationship
so don’t sell using this tool out as cheating, it’s just another
to each other.
tool many artist use.
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