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Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special F/X

Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special F/X

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Author: Craig Fraser
Publisher: Airbrush Action, Inc
Category: Book

List Price: $34.95
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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 6 reviews
Sales Rank: 260708

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
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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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Craig Fraser's Cheap Tricks & Special F/X is the most comprehensive and up-to-date how-to handbook on automotive airbrushing and Kustom graphics you'll ever want to own! With a range of topics from basic layout and simple fades to the most advanced airbrush effects used by the industry experts today.


Customer Reviews:   Read 1 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Cool, but a little bit extreme...   May 24, 2006
Fernan Castillo (Bogota, Colombia)
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.



5 out of 5 stars greate book   September 14, 2005
G. Madar
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.


5 out of 5 stars A very good book!   February 10, 2004
Jason A Schofield (Philip, SD United States)
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!


5 out of 5 stars Imagination peaker   October 23, 2002
Robert L. Van Wert (Bay City, Michigan United States)
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.


5 out of 5 stars Cheap Tricks for Cheap!!!   August 4, 2001
P. Townsend (Oxnard, CA United States)
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!!!