T-Shirt Airbrushing...
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that do got skills i wish there was someone around here like that i would have my whole bike done
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air brush t guys will do almost anything for money.... they are twards the bottom of the airbrush t totem right above the asian guy who stops you on the street does your pic real quick and then demands money for it....
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It's basically the same concept but at the same time a whole different experiance. make sure he has experience with solid surfaces(metal,plastic,ect...). T-shirts are very forgiving as far as quality of the work goes. It won't hurt to ask him though
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Personally I like the work Alberto does. He has posted some of his work here on LIL and has a topic with all his work. He does some of the cleanest looking murals I've seen. Its all in quality.
Personally I would never go with a T shirt shooter for my airbrush work simply because of the quality. I mean those samples you showed were good however look at the lines. He doesn't have ultra fine lines. They gotta be clean and solid. T shirt airbrush artists tend to have a lot of overspray look to their work. Not dissin them but their specialty is t shirt art and all that. When you get artists like Fonzy, Alberto, Abel, Mr Cartoon..... those guys focus on fine lines, straight lines so fine you can't see any overspray and you have a clear even look to the colors.
Personally I would never go with a T shirt shooter for my airbrush work simply because of the quality. I mean those samples you showed were good however look at the lines. He doesn't have ultra fine lines. They gotta be clean and solid. T shirt airbrush artists tend to have a lot of overspray look to their work. Not dissin them but their specialty is t shirt art and all that. When you get artists like Fonzy, Alberto, Abel, Mr Cartoon..... those guys focus on fine lines, straight lines so fine you can't see any overspray and you have a clear even look to the colors.
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Sic713 does badass airbrush work on shirts I've seen his work on club shirts. He also painted his own bike he does some nice work graphics, striping and candy paint. I don't know if he does murals though? Where you at sic?
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OK, THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ARTIST. ALTHOUGH ONE CAN BECOME THE OTHER WITH TIME AND LOTS OF PRACTICE.
A T-SHIRT ARTIST USES BETWEEN 40-60 LBS OF PRESSURE,
AND A LINE AIRBRUSHER (WORKS AT CARNIVALS AND SUCH) CAN USE BETWEEN 80-100 LBS OF PRESSURE.
SO WHEN YOU SEE T-SHIRTS WITH A LOT OF OVERSPRAY IT'S BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE THAT THEY USE THAT CAUSES THEM TO LOOK SLOPPY.
ALSO THE PAINT THEY USE IS VERY OPAQUE(THICK) SO IT TAKES ALOT MORE PRESSURE TO KEEP THE AIRBRUSH FROM CLOGGING.
NOW A METAL ARTIST USES BETWEEN 5-15 LBS OF AIR AND HE ALSO USES ENAMELS NOT ACRYLICS LIKE THE T-SHIRT GUYS. SO THE PAINT IS ALOT MORE THINNER AND DELICATE THAN ACRYLIC. WHICH IN RETURN GIVES LESS OVER SPRAY AND MAKES FOR A CLEANER JOB.
NOW IN SOME CASES AN T-SHIRT GUY CAN USE ACRYLICS ON METAL BUT USUALLY LACKS THE TECHNICS THAT ARE NECESSARY AND ALSO DOESN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE PREP THAT IS NECESSARY FOR PAINTING ON METAL.
ON METAL IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PREP, ASK ANY REAL PAINTER.
ALSO IS THE PAINT THAT THEY ARE USING GOING TO COOPERATE WITH THE "CLEAR" THAT YOU HAVE TO SHOOT? ANOTHER THING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
I AM NO EXPERT BUT I HAVE DONE BOTH, I HAVE WORKED AT "SHIRTIQUE" FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS IN 94-96 AND A FEW CARNIVALS AND I HAVE DONE A FEW CARS AND BIKES. SO I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE......
WITH THIS, TAKE THESE WORDS AND SEE WHICH MAY APPLY FOR WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. AND REMEMBER IT DOESN'T HURT TO PAY A LITTLE EXTRA TO GET IT DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
GOOD LUCK!!!
A T-SHIRT ARTIST USES BETWEEN 40-60 LBS OF PRESSURE,
AND A LINE AIRBRUSHER (WORKS AT CARNIVALS AND SUCH) CAN USE BETWEEN 80-100 LBS OF PRESSURE.
SO WHEN YOU SEE T-SHIRTS WITH A LOT OF OVERSPRAY IT'S BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE THAT THEY USE THAT CAUSES THEM TO LOOK SLOPPY.
ALSO THE PAINT THEY USE IS VERY OPAQUE(THICK) SO IT TAKES ALOT MORE PRESSURE TO KEEP THE AIRBRUSH FROM CLOGGING.
NOW A METAL ARTIST USES BETWEEN 5-15 LBS OF AIR AND HE ALSO USES ENAMELS NOT ACRYLICS LIKE THE T-SHIRT GUYS. SO THE PAINT IS ALOT MORE THINNER AND DELICATE THAN ACRYLIC. WHICH IN RETURN GIVES LESS OVER SPRAY AND MAKES FOR A CLEANER JOB.
NOW IN SOME CASES AN T-SHIRT GUY CAN USE ACRYLICS ON METAL BUT USUALLY LACKS THE TECHNICS THAT ARE NECESSARY AND ALSO DOESN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE PREP THAT IS NECESSARY FOR PAINTING ON METAL.
ON METAL IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PREP, ASK ANY REAL PAINTER.
ALSO IS THE PAINT THAT THEY ARE USING GOING TO COOPERATE WITH THE "CLEAR" THAT YOU HAVE TO SHOOT? ANOTHER THING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
I AM NO EXPERT BUT I HAVE DONE BOTH, I HAVE WORKED AT "SHIRTIQUE" FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS IN 94-96 AND A FEW CARNIVALS AND I HAVE DONE A FEW CARS AND BIKES. SO I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE......
WITH THIS, TAKE THESE WORDS AND SEE WHICH MAY APPLY FOR WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. AND REMEMBER IT DOESN'T HURT TO PAY A LITTLE EXTRA TO GET IT DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
GOOD LUCK!!!
I agree with WIM, Also i think most airbrush artist started airbrushing T-shirt first, i know i did. also i don't care if you a t-shirt artist or muralist you need to know the basic skills to used an airbrush.
Originally posted by wimone@Sep 22 2005, 04:32 PM~3867095
OK, THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ARTIST. ALTHOUGH ONE CAN BECOME THE OTHER WITH TIME AND LOTS OF PRACTICE.
A T-SHIRT ARTIST USES BETWEEN 40-60 LBS OF PRESSURE,
AND A LINE AIRBRUSHER (WORKS AT CARNIVALS AND SUCH) CAN USE BETWEEN 80-100 LBS OF PRESSURE.
SO WHEN YOU SEE T-SHIRTS WITH A LOT OF OVERSPRAY IT'S BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE THAT THEY USE THAT CAUSES THEM TO LOOK SLOPPY.
ALSO THE PAINT THEY USE IS VERY OPAQUE(THICK) SO IT TAKES ALOT MORE PRESSURE TO KEEP THE AIRBRUSH FROM CLOGGING.
NOW A METAL ARTIST USES BETWEEN 5-15 LBS OF AIR AND HE ALSO USES ENAMELS NOT ACRYLICS LIKE THE T-SHIRT GUYS. SO THE PAINT IS ALOT MORE THINNER AND DELICATE THAN ACRYLIC. WHICH IN RETURN GIVES LESS OVER SPRAY AND MAKES FOR A CLEANER JOB.
NOW IN SOME CASES AN T-SHIRT GUY CAN USE ACRYLICS ON METAL BUT USUALLY LACKS THE TECHNICS THAT ARE NECESSARY AND ALSO DOESN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE PREP THAT IS NECESSARY FOR PAINTING ON METAL.
ON METAL IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PREP, ASK ANY REAL PAINTER.
ALSO IS THE PAINT THAT THEY ARE USING GOING TO COOPERATE WITH THE "CLEAR" THAT YOU HAVE TO SHOOT? ANOTHER THING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
I AM NO EXPERT BUT I HAVE DONE BOTH, I HAVE WORKED AT "SHIRTIQUE" FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS IN 94-96 AND A FEW CARNIVALS AND I HAVE DONE A FEW CARS AND BIKES. SO I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE......
WITH THIS, TAKE THESE WORDS AND SEE WHICH MAY APPLY FOR WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. AND REMEMBER IT DOESN'T HURT TO PAY A LITTLE EXTRA TO GET IT DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
GOOD LUCK!!!
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i do air brushing like this ,,, plain and simple just shading ,,,, and to fill in solid patterns ,,,, took me a long time to do somthing like this and its already goin on my secon year ,, i have no pics but i got some drawings
these is the kind of work i like ,,,, i'm getting ready to do my truck
these is the kind of work i like ,,,, i'm getting ready to do my truck
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heres some drawings i have in my book
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