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Darcy: I'm very interested in getting better at airbrush. Where do you teach? Angela -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, November 04, 1997 2:17 PM Subject: Keep the Airbrush chapter... > I teach airbrush lessons, and always point out good reference material to my >students. In this part of the country, there is very little opportunity for >hands-on instruction in using the airbrush, and most of the people who come >to me say it is very difficult to find someone who uses an airbrush well and >is willing to teach the techniques. > Aside from watching someone at the local mall do T-shirts, many of the >artists, art students, and hobbyists I meet have never seen an airbrush being >used. Often a workshop or a "how-to" book is the only place these people get >to learn about an airbrush. > I vote to keep the airbrush chapter. The airbrush "look" may not always be >appropriate for an entire finished piece, but in a mixed media painting, I >find there are some parts an airbrush is THE tool of choice for using. > Also, there seems to be a recent re-engineering of the airbrush, bringing >several new models on the market, which have made a sometimes finnicky tool >easier to use and unclog. Many of my students bring a box of airbrushes and >parts with them when they come for lessons, and say that they have either had >the airbrush for a long time and never used it, or used it once and it never >worked right again. It seems to me that the airbrush requires more >instruction (at least initially) than any other traditional paint applicator. > Yes, please keep the airbrush chapter! > >Thanks, >Darcy > > > >