Craig Fraser - Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special F/X (Hardback)

Authors: Craig Fraser (Foreword by Jon Kosmoski)
Published by: Airbrush Action (3rd Ed. 2004)
Format: Hard back
Number of Pages: 112

This popular book is the companion to the video/DVD, Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special Effects by the world-renowned custom automotive graphic artists, Craig Fraser.

Also available, Craig Fraser's latest book Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special Effects II.

Cover notes:

Craig Fraser's Cheap Tricks & Special F/X is the most compreshensive and up-to-date how-to handbook on automotive airbrushing and kustom graphics you'll ever want to own!

Keep it on hand as a reference tool, or read it from cover to cover. With a range of topics from basic layout and simple fades to the most advanced airbrush effects used by the industry experts today, this easy-to-use manual has dozens of techniques and insights for artists and car kustomizers at every level of expertise. It's an excellent addition to the arsenal of any professional and a must-have for beginners.

You'll learn:

Realistic granite and stone F/X
Wood graining techniques
Marbleizing and cut marble finishing
Graphic layout and design theory
"Hot Rod" flame layout
Pinstriping techiques
Tribal design layout
Carbon fibre effect
Tribal flames
Helmet painting
Full-sized truck graphic layout demo
Race car paint layout demo
Full hood mural fantasy demo
Biomechanical design
Computer-cut "Diamond Plate" design
Space, nebula and planet mural effects
Steel panel with rivet and rust F/X
Skull layouts: freehand and with stencils
Chrome F/X
Cloud F/X
The infamous "stretched face" effect
Checker graphics: furled and standard
One-Shot window logo design demo
Ripped metal effect
Brains effect
Urethane and materials theory
And much more!

Also look at the second book by Craig Fraser.