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Craig Fraser – Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special FX 3

In this long-awaited DVD installment, Craig Fraser shows you step-by-step how to create a complete hot-selling automotive kustom graphic using his top tricks and techniques. Cheap Tricks 3 is another excellent companion to Fraser’s book, Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special F/X, and is suited for intermediate and advanced airbrush users.

In this video, you’ll learn:
Using blue fine-line vinyl tape
Working on metal surfaces
Negative and positive space
Discussion of working on motorcycles and cars
Using automotive quality masking tape
Secrets of masking
Applying automotive masking paper
Uses of the X-Acto knife
Protecting against ‘bleeding’
Cleaning the surface
Use of pre-cleaner

House of Kolor urethane paints
Use of RU-311 reducer
Iwata RG-2 spraygun
Iwata Eclipse airbrush
Iwata Micron C airbrush
Paint ratios
Tack coats
Avoiding paint settling
Using Kandy Koncentrates
SG-100 Intercoat Clear
How to mix clears
Use of stencils
Flame effect
Avoiding overspray
Freehand airbrushing
3-D effect in graphics
Techniques in removing tapes
Correcting tape bleed
Smoke/lizard skin pattern freehand
Use of solvent-proof freehand stencils
‘pushing’ and ‘pulling’ colours
Use of semi-transparent transfer tape
Use of reference marks
Multiple graphic design
Use of dual-cartridge respirator masks
Urethanes versus acrylics
Wet versus dry spraying
Masking repairs
Dulling the tape
Advantages of gravity-feed airbrushes
‘Blowout’ technique with an airbrush
Pinstriping:
Pinstriping urethane
Swordstriper technique
Slash line
Pulling and pushing the line
Loading the paintbrush
Importance of spinning the brush
And more!

Craig Fraser - Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special FX 3 [repost]