How to Create a Geometric Shape using an Airbrush

Hi, I’m Tony Moore with Frazier Street Publications. Today we’re showing you how to use an airbrush. In this segment, we’ll be showing you how to airbrush a geometric shape with shading. We’ve already cut out our shape out of the frisk masking film. First we have to determine where our light source is going, that also determines where our shadows are gonna go. Press down once again with your… your airbrush with your trigger to start your airflow, then pull back for paint. And gradually laid your paint around in a circular motion, all the while realizing that the top part of your shade is gonna be the lightest part. The darkest part is gonna be at the bottom, where the shadows are going. Gradually build your paint as you go… working your way towards the center of the shape. Now the lightest part of this ball is not going to be at the edge, it’s gonna be right in this area right here. So that’s what we’re working towards. Remember those fading exercises that we did before. Hold your airbrush approximately 8 inches from your board , so that you can get a nice even spray. Keep in mind that you want to render a three dimensional object. The object becomes more than a flat surface. Now you wanna really create that illusion that you actually have a sphere or a globe. Keep building your ink in a semi circular motion. Oala! I think we have it. In our next segment, we’ll be removing the mask.

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