The Airbrush Company Masterclasses
at Northbrook College, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex BN43 5FF The Airbrush Company are proud to host our second annual Masterclass event tutored by top US artists Craig Fraser and Steve Vandemon. The classes are aimed at beginners to intermediate level and is the chance to learn from the Masters in their field, Craig and Steve. Everyone last year had a blast! Please click here to see testimonials and images from last year's event. In this extreme course, Fraser and Vandemon will jointly teach you how to combine masking techniques, freehand mural work, brushwork and striping to create kustom kreations that will blow your mind. They will hold discussions on colour theory, tools, materials, substrates, styles and alternative ways to make money at painting in a difficult economy. Click on the classes below for full class content and for online booking:
Craig's clients include: Jesse James of West Coast Choppers, Billy Lane of Chopper’s Inc., Rikki Rockett of Poison, Fender/Jackson Guitars, Artool, Iwata-Medea, GM, Ford and Daimler/Chrysler. His work has won awards, been exhibited at automotive shows and featured in magazines, such as Airbrush Action. Craig also provides technical support for Auto-Air Colors in the United States. Among Craig Fraser's huge range of Artool stencil series are Skullmaster, Flame-O-Rama, Kustom FX, Kustom Kulture, Patriotica, Piracy and the new Steampunk FX.
He has appeared on Pimp-My-Ride, Monster Garage, Rides, Chop-Cut-Rebuild, Roll-with-IT and various other television shows as a guest artist. Steve's work has also been exhibited at the prestigious Laguna Art Museum as well as many other art galleries across the U.S. Some of his clients include Black Sabbath, Tommy Lee, Pamela Anderson, MTV, West Coast Choppers, Kustom-City, The Craftsmen Truck series, Jack Rudy, Master Image Customs, Toyota and many more. Vandemon designed the Tribal Master series one and two stencils for Artool. He has also featured in Air Brush Action instructional DVDs, as well as tutored classes at the Air Brush Action Getaways.
20% Masterclass Student Discount
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Masterclasses 2008 Testimonials
"I have to say that the time I had in England was well worth every pound. Everything was great and I learned so much.
And thanks to the staff for being so good to me, because it wasn't the easiest to speak English all the time.
I hope there will be something similar next year because I really want to be able to do it again."
"My first time airbrushing under tuition, I found the Airbrush Masterclass 2008 course enjoyable, invaluable and inspiring. I received 1-to-1 help and sound advice from tutors and all the team at The Airbrush Company. Without hesitation I recommend anyone wanting to get started in airbrushing attend these courses."
Neil Gompertz (2008) Click here to read Neil's review "Something I haven't achieved from magazines or DVD's that I've seen, is the difference the little things make that you see first hand when you've created a two dimensional image. Then the Master shows you how to give it a three-dimensional feel with some extra tweaks like shadowing or highlights that turn it from good to superb.
"The course focuses mainly on supervised practice. You'll be shown what to do and how to do it, maybe twice, and then you'll
be able to put what you've just seen onto paper (or aluminium). The tutors are on hand at all times if you run into difficulties, and will show you other techniques that you may have seen before and always wondered how to do"
"The Airbrush Company courses are tailored to give you maximum bang for your buck, so you won't be wasting your time with extended lunch breaks and you won't be given a lazy day theorising either. The courses push you well beyond your comfort zone, drawing the maximum from you, where real benefit from the experience is gleaned. Whilst it's unlikely that a raw beginner will end up as an accomplished airbrush artist after a few days tuition, practical application is kick-started by the course and you'll travel home full of enthusiasm and with an extremely good grounding, from which point you can start to make proper use of all that you learned. You'll also save a deal of frustration by starting off as you should and there's nothing more inspiring than being taught by someone at the top of their game - thanks Craig, you were an inspiration!"
"As you can imagine, the students had a lot of work ahead of them. We never had a single complaint, and us three instructors were very implressed with the results. The students were a mixture of varied abilities, yet they all performed well at the tasks given them.
While the curriculum was set ahead of time, the individual instructors custom tailored each of the classes to the ability of the individual students.
This personalization and the small class size made the UK Masterclass a solid success.... Paint to Live, Live to Paint"
Review by Neil Gompertz
"Now, after getting my first airbrush as a Father's Day present this year, and buying a couple of templates and DVD's from the wonderfully attentive and efficient guys at The Airbrush Company, I couldn't quite get the time to get the hang of it all. So when I heard they were going to be running the Masterclass, and knowing I couldn't really afford it, I worked hard on getting the cash together to jump on it before it was booked up, and although it was quite a distance from where I live, it was in the same country so I didn't really care!
"Upon arriving we were greeted with the courtesy and enthusiasm of Lisa from The Airbrush Company, and introduced to the Artists in a fully equipped and comfortable training room at the college. "Attending the Masterclass with Beej, Steve and Craig was a great and un-missable experience. They are all great, down to earth guys who really know their stuff, and were all positive and helpful with their advice and encouragement, which definitely developed my confidence and ability as an artist. They taught us from the fundamental theories and principles, to cool techniques and those invaluable hands on, 1 - 1 skills and advice that you can't beat. The guys also gave us great advice about equipment, materials, compatibility issues, and where problems and mistakes can be used to your advantage to take your artwork to un-chartered dimensions, the possibilities are endless so they say! "It was also an inspiring experience to learn along side other enthusiastic students from different walks of life, and make some great friends.
"Although it was six days away from my family, the class time flew by and there wasn't much time for me to shop for goodies (essential equipment and materials), so the dedicated and knowledgeable Airbrush Company team even patiently stayed late for me to browse and choose my purchases wisely (sorry Alex and Ken!). The week passed so quickly that I wished there was another week to go, as you can never stop learning, but hey that's just me! "After returning home, and now wielding the airbrush at every opportunity, I found that the confidence and inspiration that I gained from completing the course also initiated my interest in going back to University to enrol on a BA Honours Degree in Design to nurture my new found talent and develop my fundamental skills as an artist, which is opening up even more avenues of discovery than I had imagined. "I therefore hope to continue on this next new, multi-directional path of my career thanks to the inspiring and energetic Beej, Steve and Craig, and to the professional, efficient and very friendly team at The Airbrush Company."
Review by Steve Healey
"The classes were the right size and had the freedom and flexibility to bend the agenda so it was changeable should the need arise to demonstrate or illustrate an idea or effect which could make a difference. This made discussions more productive, as the Masters could digress into showing us tips, tricks and techniques which were relevant and time saving without impacting the curriculum.
"The interaction with other delegates covering all skill levels and from all walks of life enabled me to pick up some ideas and make some good contacts. "Although I was out gunned where experience and prior knowledge was concerned compared to the other delegates, during the 6 day event I was able to break down some of the barriers I have regarding art and illustration, and gain a valuable insight into how effective some of the simplest ideas or basic designs can be. "Something I haven't achieved from magazines or DVD's that I've seen, is the difference the little things make that you see first hand when you've created a two dimensional image. Then the Master shows you how to give it a three-dimensional feel with some extra tweaks like shadowing or highlights that turn it from good to superb. "There is of course the Masters own work, which has that je ne sais quoi element that sets it aside from the rest and makes it jump off the easel. Watching the Master at work with literally your chin on his shoulder enables you to see years of experience flow from the airbrush and blossom into a three-dimensional master piece - Voilà !. "It doesn't matter how long you do this, there will always be something to learn, either new or as an aide-mémoire to what you thought you knew before."
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