Airbrush Step by Step | No. 76
Heavy Metal.... may not suit everyone's taste in music, but there was one thing
the "metalheads" were particularly good at in the 70s to 90s: they
had unique illustrations created for their album covers, often using
the airbrush technique, which went down in music history. Music and
art like to go hand in hand, which is why Australian artist Joseph
Gonzalez chose the well-known cover image by Peter Criss, former
drummer of the band Kiss, for his design of a drum kit. Agnieszka
Maluchnik from Poland was also commissioned to paint an instru-
ment: she designed a steampunk-style skull on an electric guitar.
Colombian artist Edith Davila also chose a rock star for her portrait
and painted Cindy Lauper with lots of interesting 80s light and glit-
ter effects.
"Heavy Metal" is also the name of the comic magazine for science
fiction, fantasy, eroticism and steampunk art, which has been pub-
lished since 1977. Numerous renowned illustrators designed the so-
phisticated covers and content of the "Heavy Metal" magazine – and
we are particularly proud to have two of them in this issue: The
American Michael Calandra designed our cover with a romantic,
dark vampire illustration that he had started a long time ago as a
pencil sketch. Furthermore, Brian M. Viveros gives an insight into
what he calls his "anti-pin-up" art.
Turning to "heavy metal" as a painting surface, we are giving you
impressive insights into the Iwata Gallery in Portland, OR, showing
one of the largest collection of airbrush art worldwide.
Let’s rock with the new issue!
Your ASBS Team
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Airbrush Step by Step No. 76.