Airbrush Step by Step  |  No. 56
Step by Steps
Rainbow Boa
Animal Illustration
The Spanish artist José Luis Parada Caballero is painting the incredibly detailed and colorful texture of the Rainbow Boa including all the curves and shades of the snake’s body.
The Glacier
Landscape painting
It is as impressive as a glacier to see how the Australian Paul MacDonald puts the icy landscape on paper with a great sense for detail.
Kiss of the dragonfly
Portrait and animal illustration
The dragonfly is a beautiful and fragile creature - just like the female face, on which it settles in the picture of the Polish artist Elżbieta Osińska
Soraya
Portrait
The American Timothy John-Luke Smith uses the airbrush and ink mixtures to create a quiet, tender portrait.
Ironman 3D
3D print painting
After the 3D printing basics featured in the last issue, Thomas Kunert is showing you how to paint the 3D printed Ironman model realistically and detailed with the airbrush.
Scene
Sparmax Airbrush Contest 2020: The winners
At the annual Sparmax Airbrush Contest, airbrushers from 26 countries competed again this year in four categories.
Good-bye, Mike Lavallee
On April 14, the famous American airbrush artist and "TrueFire" specialist Mike Lavallee passed away. Friends and artist colleagues share their memories.
Classics
Airbrush News
New airbrush unit from Japan, compressor from China, paints from the USA and Spain
Reader gallery
Beautiful and scary
Buyer's Guide
Find the dealer you trust
Preview
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Airbrush Step by Step No. 56.