Freehand Airbrush of "Hot Girl" by Steve Nunez

Watching him airbrush is like watching a miracle... if you are just learning to airbrush, I want to point a few things to watch for in the video:

1. His reference is always close by and he looks at it often

2. He moves his canvas around ... most likely for two reasons, a) to get better angle and b) to look at his painting from a different perspective

3. His dagger strokes for the hair are masterful - this is what can be done with lots and lots of practice

4. He paints on both the up and the down stroke... great trigger control

5. There is a lot of depth to the piece... look at the hair around the 1:28 mark ... he has not only painted the hair cascading over her but also the shadows behind it

6. At the end when he shows the finished piece notice that there is so much subtlety in the painting. For example, the right side of her nose is barely visible and the definition of her teeth is so light it is barely there.

7. And lastly, how does he do it? I don't know Steve, but I bet he is able to paint with that skill and speed because he has practiced and practiced. Once you KNOW exactly how to make the marks you want to make (like dagger strokes) and you have trained your hand to make them consistently (through repetition) it becomes a lot easier to just paint

Come on guys .... sing it with me.... "Don't ya wish you could airbrush as great as Steve, don't ya"....

:)