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| Preface | |
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| Nuts and Bolts | |
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| Basic System Components | |
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| Air Sources | |
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| Canned Propellants | |
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| Electric Air Compressors | |
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| Compressed CO[subscript 2] Tanks | |
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| Air Lines | |
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| Airbrush Options | |
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| External versus Internal Mix | |
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| Single versus Dual Action | |
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| Feed Styles | |
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| Airbrush Holders | |
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| Airguns | |
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| Choosing Your Airbrush System | |
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| Setting Up to Paint | |
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| Taking It on the Road | |
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| Small Studios | |
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| Medium-Size Studios | |
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| Large Shops | |
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| Essential Supplies | |
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| Paints | |
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| Surfaces | |
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| Art Supplies | |
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| Masking Supplies | |
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| Operating Your Airbrush | |
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| The Basics | |
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| Getting Ready: Setting Up Your System | |
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| Spray Patterns and Overspray | |
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| Single-Action Airbrush Exercises | |
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| Dots | |
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| Lines | |
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| Gradations | |
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| Dual-Action Airbrush Operation | |
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| Dots | |
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| Lines | |
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| Dagger Strokes | |
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| Gradations | |
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| Working with Masks | |
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| The Jigsaw Puzzle Approach | |
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| Demonstration: Sun and Rays | |
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| Demonstration: Desert Landscape: Pamela Shanteau | |
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| Working with Blended Color | |
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| Demonstration: Apple: Pamela Shanteau | |
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| Cleaning Your Airbrush | |
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| Reassembling the Airbrush | |
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| Using an Airgun | |
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| Cleaning Your Airgun | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Developing Images | |
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| Reference Materials | |
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| Taking Photographs | |
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| Transferring Images | |
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| Demonstration: Transfer By Graphing: Pamela Shanteau | |
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| Textiles | |
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| The Basics | |
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| Textile Airbrush Paints | |
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| Textile Airbrush Mediums | |
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| Finishes | |
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| Airbrushing Textiles and Leather | |
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| Demonstration: Canvas Tote Bag: Beach Scene at Sunset: Mark Rush | |
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| Murals and Signs | |
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| Airbrushing Interiors | |
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| Surface Preparation | |
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| Essential Equipment | |
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| Working with Stencils | |
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| Demonstration: Sheaf of Corn: Sheri Hoeger | |
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| Color | |
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| Composition | |
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| Creating Shadows | |
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| Masking Your Work Area | |
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| Demonstration: A Trompe L'Oeil Geranium: Sheri Hoeger | |
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| Special Effects for Signs and Other Uses | |
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| Body and Fingernail Art | |
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| Body Art | |
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| Temporary Tattoos | |
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| Essential Supplies | |
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| Stencil-Style Tattoos | |
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| Demonstration: Butterfly Stencil: Pamela Shanteau | |
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| Transfer-Style Tattoos | |
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| Demonstration: Tribal Design Transfer Tattoo: Pamela Shanteau | |
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| Freehand Body Art | |
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| Demonstration: Tiger Girl: Pamela Shanteau | |
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| Nail Art | |
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| Choosing the Right Equipment | |
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| Mediums and Supplies | |
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| Airbrushing Nails | |
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| Demonstration: Sunset: Laura Morgan-Glass | |
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| Professional Tips from Laura Morgan-Glass | |
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| Scale Models and Crafts | |
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| Scale Models | |
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| Essential Supplies | |
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| Airbrush Effects for Scale Models | |
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| Demonstration: Star Blazers Gamalon Battle Carrier (Bandai): Tom Grossman | |
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| Demonstration: Skin Tones: Musette: Tom Grossman | |
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| Airbrushing Woodcraft Items | |
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| Demonstration: Birdhouse Bag Dispenser: Lindy Brown | |
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| Fine Art and Illustration | |
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| Creating Reflective Effects | |
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| Demonstration: "Passing Time": A. D. Cook | |
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| Airbrushing Watercolors: | |
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| Kirk Lybecker | |
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| Combining Flat and Gradated Color | |
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| Demonstration: La Veneziana: Andrea Mistretta | |
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| Airbrushing on Scratchboard | |
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| Demonstration: Faeries Wear Boots: Pamela Shanteau | |
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| Airbrush in Mixed Media | |
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| Demonstration: Oil and Water Do Mix: Richard Sturdevant | |
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| Demonstration: Mixed-Media Mascot: Richard Sturdevant | |
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| Portrait Studies | |
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| Of Cows and Cowboys: Robert Anderson | |
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| Automotive Airbrushing | |
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| Surface Preparation | |
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| Automotive Painting and Masking Techniques | |
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| Paints | |
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| Masking Materials and Techniques | |
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| Demonstration: Indian Princess Motorcycle Mural: Pamela Shanteau | |
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| Demonstration: 57 Chevy Mini Funny Car: Pamela Shanteau | |
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| Source Directory | |
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| Index | |
