AIRBRUSH HISTORY PRESENTED BY THE AIRBRUSH MUSEUM

AN 1880's AIRBRUSH MADE BY THE AIRBRUSH MFG. CO. OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS


NOTE: THIS IS A SMALLER VERSION OF MY SEPARATE AIRBRUSH MUSEUM PAGE. CLICK ON THIS SENTENCE OR ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO GO THERE. IT'S MUCH MORE COMPLETE WITH MANY MORE PIX!


Airbrush Museum & Séance Room? What's this all about? Well, you see, I have my airbrush collection in a glass curio case in the dining room. I jokingly refer to it as "The International Airbrush Museum" and since business is slow, to make ends meet I use the dinner table to do special readings. Special readings are when you drink a glass of buttermilk and I divine your future from the lines left on the glass. The séance part is for fun but I am serious about my airbrushes. I have been collecting since the sixties. I do retouching and photography and started repairing airbrushes for people as most people I knew weren't mechanical, especially on Paasche AB's, and the path led to here.


CONTENTS...
The Airbrush Museum  - My collection of airbrushes dating from the 1880's to the present.
Airbrush 101  - Beginner's Tips
Airbrush Journeys...  - Links to airbrush related sites & more.
The Séance Room  - If your in luck, Madame Cassandra, diviner of destinies, foreteller of futures, will be in. Get ready to have your divined as it's never been divined before! 
"Wonderful World of Ouija" Try your hand at the virtual Ouija board or take the... 
"Psychic Test,"  - See if your really gifted! It really works!

AIRBRUSH JOURNEYS: INTERESTING SITES...
Air Brush Journal  - An 1891 airbrush magazine put out by Liberty Walkup's Air Brush Mfg. Co. Scan by Andy Penaluna. Thanks Andy!
Airbrush Archives  - The History of Airbrush Periodicals. Very nice!
The International Airbrush Artist's Quilt  - Proceeds benefitSt. Jude Children's Hospital.
TRUE History of the Airbrush  - Site at Kishwaukee College, Illinois, about the first airbrush and its inventor, Liberty Walkup. The pictures at the top of this page are of one of his airbrushes from my collection.
U.S. Copyright Office  -  Protect your art! It's unbelievably easy!
Pinheads Central  -  Pinstripers International Network Home Page.
Sign Shop Network  -&nbspArticles & links about signage.

RETAILERS...
 Carter Sexton - A great local art store in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles with a friendly knowledgeable staff. I firmly believe in supporting local stores because if you have a problem, they can help you one on one, face to face. Most all cities have similar stores. If you have a good local art store, let me know and I'll list it here.
Airhead Airbrush Shop  - Web Retailer - Has links to tips & how-tos.
BearAir  - On-line retailer. Does posts at Airbrush.com so he seems to care about what he does, a rarity these days.
Carter-Sexton -
Daniel Smith Art Supply  - Great place with lots of items. They've got the things that aren't easy to find.
Dixie Art & Airbrush  - Good Prices and service if you buy on the net.
Dick Blick Art Materials  - Art supplies and a nice catalog.
FLAX Art  - Art supplies.
Pin Striper.com  - Everything for pinstriping.
Sign Web  - Great on-line resource for most all types of signage

MANUFACTURERS...
Paasche Airbrush Co.  - Excellent site. You can download instruction sheets, a complete price list, and order on-line.
Wold Airbrush Ltd.  - They're being made in New Zealand. The airbrushes are nice looking & they have but parts!
Badger Airbrush Co.  - Decent site that is also the homepage of Thayer & Chandler.
Aztek  - Nice airbrush system now made by Testors at a much friendlier price.
Iwata  - Iwata airbrushes, Medea Airbrush accessories, Com-Art paint, & Artool templates.
1 Shot Paint  - The best sign paint made.
Dr. Ph. Martin's  - Makers of inks, dyes and paints.
House of Kolor  - Custom automotive paint.
Liquitex  - Liquitex acrylic paints & mediums. You can download a very informative 64 page catalog of products, techniques, & specifications.
Winsor & Newton  - Brushes, paints, etc. - A very information rich web site

MAGAZINES, BOOKS ETC...
  Airbrush Action Magazine  - Mediocre site that could and should be the best if it were updated and they used the resources at their disposal. I would like these mags to put articles from their past issues online!
Airbrush Art Magazine  - Online site has some tips, back issues, and, someday, indexes to back issues. See rant above.
Airbrush Magazine  - On-line e-zine with how to's"
Airbrush Talk   Free quarterly e-zine. Has tips, techniques, info on airbrushes, paint, paper, body art, contests. Seems to be related to Iwata. 
AutoArt Magazine  - Airbrushing, pinstriping, lettering, custom painting.
Sign Business  - Excellent magazine on sign artwith lots of articles from past issues, industry info.
Sign Craft Magazine  - Another excellent sign magazine.

WHAT SOME OF YOU ARE UP TO...
A.D. Cook  - Graphic design, creative print services, and illustration site.
Advanced Airbrush  - Aussie graphics shop - they've done everything from fingernails to Olympic busses.
Airbrush Xtreme  - Bike, Auto, & helmet designs.
Air Devils  - Custom airbrush work. Lots of bike links.
Auto Art by the Kid  - Auto art by Charles Armstrong a.k.a. "The Kid".
Bob Bond Art  - Fine artwork from the editor of AutoArt Magazine
BobbosArt  - Fine site by custom airbrusher/ painter/ striper
George Barris  - The "King of the Kustomizer" is on-line.
GotPaint.com  - Home of Kal Koncepts & AirSyndicate.
Letterheads and Letterville  - Everything you've ever wanted to know about signs & related graphics! Supplier database, How-to's - A MUST SEE!  This is what the Internet is all about.
Mouse Studios  - Web home of Stanley Mouse, Legend.

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