How to Pinstripe, Expanded Edition


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How to Pinstripe features all you need to know about getting started, mastering the form, and understanding how a good design comes together—all from acclaimed veteran striper Alan Johnson.




How To Pinstripe


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Even before the heyday of Von Dutch and Big Daddy, the ultimate way to personalize your car or motorcycle was to lay some wicked lines on top of the paintwork. Done with a steady hand and an eye for style, pinstripes speak volumes. In How to Pinstripe, acclaimed veteran striper Alan Johnson teaches you everything you need to know to get started, to further your mastery of the form, or to simply understand how a good design comes together. Following a primer on the history and evolution of pinstriping, this book launches into a step-by-step guide to the pinstriping process--from choosing paint and brushes that suit your style and abilities, to preparing surfaces, experimenting with symmetrical and asymmetrical designs, striping freehand, and using grids and patterns. While stressing the importance of finding your own style and having fun with the hobby, Johnson also explains the basics of color theory and unique considerations for antique and classic cars, hot rods and customs, and motorcycles. For more advanced pinstripers, theres also tried-and-true advice on apprenticing and working car shows. Illustrated with color photography throughout, How to Pinstripe is the perfect source for beginners and veterans alike.




Pinstriping Masters


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Custom painting and pinstriping of automobiles and other vehicles as well as helmets, furniture, musical instruments, and other articles.




Herb Martinez's Guide to Pinstriping


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Stripe Like A Pro In Herb's Martinez's Guide to Pinstriping, Martinez shares the fundamentals, techniques, tips and tricks that have made him one of the world's most accomplished stripers. You'll learn how to: Select the proper paint, brushes, tapes and supplies Go "straight" like a pro Lay out flames, scallops and other graphic designs Apply gold leaf Do sponging, splatter, spatter and other effect So, whether your next pinstriping project will be on a hot rod, pickup truck, motorcycle, boat or anything in between, the techniques you'll learn in Herb's Martinez's Guide to Pinstriping will put you on the path to pinstriping like a pro.




Sign Painters


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There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our visual landscape. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade. In 2010 filmmakers Faythe Levine, coauthor of Handmade Nation, and Sam Macon began documenting these dedicated practitioners, their time-honored methods, and their appreciation for quality and craftsmanship. Sign Painters, the first anecdotal history of the craft, features stories and photographs of more than two dozen sign painters working in cities throughout the United States. With a foreword by legendary artist (and former sign painter) Ed Ruscha, this vibrant book profiles sign painters young and old, from the new vanguard working solo to collaborative shops such as San Francisco s New Bohemia Signs and New York s Colossal Media s Sky High Murals.




Pinstripe Planet


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From the work of the Californian pioneers Von Dutch and Tommy the Greek, to today's most important artists in the US, Europe, Japan and Australia, this text provides real inspiration for anyone interested in one of the most visualy exciting aspects of US counter-culture custom cars.




Pinstripe Planet II


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The pinstripe scene has grown immensely, and here's the record of the scene's growth for new and old aficionados. Included is how the artists first found inspiration, how they work, and where their influence can be seen.




Pro Pinstripe Techniques


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In more than forty years of pinstriping and making signs, there isn’t much that East Coast Artie hasn’t done. With Pro Pinstripe Artie shares everything he’s leaned during his long career. Find out first hand why Artie chose a particular color combination, or a certain brand of paint for a particular job. To illustrate how pinstriping works in the real world, the bulk of this new book is made up of 12 start-to-finish pinstriping sequences performed by Artie and a small cadre of guest artists. From basic strokes, to choosing the best color combination to deciding which paint to use for a job that will be clear coated later, there isn’t much about pinstriping that Artie and his guests don’t share in this book.




Pinstriping and Vehicle Graphics


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How to Design and Apply Automotive and Motorcycle Paint and Graphics


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In How to Design and Apply Automotive and Motorcycle Paint and Graphics, award-winning custom painter JoAnn Bortles covers the most popular custom painting styles and techniques in an easy-to-understand format.




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