Airbrush Action October Getaway

By Jim Hingst

At the Airbrush Action Getaway held in Las Vegas, NV from October 8 to October 12, famed artist Terry Hill (pictured below) conducted workshops showing students how to create special effects, including faux stone surfaces and wood graining.

Hill’s instruction also covered how to use plotter-cut masking materials, such as RTape ProGrade paint mask, to increase productivity.  According to Hill, an airbrush is a fantastic time-saving tool for creating faux finishes. He points out that a skilled artisan can certainly produce similar results using a paint brush, but the process takes much longer.  

Other workshops at the Getaway included painting murals on metal, t-shirt airbrushing, portrait painting, automotive graphics and body painting. During the seminars, RTape conducted demonstrations of heat pressing flex and flock appliques on garments.  

With  Halloween right around the corner, body painting 
was one of the most popular workshops. 

The next Airbrush Action Getaways will be held in Las Vegas on February 18 to February 22, 2013 and in Orlando, FL from May 15 to May 19, 2013. To enroll in upcoming workshops, visit the Airbrush Action website at http://www.airbrushaction.com/airbrush-getaway-workshops.

About Jim Hingst: After fourteen years as Business Development Manager at RTape, Jim Hingst retired. He was involved in many facets of the company’s business, including marketing, sales, product development and technical service.

Hingst began his career 42 years ago in the graphic arts field creating and producing advertising and promotional materials for a large test equipment manufacturer.  Working for offset printers, large format screen printers, vinyl film manufacturers, and application tape companies, his experience included estimating, production planning, purchasing and production art, as well as sales and marketing. In his capacity as a salesman, Hingst was recognized with numerous sales achievement awards.

Drawing on his experience in production and as graphics installation subcontractor, Hingst provided the industry with practical advice, publishing more than 150 articles for  publications, such as  Signs Canada, SignCraft,  Signs of the Times, Screen Printing, Sign and Digital Graphics and  Sign Builder Illustrated. He also posted more than 450 stories on his blog (hingstssignpost.blogspot.com). In 2007 Hingst’s book, Vinyl Sign Techniques, was published.  Vinyl Sign Techniques is available at sign supply distributors and at Amazon. 

Slides of Jim's Artwork

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