THE KID CAN PLAY
Charles “The Kid” Armstrong, who hails from Prescott, Arizona, belongs to the relatively small fraternity of elite automtotive custom painters. Here’s his story and dazzling gallery of some of his greatest pieces. 

THE SCLAME JOB By Jeff McCann
Learn how auto custom ace Jeff McCann paints his signature combination of flames over scallop graphics.

PIRATE PICKGUARD By Craig Fraser 
Yes folks, even a pickguard can be airbrushed. And with a combination of stencils, freehand painting, and some ingenuity you can create some pretty cool designs on them, too. 

GIVE UP THE KEY: Illustrating an Atmosphere By Kalli Haun
Here’s a terrific Brom-Royo-Cleavenger-Giger-Helnwein-inspired submission by German fantasy artist Kalli Haun. The story is about Vi, “who wants to get back the key to her cleavage. However, the evil clown has presumably hidden it...”

‘HOT DOG’ EYE CANDY
Jesse James of West Coast Choppers never quits, and neither does the paint on his kustom builds. Check out an absolute red hot paint job by pinstriping master Pete ‘Hot Dog’ Finlan, combining sparkling old school flake, gold leaf, and classic pinstriping.

DAS BOOT AIRBRUSH! By Kent Lind
It has become something of an airbrush phenomenon; a trend that started slowly and has been building for the last several years. It is yet another way for the consumer to set himself apart in an attempt to describe who he, or she is, and another way for shirt artists to cash in. I’m referring, of course, to custom painted footwear.

FUR-OCIOUS: Part 2 of 2 By Rick Lovell 
Illustration master Rick Lovell concludes his compelling tutorial on animal fur. “I wanted to paint an animal with interesting colors and textures, and a snarling wolf fit the bill nicely; the face and head have short, mostly white fur that grows in a very particular pattern, the back and sides have long flowing fur that grows in layers of beige, tan and black that cascades back and down, and the undersides have medium length white fur with lots of subtle color shifts depending upon the ambient and reflected light...”

ANNUAL PAINT BUYER’S GUIDE
This year’s Paint Buyer’s Guide is loaded with all the information you need for choosing the correct paint for your application. This guide also overflows to www.airbrushaction.com.

PLAY CONNECT THE LINES By Jeff Styles
Hopefully you’ve been practicing your basic strokes from the previous article and are ready to put that practice to good use. Follow Jeff Styles as he demonstrates how to stripe a simple two-color design.