Airbrush Action Magazine, established in 1985, is edited for all airbrush

Airbrush

An airbrush is a small, air-operated tool that sprays various media including ink and dye, but most often paint by a process of nebulization. Spray guns developed from the airbrush and are still considered a type of airbrush.-History:...

 applications, including automotive custom painting, pin-up art, T-shirt airbrushing, illustration, fine art, hobby/craft applications, decorative arts, body art, and many others.

The longest running airbrush publication in history (26 years), Airbrush Action has featured World-class artists, including Don Eddy

Don Eddy

Don Eddy is an American painter who gained initial fame as a photorealist; but his recent works have veered into the realm of metaphysics.In the 1970s, Eddy's works paid homage to cars and the urban cityscape...

, Jesse James (customizer), Ed Roth

Ed Roth

"Big Daddy" Ed Roth was an artist, cartoonist, custom car painter, and pinstriper who created the hot-rod icon Rat Fink and other extreme characters. As a custom car builder, Roth was a key figure in Southern California's Kustom Kulture and hot-rod movement of the late 50's and 1960's...

, Robert Williams

Robert Williams

- United Kingdom :*Sir Robert Williams, 2nd Baronet , Member of Parliament for Carnarvonshire, 1656–1658, and for Carnarvon Boroughs, 1659*Robert Williams - United Kingdom :*Sir Robert Williams, 2nd Baronet (c. 1627–1678), Member of Parliament for Carnarvonshire, 1656–1658, and for Carnarvon...

, Alex Ross

Alex Ross

Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross is an American comic book painter, illustrator, and plotter. He is praised for his realistic, human depictions of classic comic book characters. Since the 1990s he has done work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an...

, George Barris (auto customizer)

George Barris (auto customizer)

George Barris is a designer of custom cars.-Early history:George and his brother Sam were born in Chicago in the 1920s. After the deaths of their parents, they moved to Roseville, California as children to live with relatives. Both were good students, interested in drama, music, and design...

, Charles White III, Thomas Blackshear

Thomas Blackshear

Thomas Blackshear is an African American artist, many of whose paintings adorn Evangelical churches. He is also a sculptor and a designer of ornaments, often of African American themes....

, Mark Fredrickson, Chuck Close

Chuck Close

Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits...

, Jerry Ott, H.R. Giger, Terry Hill, Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers and other media...

, Dru Blair, Hajime Sorayama

Hajime Sorayama

is a Japanese illustrator, known for his precisely detailed, erotic airbrush portrayals of women and feminine robots.-Biography:Hajime Sorayama was born in 1947 in Imabari, Ehime prefecture, Japan. He received his basic education at Imabari Kita High School. In 1965 he was admitted to the Shikoku...

, Drew Struzan

Drew Struzan

Drew Struzan is an American artist known for his more than 150 movie posters, which include all the films in the Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Star Wars film series. He has also painted album covers, collectibles, and book covers.- Early life and education :Drew Struzan was born in Oregon...

, and dozens of others. Celebrity artists, Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner

Hugh Marston "Hef" Hefner is an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.-Early life:...

, Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

William December "Billy Dee" Williams, Jr. is an American actor, artist, singer, and writer.-Early life:Williams was born in New York City, New York, the son of Loretta...

 and Martin Mull

Martin Mull

Martin Mull is an American actor who has starred in his own television sitcom and acted in prominent films. He is also a comedian, painter, and recording artist...

, have also been showcased.

Airbrush Action has produced over 85 instructional DVDs on airbrush and other subjects, and published 10 books on airbrushing, pinstriping, and general art. Airbrush Action is distributed through most Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...

 stores, 7-11, Books A Million, all branches of the military, and many other mainstream outlets, and is also available in digital versions, with the Airbrush Action application being available for free download. Airbrushaction.com features an airbrushing blog covering the latest airbrushing news, tips & tricks, user forums, streaming video, easy navigation, an online store, artist bios and galleries, top pro airbrush tricks and techniques, back issues, new products, buyers guides, late-breaking news, and much more. Airbrush Action offers three annual airbrushing getaways, hosted in Las Vegas and Orlando, with classes taught by world renowned airbrush artists and all equipment provided. The classes are divided into multiple genres including, automotive graphics, murals on steel, pinstriping and lettering, t-shirt airbrushing, and photorealism

Photorealism

Photorealism is the genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information creating a painting that appears photographic...

amongst many others. One and four day classes are offered with class sizes ranging from 20-30 people.