Airbrush Custom Painting Courses
 

Most of these courses require you to have the “basics”, to have
completed Unit 1 of the Venturi Method.  Please make sure that
you check the elligibility of each course before signing up.


Custom Graphics Course
Introductory Program – A

This course covers the two main areas of custom painting, Flames and Fake Effects.  The first weekend is focussed on Flames and the second weekend is focussed on Fake Effects.

• Intro to a full range of auto paints inc. solids, metallics, candies, pearls and marblizer. 

• Intro to applying the Venturi Colour System to all auto paints.

• Intro to designing flames, including traditional, repeaters, tribal and more.

• Intro to laying up custom paint designs with various width fineline tapes.

• Intro to “fake effects”, such as wood, bullet holes, flags, space scenes . . . 16 effects in all over the 

• Intro to masking techniques with Application Tape

• Intro to surface preparation and intercoat clearing

• Complete 6 steel panels in 4 days 

• Everything supplied – all equipment, materials and notes

Course Format:
• 4 day program – double weekend
• Hours – 10.00am (9.30am arrival) to 5.30pm  

OZ $ 585   (no student concession)  
NZ $ 585   (no student concession)  

Eligibility requirements:
Students must have completed the first unit of the Venturi Method to be eligible to attend this course.

 

 

 

Realist Fire (True Fire) 
Custom Graphics Course

The course is broken into two sections.  The first weekend is focussed on creating the “standard” red through yellow flame on a black background.  The second weekend is focussed on creating blue flames on black and then finally flames on a coloured background with smoke. 

• Turning True Fire into an assembly of “modules”. 

• Intro to drawing the modules.

• Intro to airbrushing the modules.

• Teaching you to assemble the modules into the finished flame shape.

• Teaching you to create the sequences of receding layers of different coloured flames and the use of the various transparent colours.

• Teaching you to error correct at each stage of the sequence

• Grouping and laying out flames to fit various panel shapes

Course Format:
• 4 day program – double weekend
• Hours – 10.00am (9.30am arrival) to 5.30pm  

OZ $ 585   (no student concession)  
NZ $ 585   (no student concession)  

Eligibility requirements:
Students must have completed the first unit of the Venturi Method and have completed the first Custom Graphics Course – A.