Scott MacKay
Airbrush artist, educator, and content creator with over 35 years of experience.
Starting his journey in 1989, Scott quickly became known for his custom automotive and motorcycle artwork, founding Thin Air GraFx in 2000. His high-end, show-quality work has earned numerous accolades, including multiple House of Kolor awards and featured spots in major publications. A passionate teacher, Scott has contributed to airbrush communities through workshops, articles, and online content, including his popular YouTube channel, Airbrush Down and Dirty Tricks. Recently, Scott rekindled his childhood love for scale models and miniatures, expanding his expertise into tabletop painting, marking a new chapter in his ongoing journey to inspire and educate fellow artists.
Web: www.THINAIRGARFX.com
YouTube: Airbrush Down and Dirty Tricks, TableTop Airbrush
Facebook: ScottMacKayArt
Instagram: scottmackay
Scott MacKay is sponsored by IWATA.
„Meet & Greet“-Demo: Scott MacKay’s Custom Painting Freehand Art
Meet Scott, watch him painting and chat!
Workshop: Developing your own fantasy designs for custom painting
To avoid copyright issues and provide customers with a unique piece of art, airbrush artists should be able to create their own fantasy designs. Scott shows how to create a design using photo references and technical aids, which participants then translate into airbrush art.
Workshop: Custom painting classics: graphics & flames
Graphic patterns or lines and flames are part of the basic repertoire of custom painting. Under Scott's guidance, participants tackle a classic design.
Demo: Preparing designs with PenDisplay and plotter
Working with PenDisplay or a graphics tablet and a plotter gives airbrush artists countless possibilities for visualizing their planned work in advance, creating reference material, and producing templates and masks. Scott provides insights into these techniques.
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