Does Airbrushing "take away" from Art?

[sunhawk]

As with any tool, depends how the airbrush is used. And as others have pointed out, the end result counts as well. I don’t have a problem using a method to paint something that takes 5 hours instead of 50 hours but the tradeoff is you can’t justify charging the same you would for 50 hours of work.

[Maria]

Nirvanacat13 wrote:

Oh it IS an art form in and of itself…I mean, look at the people who airbrush designs and pictures on cars and motorcycles….

http://www.fastcoolcars.com/Heros-truck.htm

That truck makes me cry everytime I see it……

Wow! I gawped at those pics for a good while. Impressive.

[Skigod377]

sunhawk wrote:

I don’t have a problem using a method to paint something that takes 5 hours instead of 50 hours but the tradeoff is you can’t justify charging the same you would for 50 hours of work.

Ooh… very good point Sunhawk.

[Mimi]

skigod377 wrote:

sunhawk wrote:

I don’t have a problem using a method to paint something that takes 5 hours instead of 50 hours but the tradeoff is you can’t justify charging the same you would for 50 hours of work.

Ooh… very good point Sunhawk.

I agree. Speaking as a collector, what I’d be willing to pay is determined by what items of similar type and quality level generally sell for. So if the 50 hours of work looks the same as the 5 hours of work, and all the other artists are charging based on 5 hours of work, why would I want to pay for 50 hours of work?

[Alyssa]

Yep, I agree. It is the end result. I have some paint can art that is really cool. I am just amaized how they do that.

[sunhawk]

mimitrek wrote:

skigod377 wrote:

sunhawk wrote:

I don’t have a problem using a method to paint something that takes 5 hours instead of 50 hours but the tradeoff is you can’t justify charging the same you would for 50 hours of work.

Ooh… very good point Sunhawk.

I agree. Speaking as a collector, what I’d be willing to pay is determined by what items of similar type and quality level generally sell for. So if the 50 hours of work looks the same as the 5 hours of work, and all the other artists are charging based on 5 hours of work, why would I want to pay for 50 hours of work?

Exactly, so in that case, using an airbrush is just a practical decision, not something that should detract from the art. Some people value the art they buy by how many individual brushstrokes it took and some folk value their art by how it looks and aren’t too concerned about the actual methodology involved. Different strokes for different folks and I’d like to think that difference helps us find a niche to be able to make money doing something we not only enjoy but have a talent for, whether it’s airbrushing or painting by hand or any other method.

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