Overspray: Riding High with the Kings of California Airbrush Art
Overspray is the conclusive account of the rise of airbrush art, and of the equally bright and glossy Los Angeles culture alongside which it came to prominence in the 1970s. Inspired by surf graphics, psychadelia and the slick shine of Hollywood, a generation of young artists began to make every lip and palm tree glisten, and every record cover shine. Fueled by a combination of intense demand, sleepless nights and brutal competition, the four men at the center of L.A.’s airbrush art market–Charles E. White III, Peter Palombi, Dave Willardson and Peter Lloyd–embarked on careers encompassing work for Playboy, Levi’s, the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and major studio films including American Graffiti and Tron. Together, their work came to define the look of illustrative graphics for a generation of viewers. This book tells the story of these four artists for the first time through hundreds of images of the artists’ best and best-known work, unseen production roughs, documentary photograp
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One word: WOW!,
Never knew airbrush art could be so beautiful! Actually, never knew much about airbrush art at all! This book really opened my eyes, and the accompanying blog ([...]) that shows how some of the work was restored is amazing… The Hall & Oates album cover really blew my mind! If you have any interest in art, design or record covers, this book is definitely worth checking out!
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This is a wonderful book.
A timely visual celebration of airbrush mastery from a bygone era.
So nice to see all the greatest hits in 1 place.
I love the alternate covers, especially the Palombi ‘This is why you’re overweight’ version. And let’s not forget about the delicate blending of the caption art titles.
Crazy, sexy, cool.
Only thing that seems to be missing is Overspray 2
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|Very awesome indeed,
I didn’t realize how complicated, intriguing and amazing air brush art could be!
I just thought it would all be like those airbrushed t-shirts you get at Six Flags or something; crazy neon sunsets with black silhouette palm trees.
This book shows that air brush art is infinitely more interesting than that! It’s a real art form!
Great artist bios and content, too. I approve!
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