Birth of an Airbrush Artist

It's been a long day for me, just finnished painting. I am living my dream and it is worth the hard work. I have a bit of time to reflect on how I began airbrushing. I am often asked this question. As a teen I saw a movie about lowriding, and a lowrider with a mural was in it. I thought "Hey I could do that, and maybe make some spending money too." With the money I made on my summer job I bought a compressor and airbrush and paint. I had read a couple of books on airbrush art and graphics. I dove into it, I painted on an old stove door, my first attempts were fustrating because the airbrush is a little difficult until you get enough practice with air pressure and paint mixture, and thinning it to the right consisitancy. A friend of mine told one of his buddies about me and he hit me up for a mural on his trunk. Being my first paying job I charged him only $50.00. He wanted a mexican girl with a mission in the background. It came out very well, even I was surprised. He loved it and spread the word. By the time I was 19 I had already painted over thirty murals on lowrider cars, trucks and bicycles. My business was born, I never thought I would still be doing it today.