How to Airbrush: Eagle and Flag

Ryan Townsend walks you through the steps he took to airbrush an eagle and flag on a Harley Davidson. Support my next project by subscribing to my Patreon / ryantownsend

[@greylonewolf_outdoors]

I just learned more about airbrushing in 15 minutes then I have watching them 50 minute, videos. I love you technique. Very detailed I'm a instant fan.

[@daverushton5966]

WOW . Very nice .Thanks for sharing with us .

[@Melliottfineart]

That is the most bad ass Eagles and Flag i have seen so far! Your are an artist my friend.

[@crod83]

From one airbrush artist to another.. Good job. I like the way you added the finer details people don't get to see on the flag.

[@manicairbrush4395]

You do amazing work brother! I'm a novice and kind of new at airbrushing (1.5 yr) and I learn a lot from your videos. Keep em' coming brother, I'll be watching!

[@berlinreptilien]

First I thought, okay, another airbrush tutorial, I saw the lines at the beginning, understand the idea, but then, it goes more and more to perfection I like pictures they do look real, it seemes to me, the flag, is moving in the wind, and is real!!!! Unbelieveable, your are a great artist!!! Many greets from Germany!!!

[@widylindao3013]

from an Airbrush Artist to another Airbrush Artist, That is a Siccckkk Job < God has given you a Gift.

[@coffcraft]

Dude, that's the best eagle detail I've seen yet. That's just awesome. You should re edit this video and put about a 5 second screen filling still shot at the end. That is outstanding.

[@HellaciousJK]

Thank you Ryan, very informative. Beautifully done. What's even more amazing is how you take advanced work like this and make it more accessible to people of all skill levels. Bravo brother. Bravo.

[@robertsadler9903]

Amazing! I have learned detail how to from you in minutes , than listening to jargon for hours. Great video.

[@charonride8039]

I'm a tattoo artist and I thought I was pretty good at art until I watched this video.Your not just a artist you have a fucking GIFT Brother!

[@franky5angels77]

Ryan your videos are kickass. Your one of the best on youtube by far. Great skills on the teaching the art of airbrushing. Two thumbs up

[@flyingbullfrog]

As I have said before...Awesome work man. I really appreciate these videos that you post Ryan.

[@dsberube]

Very impressed and I learned a couple things as well. Keep up the great work.

[@Ericjamesmusic84]

Man, this is my first time seeing your work. You've got some honest talent there. I've been an artist for as long as I can remember, but just finally getting my feet wet with airbrushing. This video was inspiring. I'll be subscribing!

[@sirdiegobernal]

Dude! your work is amazing!! Im just starting to airbrush and it's just crazy how the drwing with white , first stage, looks so freaking realistic!! Thanks for taking the time to make these videos!! seriously!

[@MrJax617]

Ryan, really great job as usual man. Vids are well produced and your explanations are on point. Took something away again as I have from most your vids. Thanks and great job!

[@02011982]

secret is to be good and to make sharp edges where they need to be so your work doesn't end um blurry looking! Great work Man!!!

[@petesolomon557]

great work ryan , easy to follow instruction , as a beginner , you have helped a lot , thank you

[@cathedford]

Amazing work, and great tutorial. I don't know how anyone could give this a thumbs down.

[@godisgood2915]

Ryan, you are very talented in what you do. Your work looks better than the picture! Keep up the good work! Thanks for sharing this video!

[@Thundering34]

Don't usually comment on your vids, as what am I going to say? You are great, amazing, helpful, talented, etc. All the stuff you already know and have heard a thousand times before, but I'll say it anyway. Thanks

[@pindr]

Ryan, you are an amazing artist!

[@viceb7]

Wow! I'm insanely impressed with this freehand! Totally inspired.

[@fukkinwork23able]

Free hand ? Freehand would be without stencils, sorry too say but this isn't freehand.

[@keithlennox8195]

Outstanding work, I hope to be at level in a couple of years.

[@wickedbrush]

Been watching a bunch of your videos; good job! I use an iwata HP-BCS bottom feed, but use a paint cup (paasche I think the cup is) and can mix small amounts of custom tinted paint in it. I also use the premixed paints, but prefer to use the cup. I have 3 cups I switch out for quick color changes of small amounts of paint. I often custom mix larger amounts and keep them in squeeze bottles and squirt what I need into the cup. Good videos! Keep up the good work.

[@dennyrachmat1]

a very smart video for my son practicing his hobby. thanks for posting!

[@mulisha465]

Love your work bro, thanks for making these videos for us. Can't wait to see another one.

[@smitt1970]

Hey man, awesome vid.just starting out.picking up alot of tricks and tips. Would like to see more vids.please make somemore.

[@uncagedperformance2096]

I pray that one of these days I'm as good as you, keep up the great work!!!

[@chikowhitey]

well done ryan.....good vid mate.....keep em coming

[@kylehill9981]

Thats one seriously good painting

[@fernandomolano7712]

Great video, great tips. Tks for sharing

[@mChav34]

you've got skills! that was tight. really informative too.

[@911alps]

Wow that was truly amazing you are so talented !

[@spyuggy]

Awesome, beautiful detail, beautiful painting.

[@jsr1363]

wow you made it look simple lol, but im sure you been doing this for a while, total control of the airbrush and awesome work

[@stilldigin101]

Great vid man. I'm doin a car hood at a car show n wanna do an eagle n flag with blue flames. This vid was a big help

[@roberttrujillo3861]

Outstanding work Sir!

[@oldmanjima.k.a.oldfahrt6572]

Very cool air brushing.

[@michaelosullivan8288]

This is so amazing of airbrushed painting and Ive got to practice bit of airbrushing paint the way I like on bmx parts that be cool

[@MrNugs67]

You do good work bud... I can only hope that I'll get half as good as you are with this painting stuff...

[@jeremiah191982]

Fantastic job man.

[@BobCoxUK]

I can only agree with Peter from LDN,, Awesome !!!!! Thank you for your helpful vids, Cheers Ryan,,Bob in Brum UK

[@markjolyn94]

Wow! What an awesome job. The eagle is amazing. Thank you so much for all the tips

[@Zulusix1963]

That is an awesome piece of work!

[@renegadebiker24]

BeserkCustomPaint, That is Awesome. I am interested in airbrushing, but as a beginner, I really do not know where to start. If I wanted to do some airbrushing, what would you reccommend? I would like to airbrush a photo of eagle with it's wing spread out and having a American Flag and POW/MIA flag in the background on a 2 1/2 gallon tank if that is possible, and also a list of names from the Vietnam Wall on the fenders.

[@johnwilliamson8532]

Bravo. Gorgeous work

[@Thundering34]

Thanks for always sharing. You do a really great job, and you never let your ego get in the way. :)

[@Arkangel1966mc]

I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you teach me more ? I am a first timer , do you have the basic beginners course ?

[@retrogazele]

i like your style and explanation..reminds me of crossyeyed! hes good!!Thanks for the video and hoping for more to come!!!

[@donmurchison2558]

Wow looks amazing.

[@frankmmiii]

Very, very nice Ryan. I hope you are still using your talent.

[@bigdaddycrash]

Sweet work! Nice to see I'm not the only one who paints my hand! lol

[@Twistedpaintfx]

Hey Ryan, awesome advice on this video...question for you is with regards to the red stripe in the flag, did you apply this color aftr high lighting the white base beneath the red with the ripple effect ? The question that is...if you did lay the red on over the white...dont you lose the highlights of the "ripple" in the flag with laying the red over the white....I would ussually lay down the red first then try to come in with white over it.... But after watching your video, I need to change...

[@pkseeley]

I enjoyed this video (as well as the others), I'm curious though why you wouldn't use some kind of adhesive tack to put down your eagle mask or your star field, wouldn't that help with getting a solid line?

[@RickyChristensenAirbrush-dk]

nice again you are very prof nice to looking at al 15 min. Are you using burnt umber hue.s. cheers mate

[@Signevad]

Great job man. Great videos!

[@mivhoacan1994]

Beautiful work dude

[@Twistedpaintfx]

continue from previous post...I need to change some bad habits and techniques,,,btw wat color you use for red ? I was planning on using HOK Euro Red....wat your thinking ? Any help or guidance wud be greatly appreciated.... Sincerly...Gary_TwistedPaint Fx

[@Lonewolf9129]

Hey, do you not need any sort of ventilation for airbrushing? I live in an apartment and have been wanting to get started but I have some questions before I buy a bunch of equipment.

[@macherito]

hey ryan nice work. do you mix all your colors in your gravity cup and then add the reducer in the cup as well?? and then just shake the cup?

[@mortenhansen6377]

very very nice detail work!

[@MrGustin1]

Awesome Job! Master of Reality! Great work!

[@oscarflores616]

How do you mask it on the paint without peeling paint?

[@MrBlackbamboo]

amazing work of art

[@preludeview7238]

Great job!!! What paint did you use? Ty

[@humbertoferreira2185]

Parabéns pelo seu trabalho perfeito!!!!!

[@TheCptnrsk]

Hey, when your doing something like that on a surface that is already painted, do you have to sand off the clear and get down to the paint? or can you just airbrush it on and shoot a clear coat over it when your done?

[@alexacevedo4645]

How low is the air compressor set at ?? Thanks

[@darrinpennington]

Nice work bud. Looks very realistic

[@bloodedge]

am looking to start in airbrush, you use opaque white but do you use opaque or transârent color?

[@frankb5648]

did you mask off the white stripes to lay down the red?

[@paulastrong1860]

Great work!!!!! Thanks for the steps, east to follow. Do you use the same airbrush for the different colors you use cleaning each time you change or do you have different airbrush for each color? Thanks.

[@seekingfirstfamily3452]

So Amazing brother!

[@happynow01]

Beautiful, amazing, inspiring and intimidating. .. Great work!

[@bloodedge]

am looking to airbrush over a bright red hood, dont know what to use opaque or transparent color ?

[@evrapower]

You have some Crazy skill son

[@bennco11]

What's up - I'm a new subscriber.. thanks for taking the time to make these vids and share your experience with us. Everything looks great and the vids really help. It's very valuable to see how other artists approach their painting. Question: If you had to do this piece again, would you paint the white stars in first like you did? Or would you just paint them after putting in the blue of the flag.. It seems that you might not have needed to paint them twice - know what I mean? Thanks again.

[@oscarflores4457]

Nice work very talented. What kind of paint are you using and also do u thin it out

[@yeyecithoo86vazquezarias53]

Eres un artista en todo el sentido de la palabra amigo. Saludos desde Villahermosa Tabasco México......

[@kevinaldcroft6291]

Well done I loved it great detail.

[@coledobner7059]

Do you have any suggestions for someone looking to get into airbrushing?

[@alfredovelasquez9686]

What's your rate for your work? I'm interested in having a custom piece done.

[@Cat39391]

Ryan, what size needle are u using? that eagle would look awesome overlooking a mountain standing on a tree but fully eagle ,,,, image that rocks really rocks

[@DONphantasmo]

What a great job.. and a great video, too... Keep it up!!!

[@Telelikeitis]

very nice. what do you charge for a job like this?

[@peterstecks7660]

Top work mate. Thanks

[@abominationX3M]

is dat all HOK paints? or mixed brands?

[@amcustomfab]

what kind of air brush are you useing ? grate job !

[@xiaomimi4357]

Un encantador trabajo perfecto!!!

[@gasparcosta8365]

Parabens pelo talento e obrigado por compartilhar isso...... Brazil

[@blunt3068]

That's some talent bro,

[@mko2212]

Great art. Can i ask how many psi you have in air??

[@BirdOfParadise777]

I appreciate your talent and what you teach:) Just don't appreciate having to turn the volume up and down.

[@runheli]

It's just fascinating to see you painting these details. I'll never be able to paint like that, but I can admire yours. What is that for a sound at 5'22'... Thumbs up.

[@ARFF1Tampa]

Looks great, but why do the stars have pentagon shapes in the center. They looked good with just shading the folds.

[@brushoriginal]

Great show

[@Rockelement]

Extremely talented! wow..

[@omarhellonearth]

hey ,,, i want to know what type of airbrush do u use please :D