FREDRIX PRODUCTS UPDATE

"For the post-apocalyptic artist in everyone, be the first one on your block to be able to spray perfectly anatomically correct, (well, …sort of, …) skulls with one deft stroke. Tested for years on prisoners, the Skull Master Series consists of, what we consider to be, the three most important designs in the universe." – Craig Fraser

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Artool has come out with the ultimate Craig Fraser SkullMaster Set. It contains every Artool SkullMaster Signature Series template every designed by Craig Fraser and features his limited edition Skullduggery template. Each set is numbered 001-500, includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity, and comes in a top grain , black leather etched binder. Once all of the Artool Limited Edition SkullMaster Series Sets are sold, Skullduggery will cease to exist!!

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Limited Edition includes all of the following templates:

Plus, a Craig Fraser Limited Edition Skullduggery template:

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"No, you're not hallucinating, it's not Déjà vu, and you are not having a stroke. It is another sequel to the already sequeled Skull Master series. Following examples of the old horror movies on name recognition, as well as their philosophy on saturating the market with sequels, we've created another ghoulish batch of cut-up plastic for you to play with." – Craig Fraser

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The Artool Skull Master Series was created by Craig Fraser not to replace your creativity, but to spark it, by giving you a killer set of tools to help you make the finest skulls possible. Realistic fire is all the rage now, so why not realistic skulls!? Hence, the new series from Artool: Horror of Skullmaster. Don't worry, there are still plenty of horror movies for us to steal names from - so stay tuned!

Not only did they give you a more anatomically correct series of Calaveras, but they also gave you both the positive and negative skull templates as theyll as registration holes in each corner for perfect alignment. Used in conjunction, the Horror of Skullmaster will ensure the best-looking skulls you have ever done, and the freedom to finish them off in your own style. Just like the steak knives offered on those late-nite infomercials "...there's more!" Artool offers you Horror of Skull Master designs in three sizes. And what more could you ask for - except, maybe more stencils!? You can be sure they will continue to crank them out at the Artool Chemtox Lab, as long as you demand them. Keep the suggestions coming and they'll keep you supplied with the latest and best skin-challenged creations to ever be lazer-cut out of dead dinosaurs!

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Heads-Up You can't get anymore dead-on than the gaze of this skull. Pretty self explanatory, eh? Either just point-and-shoot, or use these templates as sketching tools to help you layout your Freehand masterpiece. Now don't expect any star eyes, flames or maltese crosses - it was tough enough to keep Craig anatomically correct on these babies. As far as we can tell, he didn't sneak anything in... we'll leave that to you.

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The Scream "Not Quite Dead." This unique 3/4 view allows you to give a little extra attitude and depth to the classic side shot. Use this bad boy on the side of a tank or in conjunction with the other two for a nice pile of skulls. The Scream is handy for cranking-out medical illustrations or covers for metal bands; this stencil is sure to become one of your favorites!

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Profile The classic screamin' look is the image behind Profile. Artool has two other Skull Master profiles, but none with this much attention to detail or life-size scale. And this is sure to be a favorite for all the kustom chopper painters out there. With the ability to mask off and manipulate the jaw angle with Profile, both beginners and professionals alike will be painting some seriously evil, not to mention realistic, skulls this year!

"A whole new batch of debauchery. More unappealing epidermis challenged stencils geared towards promoting healthy airbrushing worldwide. Yes, Son of Skullmaster has arrived." – Craig Fraser

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"Yet again, we can count on the Chemtox prisoner testing facility to crank out another set of polymer monstrosities for your cake decorating pleasure. With names like: "Frontal II", "Screamin' II" and "Multiple II", you can pretty much figure out that we're bringin' 'em back! We finally started listening to the deafening screams of those who wanted the original Skull Master stencils tweaked a bit, resurrected or, at the very least, explained." – Craig Fraser

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The Artool® Skull Master Series® was created by Craig Fraser not to replace your creativity, but to spark it, by giving you a killer set of tools to help you make the finest skulls possible. Realistic fire is all the rage now, so why not realistic skulls!? Hence, the new series from Artool: Horror of Skullmaster. Don't worry, there are still plenty of horror movies for us to steal names from - so stay tuned!

Not only did he give you a more anatomically correct series of Calaveras, but he also gave you both the positive and negative skull templates as well as registration holes in each corner for perfect alignment. Used in conjunction, the Horror of Skullmaster will ensure the best-looking skulls you have ever done, and the freedom to finish them off in your own style. Just like the steak knives offered on those late-nite infomercials "...there's more!" Artool offers you Horror of Skull Master designs in three sizes. And what more could you ask for - except, maybe more stencils!? You can be sure they will continue to crank them out at the Artool® Chemtox Lab, as long as you demand them. Keep the suggestions coming and they will keep you supplied with the latest and best skin-challenged creations to ever be lazer-cut out of dead dinosaurs!

Templates measure 8" x 10"

(+) enlarge	Mr Potato Bonz I created this template to have a number of different attachments, giving him various looks and personalities. It's the base skull stencil for this "series-within-a-series". Sort of like a paper doll for the criminally insane! After a long and thoughtful naming process of about 5 minutes, I came up with Mr. Potato Bonz. (Skull Bob Square Stencil was my son's favorite name, but I didn't want to be sued by a sponge!) -CF
(+) enlarge	Mr PB Stuph #1 Even though the original Mr. Potato Bonz has a few goodies to dress him up, he still needs more Stuph! Stuph includes fun things like a pirate hat, demon horns, eye patch and blower head (bird catcher or barn door - you choose). If you have no idea what I am talking about, just play along and people will think you're kewl. Quite truthfully, you will be kewl! -CF
(+) enlarge	Mr PB Stuph #2 When you have used up all of your normal Stuph - you need more Stuph! For Mr. Potato Bonz, additional Stuph comes complete with a German helmet, top hat, monocle, playing cards, smoking cigars, a knife or wrench in the mouth, randomly scattered shell casings and dual air-cooled .50 caliber machine guns coming out of the eyes! -CF
(+) enlarge	Burial Ground Nothing says, "I love skulls" better than a nice burial ground scene. With varied sizes, you can now give your skulls on sticks that killer endless-horizon look. While Burial Ground was directly inspired by my early Gothic automotive murals, I have to give credit where credit is due. Many a macabre mural-o-mine was inspired by the fantastic artwork of Michael Whelan, specifically his HP Lovecraft cover art - the one that had skulls on sticks. -CF
(+) enlarge	Kalaveras What can I say... I never seem to get enough of those random skull designs! In this case I was staring at one of my Oingo Boingo albums for too long and decided that it was time again for some funky "Day of the Dead" skullage. This cheery collection of skulls is a great point 'n shoot addition to those background effects that some paint jobs are missing. Whether it be a chopper, low-rider, domesticated animal or wedding cake, Kalaveras will deliver! -CF
(+) enlarge	Bonz II Add this lovely selection of skulls 'n bones to your arsenal, and you will have the trifecta! If you love covering everything in skulls, there is no better "Jones" for you than Bonz III. Not just bigger and better, Bonz III works well with the first two Bonz templates and will give more variety to those lovely skull landscapes that you are plastering everywhere. Bonz 1 was kewl. Bonz II was better. Bonz III may bring world peace! -CF

"Stencil the World: Because one size does not fit all!"

Whoever said good things only come in small packages was dead wrong, unless you consider three completely twisted skull designs as good. Evil 3 is the perfect embodiment of "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and Speak No Evil." Of course what better way to ensure this than to stitch eyes, mouth and ears shut, eh?! Needless to say, we have combined all of this fun into one package! In various sizes, these suckers pack a serious detailed punch, and with a little extra Freehand® work, you can make 'em all your own. No matter where you're at, with airbrush in hand, you will have some kewl skulls to tag on your respective artwork.

In the world of kustom painting, sometimes one stencil cannot size up to the job at hand. What to do? Make them in other sizes! Taking a lesson from fast food restaurants, we are now taking selective stencils from Artool's vast Freehand arsenal and making them in multiple sizes. Now you can create the same design on your model car, RC car, model plane, bike, hot rod, off-shore boat and not worry about scale! Not only that, with the variety of Evil 3, "collage stencils," such as Bonz, can now be combined to create a myriad of different scale combinations for those killer skull landscapes that the whole family can enjoy.

Now go paint something!

Evil 3

Set contains 4 templates:

Small: 3" x 5 1/2"

Medium: 4 1/2" x 8"

Large: 6" x 11"

Extra Large: 7 1/2" x 15" Item # FH SK LTD

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Everyone seems to be going pirate crazy nowadays, so why should we kustom painters be any different? I find it ironic that the second mural I ever painted in this industry back in '92 had a pirate theme. I guess the phrase "whatever goes around, comes around" really holds true. In Piracy™ I set out to create a series of stencils that covered every aspect of the buccaneer lifestyle. While these Artool® designs may be specific to the Pirate community, the possibilites are endless (as long as it's pirate related)/ Now I am not too sure about any bad luck or cursed situations which could befall you by using these images, but I will let you all figure that one out! There are no more of these types of pirates on the high seas; they have traded their swords for fountain pens, and their hooks for briefcases. I like to call them lawyers. But fear not - I will not make a stencil of them! They're way too frightening, so much so, even the Artool® test prisoners will not play with them!

Pirates and Stencils Rule!

- Craig Fraser

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(+) enlarge	Tell No Tales Nothing sez Piracy like a skull and crossed bones n' swords. In this killer stencil Craig Fraser has also included bandanas, eye patches and dew-rags. If you don't feel a bit Piratey after this, you're a landlubber!
(+) enlarge	Jolly Rodger If you are painting up a true pirate galley, you will need to be flying a Jolly Roger from the main mast. Otherwise, it's just not scary and no one will take your ship seriously!.
(+) enlarge	O Cursed This is what happens to bad pirates that share the booty (Wait...that sounded wrong). Avaster! These guys aren't too happy because they are long dead and are coming for ye. And remember, please do not feed the decomposed pirates!
(+) enlarge	Tortuga What self-respecting pirate would have a set of stencils, and no pirate map!? We can't guarantee that you will find anything with it, but you will look good trying. With tattered edges, a compass legend and an "X" marking the spot, how can you go wrong?
(+) enlarge	Flyin' Dutchman On the seven seas, Davy Jones' Flying Dutchman has been a legend of all pirate lore. While the existence of the Flying Dutchman has never been truly proved or disproved, Artool® have 5 possibilities for you to airbrush away at your heart's content.
(+) enlarge	Pieces of Eight This stencil is pretty much self explanatory - as a great space filler or killer graphic effect. Pieces of Eight will do for loose change what Bonz did for skulls. Try using this stencil over a metallic gold basecoat, and you will achieve something ultra hip indeed!

"The Chemtox labs of Artool have done it again! Not only have they cut up a bunch of plastic to look like flames, but they actually got me to design something without skulls on it! The nameless voices called for more flames and they got it. Flame-O-Rama is proof-positive that mob mentality rules the airbrush industry." – Craig Fraser

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The original Flame-O-Rama™ was designed because of the deafening demand for it from the seething masses. Well, the seething masses are deafening again, so it is time for a sequel! Using the same rule of thumb, "no skulls", Craig has sent off a virtual plethora of designs for the work-release prisoners at the Artool Chemtox Labs to put into production. Just like the original series of flames, and all of Craig's other stencils, Flame-O-Rama 2 is made up of the same space-age solvent-proof polymer, that only the finest bathtub chemists can come up with. Throughout the years, Craig has learned that the more details and oddities in the design, make for fun antics with the computer guys. So with this in mind, check out some of the flaming monstrosities that you can now put into play with your latest graphic creation.

FLAME ON!

"The kewl thing about the new Flame-O-Rama 2 is the same kewl thing as with the original: "What you see, is what you get." Every airbrusher loves stencils that can be personalized with a little Freehand® technique. With Flame-O-Rama 2 it is pretty much point and shoot, and call it a day! Whether you use them for primary design layouts, stenciled backgrounds, or ghosted graphics, these stencils are guaranteed to be 100% flames, 100% of the time. What can I say? Y'all wanted some more flames... well you got 'em! Where else can you find this many kewl stencils in one location, without a single skull...??"

"As always, Peace, love, and Isocyanates."

Craig Fraser

Click to Enlarge	Van Flamin The perfect stencil to go with your collection of "bitchin' Van Halen albums." Those that don't know what the hell a Van Halen is: "It is primarily known as a series of interconnected, random straight lines that vary in width throughout a graphic." There is also a guitar player that went by the same name with these graphics on his guitar!
Click to Enlarge	Classico Everyone loves a classic, and Classico is a great addition to the Flame-O-Rama family - the heir apparent to Ol' School. Not much more to say than that... I'll be funnier on the next description!
Click to Enlarge	Fire Balz Not only are FireBalz a kewl collection of different-sized flaming balls, but they work nicely as a negative space filler and will leave a positive flame image when laid out properly. (Remember, opposite of a positive flame image is a tear drop.) See, not so difficult!
Click to Enlarge	Flamgasm What can I say, "Dont soil yourself?" (I think the computer guys did tracing this pig!) If you liked Flame-Dango in the original series then this one will make you go blind! (Disclaimer: No painters have gone blind using Flame-Dango, and Artool takes no responsibility for a painter's extracurricular activities.)
Click to Enlarge	Gothika I have been a tribal geek for years, and I just felt that the tribal flame design, Slash, in the last series, needed a new and improved "evil" younger brother. Hence, Gothika! This baby is great for center tank designs and helmets. (Hey, just try cutting out this bad-boy sometime!!!) That's worth the price of the stencil alone!
Click to Enlarge	Spot This self-titled flame stencil had three basic reasons for it's bizarre looking pattern: 1. It's kewl 2. It holds the shape of the flame nicely without looking like a packing crate stencil and 3. I wanted to show the computer geeks at Artool that there is a design more hideous to digitize than Lucky 13! Heheheheh...

For years custom painters, airbrushers and sign artists have struggled to make pefect flame designs... by drawing and taping by hand the seemingly endless curves and curley-Q's used to decorate and customize automobiles, motorcylces, hemets, boats, signs, t-shirts, license plates, models and countless other projects. Now, thanks to the "Mr. J" FLAME MASTER by Artool, all that tedious and time cosuming work by hand is done for you!

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Create realistic fire effects effortlessly with TRUE FIRE templates. The set includes the instructional Artool TRUE FIRE Template DVD by Mike Lavallee. "On this DVD I share the tips and tricks on how to creat your own realistic fiery effects!"

"I designed these templates to help create my TRUE FIRE effect. With an art knife, simply cut the tiny connecting tabs on each TRUE FIRE template to reveal 18 positive/negative shapes and you are ready to go to work!" – Mike Lavallee

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"For all the 'Effects' junkies out there… this one's for you. I've been back at the drawing board, and have cranked out all of the special effects that you've been asking for, and even a few that you haven't. Six, count 'em, six custom templates designed to create all the newest, hip effects." – Craig Fraser

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"They said if we continued we would go blind. Luckily they weren't talking about stencils. You droogs loved the original Kustom FX line of stencils so much, we decided to come up with yet another way for you to part ways with you money, FX II." – Craig Fraser

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If at first you don't succeed try, try, try, again; if you have succeeded, then you try even harder. Artool has proven this to be the case with the newest edition to the FX line of kustom Artool™ Freehand™ Airbrush Templates - FX3 is here! From the mind of Craig Fraser, and the work-release program of the criminally insane at Artool, they have done it again: another 6 stencils with a virtual plethora of goodies to sate the twisted minds of the most normalcy challenged kustom painter. With this industry getting more and more crowded with kustom painters, as well as templates, we figured you wanted a few new ones to play with.

These aren't quick photoshopped pics grabbed from some public domain clip-art disk. All of the Artool Templates are hand drawn, and created as template systems. This insures you the best designs, and most original concepts out there. Be warned: FX3 is not for the weak of mind. Wait...okay, they can be used by anybody, but they are definitely not made out of your flimsy garden variety acetate. Since they are used by kustom painters they have to be designed to put up with all the chemicals and nuclear waste that Artool uses. Combining laser-cut precision, with hand drawn creativity from the Artool Chemtox Lab, you are in for a treat with this new batch of paint tools!

So raid that piggy bank, go sofa diving and trade in that rare stamp collection because once again, it is time to go template shopping!

Click to Enlarge	Glyphs Hey, everyone loves kewl Hieroglyphics! Artool has not only made a functional Egyptian alphabet but they also made the kewlest looking symbols available. Now you can spell out to your clients what you really think about them on the side of their vehicle, and the only people who will know what you are saying have been dead for some time or own the same stencil. As the song says, "...Paint like an Egyptian."
Click to Enlarge	Unchained Artool's created some awesome repetitive chain designs that will please even the most extreme horror fan. Fat single-link, double-link, thrashed boat anchor, or twisted swingset - we've got your chain! Go the entire length of your ride with some serious chain work, or crisscross your bike tins. These chains are definitely off-the-hook and unchained!
Click to Enlarge	The Web How many times have you really wanted that kewl spiderweb effect but it was just too hard to do? Well, here is your Mulligan! The Artool Web Template can be used to complete the entire effect. With just a little sketch work you can Freehand that spiderweb, giving your kustom paintwork the ultra tattoo look you are shooting for. Heck, tattoo artists can even use this baby to make their lives easier too!
Click to Enlarge	Blades Pretty self-explanatory, huh? Artool decided to fill this sucker up with just about every blade in their arsenal, from classic razor blades to a nightmare collection of everything sharp and pointy. Excellent for graphic backgrounds, Blades is sure to be a favorite in our wedding-cake category, too!
Click to Enlarge	Musika For all you musicphiles out there, this baby is yours! Eine Kleine Nacht Musik is the inspiration for this stencil. Craig even got his wife Donna, the concert violinist, to do the arrangement. This stencil is killer for long side graphics, background patterns or airbrushing up that quartet music at the last minute.
Click to Enlarge	Barby No, this stencil is not full of dress-up dolls or nazi war criminals, but we will make all you barbed wire aficionados happy. Just think, now you can cover your favorite ride with your favorite barbed wire. Tight wrap, traditional western or penal colony concertina wire - whatever your sharp-wire fetish, we've got it all! Don't cut yourself unnecessarily trying to get that leading edge look. No pun intended!

"Just to prove that there is no over-exploited segment of kustom painting that we won't ignore, we have now set our sites on the genre of the Kustom Kulture. Since the Hot Rod industry has been chock full of icons since day one, we decided to bring up a few kewl ones and produce stencils for your painting pleasure. We incorporated recognized designs and icons that have been floating in and out of the palette of kustom painters for generations." – Craig Fraser

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Because of an advanced proprietary technology from Artool®, natural and organic illustration effects can now be achieved like never before with the Texture FX™ Freehand® Airbrush Templates by Gerald Mendez. You can easily use these organic textures to create hyper-living qualities with your artwork.

Artool® Texture FX™ Templates are produced using a special polymer-coated material and are solvent resistant. With proper care and without folding, Texture FX™ Templates will withstand years of repeated use.

Create unlimited textural possibilities: rocks, stone textures, outer space scenes, splashes, an endless variety of backgrounds, textural graphics, detailed reptilian skin effects and so much more!

APPLICATION TECHNIQUES AND TIPS:

• You can achieve incredibly soft textures by slightly lifting the templates from the working surface
• Move the template while airbrushing for added dimensional possibilities
• Overlap colors and shapes for greater textural depth
• Achieve different effects with the wide variety of size and shape holes

Gerald Mendez has been airbrushing since 1986. After his graphic design education in Mexico City, he undertook the challenge to master as many techniques as possible to improve the quality of his artwork - including airbrush and digital illustration, along with airbrush automotive techniques. His drive to create what he terms as "unreal concepts" has motivated him to develop his own personal and unique style. Gerald's airbrush studio is located in Chino, California and he is currently working as a digital illustrator for Disney Studios while staying busy with custom automotive painting projects.

"Let your imagination soar!" -Gerald Mendez

Templates come in 8.5" x 11" format. Simply cut tabs to release each shape. Made in USA.

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"The problem with today's airbrushers is not that they are painting way too many skulls, and weird effects; it's that they need to be painting more patriotic skulls and patriotic weird effects. Well, as the saying goes …you asked for it …you got it, Patriotica! Not just a collection of patriotic symbols, but ones that are guaranteed not to have graced a single famous monument to date." – Craig Fraser

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The detail on the solvent resistant Artool® Aztec FX™ Freehand® Airbrush Templates, which includes 3 sizes, allows you the freedom to render a sophisticated Aztec art form.

Aztec FX Template Sizes

• 10" x 10"
• 5" x 5"
• 3.5" x 3.5"

Dennis Mathewson, of Honolulu, is an avid tiki carver. When he's not airbrushing, pinstriping or writing articles for various publications, he's traveling and instructing at kustom painting workshops. Dennis' love for tikis is shown here and shared with you in his latest creations from Artool.

Today, since retro is kewl again our Kustom Kulture has brought tikis back to be lighthearted and fun like the 60's. You can create an endless tower of tiki mainia fit for any luau from Hanalei to Hanapepe. Have fun building or filling in with these symbols of tiki craziness. Aloha oe!

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Dennis Mathewson, of Honolulu, is an avid tiki carver. When he's not airbrushing, pinstriping or writing articles for various publications, he's traveling and instructing at kustom painting workshops. Dennis' love for tikis is shown here and shared with you in his latest creations from Artool.

In this Artool Tiki Master II Series, not only do you get some great new tiki designs to work with, but you will also enjoy additional special images of Hawaii – like lei flowers and some lovely poses of hula maidens. What would paradise be without hula girls and flowers? Give your artwork a tropical twist, guaranteed to put you into the spirit of aloha!

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For centuries artistic images from the Far East have influenced fellow artists all over the world. There are many different styles, from ancient traditional temple art to trendy tattoo designs, including images of the past, from story telling to creatures and icons from Japan's rich and fabled history. Many of these images from Asian cultures are now viewed in museums, galleries, tattoo shops and on kustom painted bikes and cars. Dennis Mathewson takes great pride in sharing his travels to the East with the Kanji Master Artool Freehand Airbrush Template Series.

Artist Dennis Mathewson, of Cosmic Airbrush in Honolulu, Hawaii has over 35 years of kustom airbrushing and painting experience. When he's not painting, Dennis is writing, traveling, carving tikis and instructing at kustom painting workshops. Dennis' love of Hawaii and it's Asian influences is shared with you in his new Kanji Master Series from Artool.

Click to Enlarge	Dragon (Ryu) The Dragon (Kanji included) is designed to separate into two parts by cutting the small tabs which give you the essential dragon elements - the head, tail, feet and fire! Use the outside edges to create a coiling body by moving them around in circles while using the second part to create unique scale patterns.
Click to Enlarge	Koi Fish The Koi Fish template provides many choices. With any background color, airbrush the solid fish body to fill with matching line art. Add various surrounding outside water patterns with breaks, curls, bubbles or the small Koi. Then add the Kanji for "Koi" as a final touch!
Click to Enlarge	Tsunami Wave (nami=wave) This wave pattern allows you the ability to create a monster Japanese tidal wave (Tsunami), or just use it as a great background filler. The three parts of this template allow you to have all the positive and negative shapes. The Kanji for "Tsunami" is included.
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Click to Enlarge	Kanji Masks This traditional Japanese theatrically-based template gives you a devil head filler and line art for any background, along with additional masks of Japan's spirit images such as Hanakobuakujo, Oobeshimi, Tengu, Hannya and other small Obake (ghost) images. The clouds and wind bands make for a great background, too! Plus, the Kanji for "Devil" is included.
Click to Enlarge	Kanji Symbols This template has a variety of Kanji characters in graduated sizes. Use them together or just as they are. The Kanjis supplied are: Strength or Power ( Chikara), Love (Ai), Good (Zen), Evil (Aku), Crazy (Kitigai) and Beauty (Bi).

Steve Vandemon (yes, that IS his real name!) the artist and owner of Absolute Custom Paint in Anaheim, California, has been airbrushing for over 12 years. Along with Steve's numerous other talents as a crack-shot custom automotive artist, he is an accomplished sculptor, pin-striper, graphic designer and professional hard-rockin' bass player. He has appeared in countless (an unspecified large number!) publications throughout the world, as well as appearing on "Pimp My Ride", "Monster Garage", "Rides", "Chop/Cut Rebuild" AND has shown up on the cutting-room floor in the premiere of "Motorcycle Mania." Steve's artwork has also been exhibited at the prestigious Laguna Art Museum. With Vandemon's new ARTOOL TRIBAL MASTER SERIES™ (which contains 42 separate templates!) you'll be able to easily capture the unique styles and intricate contours which he has perfected throughout his career.

TRIBALNOMETRYS™
Since all of the TRIBALNOMETRY™ shapes are linear they can be either applied to long 'n straight(er) areas, OR you can curve them around bike tanks, fenders and/or other irregularly shaped surfaces for masking out various tribal styles and create tribal bands to infinity! Plus, you'll be able to concoct more symmetrical centerpieces with your TRIBAL MASTERS™ than you'll know what to do with!!!

CIRQUE DU TRIBLE'™
CIRQUE DU TRIBLE'™ shapes work perfectly for a myriad of background images. Whichever one of the TRIBLE'™ shapes you use, they are great for shading or for creating extremely intricate symmetrical themes. Here are a couple of HOT tips: ghosting effects are incredibly kewl when used with pearl finishes, and you can achieve some radically prominent effects when spraying opaque or metallic layers. Other uses include layout applications and creating designs you can easily cut out with an art knife.

"I prefer to use the positive TRIBALNOMETRY™ or CIRQUE DU TRIBLE'™ shapes for either background or layout applications; and I like using the negative cutouts for creating images on the fly!

"Hey, have a good time with your ARTOOL TRIBAL MASTERS™...and try not to tie yourself up in knots! Have a blast and stay tuned for the next installment from the TRIBAL MASTER!!!"

- Steve Vandemon