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Weekly Feature: Spotlight on Dave "Letterfly" Knoderer

Weekly Feature: Spotlight on Dave "Letterfly" Knoderer

Spotlight on Dave "Letterfly" Knoderer As a kid, my mother noticed I had a gift so she encouraged me with sketchbooks and art workshops for children. After high school, I ran away with the circus to play drums and eventually had my own act performing with horses and my mule, Betty. During travel downtime, a sign-painter showed me how to make block letters, drop shadows, a pounce pattern and which brushes to use for lettering on different surfaces and wet blended pictorials. People began taking notice of my work and I was approached by Clyde-Beatty Cole Bros Circus to paint...

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Weekly Feature: Shannon Best of Best Built Customs

Weekly Feature: Shannon Best of Best Built Customs

Shannon Best Best Built Customs What’s up, Gnarly Readers! My name is Shannon Best, owner/operator of Best Built Customs. I specialize in one-off custom paint jobs and airbrushing, but also do fabrication, welding, body work, upholstery, and whatever else it takes to deliver a one of a kind job for my customers. I have been working in the automotive industry since 1990, starting out with detailing. I moved quickly into mechanical during my high school years working afternoons and weekends and then went to the University of Hawaii, Maui campus, to study auto-body repair and painting. Once I established myself...

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Weekly Feature: Spotlight on Rodino Bautista

Weekly Feature: Spotlight on Rodino Bautista

Spotlight on Kustom Artist Rodino R. Bautista My name is Rodino R. Bautista. Raised in San Jose, California, I started my custom work at the age of 12. I started selling my artwork at 15. I entered the Santa Clara County Fairground contest and won two 1st place trophies, which allowed me to enter a contest for the California State Bus contest. That allowed me to airbrush a full bus, which started my career in customizing and design.At age 16, I started my own venture and opened up the Rod Water Design (RWD) company. I started my illustration career in...

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Weekly Feature: Spotlight on CAR-toonist Micah Claycamp

Weekly Feature: Spotlight on CAR-toonist Micah Claycamp

This week's feature is on CAR-toonist Micah Claycamp, also known as Micahdoodles. All words in this feature by Micah Claycamp Visit & Follow Micah ClaycampMicahdoodles.comCartoonedtees.com (t-shirt store)Instagram: _micahdoodles_YouTube: micahdoodlesFacebook: Micah Claycamp or Micahdoodles   I'm a husband, father of four, lizard enthusiast and Christian who loves to draw CARtooned cars. I started Micahdoodles (part-time) after I started getting requests to draw people's vehicles almost four years ago. It's been a wild ride as my style continues to change and develop. I draw most nights after the family goes to bed from 10 pm to midnight catching up on client requests...

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Weekly Feature: Kustom creations by Amfiria

Weekly Feature: Kustom creations by Amfiria

Kustom creations by Amfiria  Hi, I am Amfi. I was born in Istebna in southern Poland in 1985. I've been painting from an early age — to the affliction of my parents — on every possible surface. I was self-taught and since always I dealt with many fields of art. I joined Art Association "Brzimy" and went to Silesian University to study Art. I participated in many Art Camps in Poland and abroad. I organized three author's exhibitions with friends and my works were involved in many group exhibition in Poland and abroad (Hungary, Italy, Greece). Educated as a sculptor...

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