How to Pinstripe, Expanded Edition: Plus Gold Leaf and Lettering

by Alan Johnson, Roger Morrison (Afterword), Kenny Youngblood (Foreword by)

Overview

In this updated edition of the definitive pinstripe how-to, acclaimed veteran striper Alan Johnson shows you how to get started, further your mastery of the form, and create solid designs.

Even before the heyday of Von Dutch and Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, the ultimate way to personalize your car or motorcycle was to lay some wicked lines on top of the paintwork. Done with a steady hand and an eye for style, pinstripes speak volumes. In How to Pinstripe, Alan shows you everything you need to know about tools and materials, getting started, practicing and mastering the form, and understanding how a good design comes together.

Following a primer on the history and evolution of pinstriping, How to Pinstripe launches into a step-by-step guide to the pinstriping process. While stressing the importance of finding your own style and having fun with the hobby, Johnson covers:

• Choosing paint and brushes that suit your style and abilities
• Preparing surfaces
• The basics of color theory
• Experimenting with symmetrical and asymmetrical designs
• Striping freehand
• Using grids and patterns
• Unique considerations for antique and collector cars, hot rods and customs, and motorcycles

And now, updated material includes primers on the pinstripe-associated gearhead art forms of lettering and gold leaf, making How to Pinstripe a comprehensive resource. For more advanced pinstripers, there’s also tried-and-true advice on apprenticing and working car shows.

Illustrated with color photography throughout, How to Pinstripe is the perfect source for beginners and veterans alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760373750
Publisher:	Motorbooks
Publication date:	05/24/2022
Series:	Motorbooks Workshop Series
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Alan Johnson caught the pinstriping bug at age 11, when his father took him to see Ed “Big Daddy” Roth at the New York Coliseum. After graduating from Newark School of Fine Industrial Art in 1968, Alan landed a job as art director at a New York City ad agency. In 1974 he moved his family to the country and started his own business, which still thrives today. Alan is also a consultant for automotive paint manufacturers and the author of several how-to articles. He recently launched his own line of signature brushes with The Mack Brush Company.Alan Johnson caught the pinstriping bug at age 11, when his father took him to see Ed "Big Daddy" Roth at the New York Coliseum. After graduating from Newark School of Fine Industrial Art in 1968, Alan landed a job as art director at a New York City ad agency. In 1974 he moved his family to the country and started his own business, which still thrives today. Alan is also a consultant for automotive paint manufacturers and the author of several how-to articles. He recently launched his own line of signature brushes with The Mack Brush Company.

Table of Contents

Dedication and Acknowledgments 6

Foreword Kenny Youngblood 7

Introduction 8

Chapter 1 A Unique American Art Form 10

Chapter 2 Paint, Products, and Color Theory 13

Chapter 3 Pinstriping Tools 20

Chapter 4 Pinstriping Surface Preparation 25

Chapter 5 Pinstriping Layout and Design 29

Chapter 6 Brush Technique 48

Chapter 7 The Straight and Narrow 66

Chapter 8 Pinstriping Antique and Classic Cars 76

Chapter 9 Pinstriping Hot Rods and Customs 106

Chapter 10 Pinstriping Motorcycles 126

Chapter 11 Pinstriping Flames and Special Effects 136

Chapter 12 Lettering Fonts and Tools 144

Chapter 13 Hand-Lettering (Like a Letterhead) 154

Chapter 14 Gold Leaf and Tools 174

Chapter 15 Gold-Leaf Techniques 178

Afterword Roger Morrison 189

Web Links and Sources 190

Index 191