Jim Brando’s artwork is a very personal tribute to bikers, but until this weekend he had never mixed the ashes of a deceased person into his palette of paints. Saturday, Brando and five other artists ...

Whether they’re stock or custom, sportbike or cruiser, the unique combination of curves and angles on every type of motorcycle inspires art all over the world. If you’re an artist, what could be ...

Several months ago I bought a used chopper from its original owner. Great bike, but it had a ridiculous-looking “Tribal tattoo” paint job that was pretty much the exact opposite of anything I would ...

There are a lot of reasons why you might want to paint a motorcycle engine. Maybe you're doing a custom paint job and you want the engine to match. Perhaps you dropped your bike and there are now ...

For Harley-Davidson motorcycle lovers, Christmas actually comes in January. That's when the American bike maker reveals the plans it has for the year that just started, covering everything from ...

Cory SaintClair airbrushes intricate details of a model’s face onto the hood of a car. His technique involves applying paint in very faint layers, so faint, in fact, that the spray is not visible in ...

Dan and Kerri talk about what custom design they would most want on their motorcycles. Big Budah was at the South Valley Harley dealership talking with motorcycle and auto custom paint artists. They ...

Have you heard of electroluminescent paint? This paint uses an electrical current to energize the paint, which creates the luminescent effect. If you haven’t seen it in action, you must check it out ...

For as long as there has been motorized vehicles, there have been those owners who want to customize those vehicles, to make them stand out, to achieve a different look. BackYard Kustoms, of Ware, is ...

CEI Coating is a Eugene-based business that does industrial painting and powder coating (a similar service) for many of the ...