Vehicles + Vinyl

Best Handcrafted Vehicle Graphics of 2009

Steve (The Wizard) Chaszeyka sweeps the Vehicle Graphics Contest category.

Published

14 years ago

November 23, 2009

Steve Aust Signs of the Times December 2009 Issue

First Place

Fabricator
Steve “The Wizard” Chaszeyka
Wizard Airbrush Graphics
New Middletown, OH
(330) 542-4444
Client
Knievel Custom Cycles

As the name might suggest, Chaszeyka produced this black-and-gold handiwork, which features several Pittsburgh Steeler Hall of Famers, for Evel Knievel’s son, Robbie, owner of Knievel Customs of Greenville, PA. He decorated the tank, as he did all of these award-winning projects, with an Iwata Micron airbrush and Xotic urethane coatings.

Second Place

Fabricator
Steve Chaszeyka
Wizard Airbrush Graphics
Client
Anonymous biker at Sturgis (SD) motorcycle rally

Wolves maintain an exalted place for most outdoorsmen and Native Americans. To many, they represent an innate, aggressive, primal state of being. Chaszeyka artfully pairs the iconic canine within a nest of feathers and pairs it with a gentle, blue backdrop. He said, “The Xotic urethanes are ideal for airbrush artists. I use them when I teach airbrush classes at Dru Blair’s art studio in Blair, SC.”

Third Place

Fabricator
Steve Chaszeyka
Wizard Airbrush Graphics
Client
Jeff Melnic

Making it a clean category sweep, Chaszeyka crafted these malevolent graphics to complement a car that races on the professional, drag-racing circuit.

Honorable Mention

Fabricator
Steve Chaszeyka
Wizard Airbrush Graphics
Client
Anonymous biker at Sturgis (SD) rally

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