Not sure where I got beligeriant. If I came off that way it wasn't meant too.
But it wasn't my point.
Different people learn different ways. I'm totally a hands on person. Fraser's intro DVD is all about practice techniques and the basics of dagger strokes, dot's/dot boxes, fades etc...
I know personally I wasted a ton of time and effort and what seemed like a lot of paint trying to figure stuff out. Then I took the classes and watched the disc as a reminder and it worked for me. I started trying to do RC car bodies and that stuff adds up quickly, luckily ugly or pretty rc car bodies don't last long.
Todd,
I'm not sure whats out there for basic painting stuff. Kosmoski's book is pretty good but leaned a lot towards HOK, seeing he put the K in it.
I think Kustom Shop has a series, I've met the guy that did them and he was pretty cool. I haven't watched them though.
Airbrush Action may have something. I hate sounding like a commercial but Coast Airbrush will know if its out there.
I'm trying to convince a friend of mine to film some specifically on guitar painting, he was a HOK tech guy and sold paint to Ernie Ball and trained them in the past.