Beginner tips: Perfect Masking with Tape, Putty, and Liquid for your Airbrush projects

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  • @rockstrongo831
    @rockstrongo831 11 місяців тому +2

    Liquid mask can also pull your paint if its to long on the surface. For a quick masking you can also use post it sheets.

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  11 місяців тому +1

      Yeah I guess we're not missing too much if we try to avoid it whenever possible. Nice tip with the post it, thanks!

  • @reedrancho
    @reedrancho 10 місяців тому +4

    well done video great content and delivery. Not too fast but keeps moving along so one dosen't get bored. It answered some of my questions and confirmed some of the things I know. I will be checkig out some of your other videos. Thanks

  • @soup_bone
    @soup_bone 23 дні тому

    So many useful videos and tips your content. really speeds up the work flow!

  • @Calamity_Jack
    @Calamity_Jack 11 місяців тому +2

    Nice tips, thanks! For liquid mask, I've found Microscale's "Micro Mask" to be pretty good. It's pretty viscous, so you don't get as much of a pooling effect. It dries fast and best of all, it dries into a plastic-like consistency which is very easy to remove. It's not elastic like other liquid masks I've used which make them harder to remove. The only drawback is that it dries pretty transparent (light blue), so it can be difficult to spot later unless you apply it fairly thick.

  • @bennettrogers7921
    @bennettrogers7921 11 місяців тому +4

    I’ll sometimes use regular white glue( the stuff used in schools- non toxic and dried clear) to mask. It dries somewhat opaque which helps confirm where it is.

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  11 місяців тому

      And then you can rub it off when dried?

    • @bennettrogers7921
      @bennettrogers7921 11 місяців тому +1

      @@evolutionxstudios you can peel it off after painting. Might want to make a light scoring at edge to break paint adhesion. Otherwise, it works fairly well

    • @bennettrogers7921
      @bennettrogers7921 11 місяців тому

      Using tweezers

    • @mondriaa
      @mondriaa 10 місяців тому

      same, much cheaper then masking liquid and works about the same

    • @olly7248
      @olly7248 10 місяців тому +1

      Definitely don’t put white glue all over your expensive and treasured miniature 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @briansrcadventures1316
    @briansrcadventures1316 11 місяців тому +5

    Frog Yellow tape is quite good for masking. Not as sticky as cheap decorator's masking tape, and comes in bigger and wider rolls than Tamiya masking tape.

  • @JohnVanderbeck
    @JohnVanderbeck 10 місяців тому +2

    I have LiquiTex masking fluid and I agree. In fact my frustration with it is why I sought out this video looking for alternatives. I never knew about special bendable tape or even putties so I learned a lot!

  • @Christopher-k4g
    @Christopher-k4g 10 місяців тому

    Thank you so much I just started airbrushing so I appreciate all the tips I can get

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  10 місяців тому

      Thank you for watching and commenting, appreciate it too!

  • @TinyLittles3D
    @TinyLittles3D 11 місяців тому +1

    Love your videos, so educational and to the point!

  • @3414mercury
    @3414mercury 11 місяців тому +2

    Nice video. Love the filters, going to go through the trash here in a minute!

  • @theSilentCutter
    @theSilentCutter 11 місяців тому +1

    my favorite texture mask is a used downey dryer sheet! thanx for this vid!

  • @IrishModelRailway
    @IrishModelRailway 2 місяці тому

    Excellent advice, thank you.

  • @strinity511
    @strinity511 7 місяців тому

    I love liquid latex, however you must use the silicone brushes or a sacrificial brush.

  • @caseysmith3329
    @caseysmith3329 2 місяці тому

    Great tips!

  • @GUYV3R01
    @GUYV3R01 7 місяців тому

    Great video, I defo need some of that 1mm tape!
    I tried using blutack not only to mask but to hold smaller bits onto sticks where you don't have anywhere to put clips, can use it over and over again, also hardens a bit when cold and pliable when warmed in your hands.
    Vallejo masking fluid is fantastic!!! It dries quick into a transparent blue and just comes away so easily, I use silicone brushes and the small metal ball clay modelling tools to push/move it about, coupled with blutack and tape I really like it.

  • @roguemotionllc
    @roguemotionllc 11 місяців тому

    thanks for aniother great video, i love the way you share and teach in your content. I mainly use liquid masking when I need to fill gaps but don't want to glue the piece together yet, the sculpting putty will dry to the needed part and the liquid mask acts as a barrier allowing the two pieces to be easily separated.

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  11 місяців тому +1

      thank you so much, really appreciate that! Great idea to use the liquid mask as a barrier!

  • @ethanreker3333
    @ethanreker3333 11 місяців тому

    awesome tips! Some of these would have saved me hours on my last project! Good to know for the next one. Particularly I never knew you could bend hobby masking tape. I've always cut tiny pieces and painstakingly made the round mask with them. The putty also would have been awesome for it

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  11 місяців тому

      Thanks mate! Hope that will save you some time in the future!

  • @petersmith2112
    @petersmith2112 10 місяців тому

    I use copydex glue and apply with cocktail sticks

  • @janeblogs324
    @janeblogs324 10 місяців тому

    I often mask with clear PVC tape used for bike/car paint protection. It rips easily, so when you cut with a knife you only have to score the surface instead of a full Depth cut before tearing off the unwanted portion

  • @hindrickalendhi3515
    @hindrickalendhi3515 6 днів тому

    Very helpful thanks

  • @samael.projects
    @samael.projects 11 місяців тому

    Greenstuffword masking liquid is very reliable and its green so it's easy to see where it goes. What you have its not that runny and does keep its form better. I apply it with silicon sculpting tool.

  • @hiteklolife6111
    @hiteklolife6111 11 місяців тому

    I use washing liquid when applying liquid mask, I can confirm it works well to keep the drying mask from collecting in the brush. Just regularly dip it in the detergent and give it a wipe on a paper towel before dipping into the liquid mask.

  • @JonathanMcBrien
    @JonathanMcBrien 10 місяців тому

    Hey mate. I never considered anything like a putty but I can think of a few projects where it would have been a lot easier than my tape and masking fluid combo. Humbrol masking fluid, if you can get it, is really good. It's tinted purple so it's easy to see not only where you've applied but also whether it's a thick enough coat.

  • @Mrs.LadeyBug
    @Mrs.LadeyBug 5 місяців тому

    Good tips, thanks!

  • @TheIcemanModdeler
    @TheIcemanModdeler 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing, mostly using masking putty, like u i don't live in the US so silly putty is a no go for me, on some sword blades i made a mask using paper and used masking tape only on the borders of the mask to reduce the chance of it peeling the paint, had metallic paint underneath so i couldn't varnish it.

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  11 місяців тому +1

      Thanks buddy! Using paper in addition also is a neat idea

    • @TheIcemanModdeler
      @TheIcemanModdeler 11 місяців тому

      @@evolutionxstudios Yeah they use it a lot on real cars.

  • @Nelly3dPrints
    @Nelly3dPrints 11 місяців тому

    Great video as always dude!

  • @PatGilliland
    @PatGilliland 10 місяців тому

    Great tips

  • @robertzagyi6222
    @robertzagyi6222 6 місяців тому

    What is the name of that cotton wool like thing at 06:01 in the video?

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  6 місяців тому +1

      It’s a foam filter for an aquarium filter

    • @robertzagyi6222
      @robertzagyi6222 6 місяців тому

      @@evolutionxstudios Thank you very much

    • @robertzagyi6222
      @robertzagyi6222 6 місяців тому

      @@evolutionxstudios Can you send me a link where you bought? I found different products on the internet not like that.

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  6 місяців тому +1

      @@robertzagyi6222 maybe you find something if you search for „filter Eheim Ecco“. That was the filter I took it from. And I didn’t take it as it was I ripped off a view layers to make it thinner

  • @Iskelderon
    @Iskelderon 10 місяців тому

    Masking putty is a godsend if you need to do stuff like camoflage patterns on military vehicles.

  • @OnisanT
    @OnisanT 11 місяців тому

    I can’t handle masking liquid. Mine always spills over on parts I don’t want to mask. It’s weird because some people love it and I can’t find out if they use a different technique or if I need to practice more.

  • @technomicah
    @technomicah 10 місяців тому +4

    I can visibly see the struggle with your masking liquid. I have had a number of bad experiences. I'd order the Mr hobby Mr masking sol neo or buy them in my local shops and they were all terrible to work with, essentially all expired. I took a trip to Japan and picked up a bottle from Bic Camera in Akihabara and the bottle still works like new 5 years later. It may be that shipping causes temperature conditions that ruin the liquid masking. Its truly an excellent product in combination with tape

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  10 місяців тому +1

      Wow but then you had to go through a lot of struggle to get the right one! Thanks for sharing

  • @jean-louisletiti9163
    @jean-louisletiti9163 10 місяців тому

    Good evening, great video ;), I agree 100% with you about the masking liquid, it's really too liquid except for one but which I think is expensive, it's the one from green stuff world, it is much thicker, really good and yet, I hate masking liquids, this one, I would give it a 9 out of 10

  • @mengefitz
    @mengefitz 2 місяці тому

    Thx

  • @NYXBuilds
    @NYXBuilds 10 місяців тому

    Masking liquid just isn’t great, always sticks to my brush

  • @doodleup1765
    @doodleup1765 2 місяці тому

    Nice

  • @NADA-kv7ez
    @NADA-kv7ez 2 дні тому

    Is this tape toxic???

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  День тому

      Shouldn’t be toxic no :D

    • @NADA-kv7ez
      @NADA-kv7ez День тому

      Okay, I just wondered why the gloves as the tape would be difficult to use with gloves on, 👍

    • @evolutionxstudios
      @evolutionxstudios  22 години тому

      @ that is right, without gloves it would be a bit easier

  • @JUST_PAINT_IT
    @JUST_PAINT_IT 11 місяців тому

    Great video. I hate Masking Liquid!

  • @timd8333
    @timd8333 11 місяців тому

    🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳