This tutorial was fantastically helpful! Given me the courage to buy an airbrush after being so dubious about my skill level and possibly wasted outlay. Many thanks!
Thanks for all the tips. Especially the brush cleaning technique. It's a lot faster, easier, and more convenient that the technique I am using which totally puts me off using it. Also mixing in the bowl is simpler than what I have been doing! Thanks for sharing all these tips!
Thanks for the tips. I second the suggestion by Stevie on a video about airbrushes. Wat are the nice-to-have and the need-to-have features, as well as the no-buys ?
What a brilliant video, so much information. I have just started airbrushing recently so knowing the difference between the paints is such a good start. I like the change in colour routine too. I’m off now to see if you have any videos on spraying steam locos 👍👍
Good morning. Thanks for your air brush tutorial 👍🏻 Can you do one on the air brush and compressor next please 🤣 My warship is still on the work bench lol 😂 as I’m saving up for an air brush. Watching your videos is starting to give me confidence to have a go very soon 😃 I work away from home a lot so don’t have a lot of time for modelling so your videos do help me. What the black super glue your using as it looks pretty dam good. Take care and thanks as always Stevie.
Thanks Stevie. My compressor is just a cheapo from Amazon a few years back. I’m about to replace it ( with another cheapo) so I’ll do a video soon I’ll put a link for the superglue in the description of this video a little later today
Nice video i have always wonderd what the difference between the model air and the model color paints are i find Vallejo paints to be quite good for general painting.
Thanks for the very helpful video. At what air pressure do you typically airbrush? If you're hand brushing more than very small detail, do you believe you need to thin Model Color? I have a Badger Patriot 105 airbrush with 0.5 needle. Should I expect to get much if any tip dry spraying either Model Air or Model Color? Do you ever use Vallejo retarder medium or flow improver, and if so, how much? Thanks again for your advice.
Hi, and thanks for the questions. For general work i'd normally set the airbrush to around 15psi. For detail work, i'll be as low as 5psi. I would thin Model Color for larger areas is brushung on. Maybe just 3 parts paint, 1 part thinner. I mainly get tip drying at low pressures, and i add just a single drop of flow improver. Hope that helps
Are you supposed to put a matt varnish on first before you do any weathering so that the paint you're putting on will stick to it then when you finish your weathering reapply a coat of matt varnish?
Love watching and learning from your videos. I’ve recently purchased the airbrush you use and was wondering what do you use to power it? (Very novice air brush user here)
Great news! I'd suggest something like this: amzn.to/3jao4QJ I know its got an airbrush with it, but more importantly it has the air hose, so it works out cheaper than buying separately. But anything similar will do. Its the same as the one i use.
I wanted to paint a 3D resin printed bust white. Can I just use the white primer, then cover it with the matte varnish after? Or should I actually paint a white onto the white primer, then varnish?
For general use i'm at around 20psi. For finer close up work i'll drop down to around 10psi, and when im cleaning the airbrush i'll go up to around 30psi
What is the air brush you use please?
The airbrush is an Iwata Neo. Great value for less that £90
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As always, your videos are really useful for novices like myself.
Thanks for taking the trouble
Glad they’re of use👍🏼
This tutorial was fantastically helpful! Given me the courage to buy an airbrush after being so dubious about my skill level and possibly wasted outlay. Many thanks!
That’s good to hear Maurice. It takes a little practice but you’ll be painting like a pro within no time 👍🏼
Thanks for all the tips. Especially the brush cleaning technique. It's a lot faster, easier, and more convenient that the technique I am using which totally puts me off using it. Also mixing in the bowl is simpler than what I have been doing!
Thanks for sharing all these tips!
Thank you. I think it the mess that people expect or even create that puts the majority off using airbrushes.
Glad the tips helped
Just starting out that’s very helpful thank you so much
Happy to help!
Thanks for the tips. I second the suggestion by Stevie on a video about airbrushes. Wat are the nice-to-have and the need-to-have features, as well as the no-buys ?
Good suggestions. I'm working on that very video right now so it'll hopefully be out next week
What a brilliant video, so much information. I have just started airbrushing recently so knowing the difference between the paints is such a good start. I like the change in colour routine too. I’m off now to see if you have any videos on spraying steam locos 👍👍
Glad it was helpful!
Good morning. Thanks for your air brush tutorial 👍🏻 Can you do one on the air brush and compressor next please 🤣 My warship is still on the work bench lol 😂 as I’m saving up for an air brush. Watching your videos is starting to give me confidence to have a go very soon 😃 I work away from home a lot so don’t have a lot of time for modelling so your videos do help me. What the black super glue your using as it looks pretty dam good. Take care and thanks as always Stevie.
Thanks Stevie. My compressor is just a cheapo from Amazon a few years back. I’m about to replace it ( with another cheapo) so I’ll do a video soon
I’ll put a link for the superglue in the description of this video a little later today
Very informative video. Thanks again.
Thank you for joining us today 👍🏼
Always wondered about thinning... thanks for the vid 😀 how about a vid on the different airbrush settings for different purposes?
Cool. It looks like that particular video might be next Tuesdays offering 👍🏼
Thanks, this is very helpful . Is it always best to give a final coat using the polyurethane varnish after using the acrylics to add durability ?
Yes. If it’s likely to be handled then a varnish will give it protection 👍🏼
Nice video i have always wonderd what the difference between the model air and the model color paints are i find Vallejo paints to be quite good for general painting.
Yes. A good range of colours and shades. The model air are so simple to use
Good video! When I used my airbrush for the first time on some wagons I found that got an uneven bubbly finish.
Why is this?
Thanks for the very helpful video. At what air pressure do you typically airbrush? If you're hand brushing more than very small detail, do you believe you need to thin Model Color? I have a Badger Patriot 105 airbrush with 0.5 needle. Should I expect to get much if any tip dry spraying either Model Air or Model Color? Do you ever use Vallejo retarder medium or flow improver, and if so, how much? Thanks again for your advice.
Hi, and thanks for the questions.
For general work i'd normally set the airbrush to around 15psi. For detail work, i'll be as low as 5psi.
I would thin Model Color for larger areas is brushung on. Maybe just 3 parts paint, 1 part thinner.
I mainly get tip drying at low pressures, and i add just a single drop of flow improver.
Hope that helps
Are you supposed to put a matt varnish on first before you do any weathering so that the paint you're putting on will stick to it then when you finish your weathering reapply a coat of matt varnish?
excellent vid helped me a lot cheers
Glad it helped
Love watching and learning from your videos.
I’ve recently purchased the airbrush you use and was wondering what do you use to power it? (Very novice air brush user here)
Great news!
I'd suggest something like this:
amzn.to/3jao4QJ
I know its got an airbrush with it, but more importantly it has the air hose, so it works out cheaper than buying separately.
But anything similar will do. Its the same as the one i use.
I wanted to paint a 3D resin printed bust white. Can I just use the white primer, then cover it with the matte varnish after? Or should I actually paint a white onto the white primer, then varnish?
I prime all of my resin prints with car primer from a can now, and the result is good and consistent. I'd always recommend using primer first
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Thank you very much!
Good vid about Vallejo paints. What psi do you normally set your compressor to for these?
For general use i'm at around 20psi. For finer close up work i'll drop down to around 10psi, and when im cleaning the airbrush i'll go up to around 30psi