VLOG: Our Journey To Airbrushing
October 21, 2014 by lloyd
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Thank you! This was the exact kind of intro look that I was hoping for!
Hi @warzan, good first VLOG on this, I did flinch when you lubed up your shaft (there is no way of typing this without sniggering!) the needles are really sharp so always stroke up to the tip and never back down. Up and down is a definite no-no! Unless you like impaling yourself on it?!? Why do I sound like Finbarr Saunders from VIZ? I have been using an airbrush for a few years, I have a Single action for undercoating (altering the spray pattern using the air pressure and needle position). I have a double action for everything else.… Read more »
I saw the cost of an airbrush cleaning pit and decided it couldn’t be hard to make… so here’s my solution that has worked just fine for the last year:
http://imgur.com/DSOix65
Pit = pot… but I may call it a pit from now on.
Nice work
That might be a hobby lab episode in the making 🙂
Also, for the info of newbies, I got a generic airbrush kit with a small pump tank (diaphragm action), three different brushes (2x gravity fed, 1x vacuum fed) and some cleaning brushes for a bit over $100 plus shipping. Very happy with it. Find an airbrush supply shop on eBay and check out their range.
Ok, so quick question, do you guys deal with… I don’t know what the word is, toxicity? I keep reading all these suggestions about airbrushing with a booth or a filter, horror stories of blackened nostrils and inhaled solvent fumes. It’s well and good that some people have big workshops attached to their homes with HVAC systems or spray booths; and I commend people who set-up their own home-made spray booths, but is that were the set-up is on these? I’ll be honest, it’s my number one detractor – I don’t want to build a vent-hood to use it. Thoughts… Read more »
We will be looking into that.
So stay tuned and as we find out more we’ll report back.
If you have a gun and desperate to use it if it’s only acrylic/ water paint set up the gun in a corner table with cardboard / old papers to catch the overspray. A DIY particle mask & glasses for yourself it’s the chemicals in the cleaning materials that you need to watch out for so well ventilated area like a garage or outside for cleaning the gun.
just to add check the thinners for chemicals.
I never paint for more than 20 mins at a time, maybe even a day. It just goes so quickly. You spend way more time prepping and cleaning than you do with the actual airbrush in your hand. I still prime outdoors with a can because I still have a lot of that left from before I got mine. Primer smells a lot more like chemicals than regular paint. I use a backstop of cardboard from an old box: 12″x12″x2″. I have a 12″x12″ square of mdf that sits on my desk. No paint ever gets outside of that area.
Wear a mask. Even if the paint is 100% non-toxic, you still don’t want to coat your lungs with it. It will be in the air as an extremely fine mist. And you WILL get overspray and atomized paint landing hear and there. I wouldn’t use an airbrush anywhere I wouldn’t use a spray can. If you already have a compressor (for airtools etc.), you can use that if you can stomach the noise. If you need to buy one, buy a quiet one. For non-brand supplies, eBay is your friend. I really don’t get the time-saving aspect. I find… Read more »
Great little teaser on what’s to come. Looking forward to this immensely.
Nice intro thanks for the info guys.
This was v helpfull. Can’t wait to see more
nice vlog guys carnt what to see more in to what your doing i managed to pick one set for just under hundred that had a tank decompresser one of the best things i ever picked up look forward to see what i can pick up 🙂
The timing of this is perfect for me as I’ve had a few airbrush bits for months now (Smart Jet Pro, Iwata Revolution, one of those funny tea pots ;)) but I only got up the courage to try it out last week. @Warzan did you ever have any difficulty controlling the flow of paint? That’s been the biggest pain for me so far.. keeping the trigger in exactly the right position without moving it back further and flooding an area with paint.
I got the exact same compressor and brush, and picked up an Iwata Preset Handle for about 25 quid. It replaces the rear part of the brush handle with a similar piece with an adjustable screw to set the maximum the needle can be retracted so you can dial in your preferred spray pattern easily. Brilliant!
I’ve been dangerously close to trying some miniature airbrushing along the lines of Angel Giraldez approach to his Operation Icestorm method and would be very interested to see you guys tackle some minis once you get the basics down.
Ah, that could be just what I need. Thanks! I’ll look in to getting one of those 🙂
I’m going to like the series, but a few thoughts: A bottom fed airbrush is almost as good as a gravity fed airbrush. I’ve got a badger 150 and my baby’s great! I’m also unsure about the multiple airbrushes, as you are talking about 120 to 150 for every airbrush. Sure, it’s handy, but I think starting with a good airbrush and evolving to a great airbrush over the years is more realistic. Also if you would buy a second one after a few years, you know the weakness of you old airbrush and can search for an airbrush to… Read more »
Rule one of airbrushing: Don’t be afraid. Just go ahead and do it and enjoy. You won’t be a master immediately, but it is not some dark craft that is impossible to master.
I’ve gone back and forth on whether to get an airbrush for a while now. I wouldn’t want to do it unless I invested in a good airbrush and a good compressor. My fear is I won’t take to them and wind up wasting a load of money. Hopefully the series will help me make up my mind.
I started on a 5$ airbrush and $100 air compressor. Unless your trying to do super thin lines a an expensive airbrush isn’t needed until you’ve made up your mind you would like to have a good go into it. The compressor is great for base coating miniatures and terrain, Vallejo base paints go a long long way compared to spray cans and mined paid for itself very quickly.
Yeah I picked up a few Vallejo Model Air / Game Air paints a few weeks ago and also some of their polyurethane primers too – the German Dark Yellow went onto a warjack really easily and the finish is far smoother than than anything I could have achieved with a brush, and infinitely less grainy than what I would have ended up with using a can of spray primer! I also have to echo what Warren said in the video regarding the Vallejo airbrush cleaner – I too got the 85ml bottle and it’s a bugger to tip some… Read more »
I don’t really use cleaner. Changing between paints with blowing out left over with water, the putting in new color and spray till new color comes out. I clean the way most high users do with an ultrasonic cleaner, the same way I clean my brushes and strip miniatures 100% clean or paint.
http://www.wargamingzone.com/
Website dedicated to 40K AIRBRUSHING! and MOAR!
Childish, I know but that’s got to be the winner of the “Fnaar Fnaar” annual award.
I look forward to additional pneumatic action!
Thank you for these videos 🙂
A good way to airbrush quite a long time with Vallejo is putting a little nut inside the bottle.
In this way when you shake the nut will grind up the color 🙂
This looks like it’s going to be a great series.
I’m still getting started with my airbrush – kind of feel like I’m on the second step of a very tall ladder, but I seem to be noticing the same things that you guys are. Lots of cleaner required and the trials and tribulations blasting cleaner all over the place.
Glad you’re going to be using Vallejo stuff, so I’ll know exactly what you’re talking about. Next purchases for me are going to be a cleaning kettle and a nicer Iwata brush!
Nice VLOG the only thing I would recommend is lubing all moving parts pin, trigger, even the threads will help the gun last longer and clean any odd particles of paint preventing were & tear.
Airbrush changed totaly my vision of painting minis. Totaly.
giggled very much at the shaftsection but otherwise very informative
Just started to research this, so the timing of these vids is great. Looking forward to learning more about it. 🙂
Get well soon mate.
I took the plunge and brought an airbrush myself a few months ago. I’m still getting the hang of it but, you’re right, it’s opened up a lot more options for me.
I’ll be watching these with extreme interest.
What the heck is Superlube ? He may be under the weather but Warren didn’t disappoint. 🙂
This series is going to be a great journey for a lot of us.
The idea behind getting a smooth coat with a brush is all about consistency and brush strokes. The rough texture comes from brush strokes so you need to make sure all your strokes are going in one direction. If you are careful with that you can use slightly thicker paint. Too thick and it will leave marks regardless, and too thin and you won’t be achieving anything.
Looking forward to this, I’ve been thinking about getting an airbrush for a while now.
Invest in an airbrush! It will pay you back in your first project by saving you many hours of work.