Airbrush Newbie Tips

just a little video to help the newest of airbrush artists to get better at a faster pace.

[@hikefishmakemusic]

In 10 mins, I learned more about airbrushing than all the other Utube videos combined. u rawk.

[@SierraPhotos]

I've been watching airbrush videos non-stop for the last week and change in preparation for my kit to arrive. This is the best idea I have seen yet. I've been dreading going through roll after roll of paper towels and newsprint to practice and learn on. The picture frame idea is fantastic! The Windex in a sponge is great too. Thanks for posting this!

[@MrSeamoney]

Chris Morrison thanks and hope it helps out when the kit arrives. Good luck and thanks for watching

[@rjmccants]

That is the best newbie tip ever...never would have thought to use a picture frame like that! Thanks so much for putting that up!!!

[@criscobabe9134]

I haven't done airbrush for 8 years since I was in high school. I just started picking it up again. I appreciate your informative video with tricks that I was never taught.

[@comgraph1]

the best practice board I've ever seen putting mine together right now. Thanks for all the tips and when get throuht putting my board together will watch the rest of your videos.

[@PumpkinTuna]

Excellent video. I've been in education for 20 years, and you do a great job of teaching with simple explanation and great demonstration. I love the windex sponge tip!

[@dreamertheresa9942]

I'm an airbrush newbie, and this is such a fantastic video for newbs. I have a cheap frame with glass sitting here, and thanks to this, I know how to best utilize it. Thanks for a great vid!

[@STARMedic28]

Hey that practice board is brilliant!!!

[@MrSeamoney]

thanks hope it helps out!!

[@johnholmes4960]

EXCELLENT VIDEO......practice .......practice.......practice......no different than playing any type of team sports, or, any sport for that matter. This was the single best teaching video on KZbin. He is patient and knowledgeable. Hats off.....you get a ten.🤠🖖

[@gunhed76]

Dude ive been an illustrator on and off for 20 years and recently got into airbrushing ,best video I have seen that helps !

[@MrSeamoney]

thanks!

[@SeanBean225]

Thanks! Great idea on the sponge to clean the needle, and brilliant idea for a "reusable" practice panel. As always great stuff!

[@zapador]

Great video, even 6 years later! Thank you!

[@lipstain66]

Thank you...loving the glass picture frame to practise on, especially for a beginner, saving money on computer paper and paper towels ... 👏👏👏

[@SwayNV]

I've spent hours looking at airbrushing tutorials and tips for beginners etc... I paint Gundam Models (Gunpla) and searched for tips for that first, but needed more knowledge for general airbrushing skills, finally found your video and this is amazing! Just what I needed! Thank you so much!

[@MrSeamoney]

Christopher Sway thank you and you are welcome! glad it helped

[@tioganh]

I had purchased the entire outfit but just haven't had the time to get going. I love that picture frame and glass set up. I am going to put that together next week. Thanks a bunch.

[@btfojeff]

Thanks Josh, now I don't have to ask any 'newbie' questions, not that I would have anyway. But I pulled so much info from this video, very helpful and understandable. Good job and good work.

[@1catallac]

Just started getting into airbrush and I've gone thru so many videos & they all pretty much show the same basic fundamentals but no tips like yours man to facilitate things for us newbies, freakin genius I just had to subscribe Thanx again

[@MrSeamoney]

won catallac thank you! hope it goes good for you and if you have a question just ask!! I will always answer just might not be quick. you can email me for quicker response. its on my page

[@ArtistSoul13]

Great job, awesome tips on preventing the dry tip and using the framed glass is ideal for practicing and getting warmed up, I used to airbrush on fabric, t-shirts etc. trying to get back into it for using on paper, canvas etc. Thanks for sharing!

[@JoseMartinez-nm7ht]

I've been watching so many videos and this is absolutely the best most informative video I've seen - the best one. thank you for your time man!

[@eddwop1]

josh ...brother i dig what youre all about. you break it down , so any one can be taught. and you do it without that, complex or attitude! ive watched videos multiple times, and learned more from you in just one viewing ! so thanks brother keep it up. ED DUTRA

[@owpeterj]

Just read 'Crafts-a-lot and your reply. Agree and empathy with both: A really powerful help. I will make a 'blackboard' of glass. Paints of older days were not so willing to adhere to glass and would pearl. I might get further than saving some 'precious work' by getting used to using the knife to wipe away my -masterpiece-' Just my sense of joviality. I used to do this on bikes but it's a long time ago and hardly talented - now I think to do a little more. Your practice sheet is just the ticket - Thanks for daring to give your input and, your did a great job with the brush (I just saw a guy ca 10min of doing an eye with a frenchcurve - he meant well, but the eye wouldn't convince and the route to the result, ja it's one way to go as you say. Glad for your time. Thanks

[@donaldfinley2829]

Thanks for this video. Just got my 1st airbrush for modeling. Never thought about testing on glass. Great idea. Gonna go to the thrift store and find some old frames with pictues to learn more about shading. Just paint right over the pictures. Doesn't matter what they are. Just a learning tool.

[@drewee88]

Once in a while youtube offers up a complete gem, this is one of those. Your a legend, subbed!

[@hellseeker-inc9756]

Apparently this is an old vid, but still helping people today😊, I've been running around trying to find stuff to practice on but the frame is N AWSOME idea!!! Gives me an a way to practice the same copy over and over again. Now i just gotta learn some skills😉

[@Loccutus28]

Thanks so much for your video. The only way I am going to get good at airbrushing is to practice. Your idea of using glass is perfect because I don't have to go out and buy canvas all the time. Also, I can change the paper inside to all manor of designs.

[@GryphonArmorer]

Good idea and great tips. I am definitely going to make a practice "board". I've been using an airbrush for my scale modeling, but I want to start trying to do some airbrush art and this will save me from wasting illustration boards while learning new techniques.

[@leticiagonzales9771]

Dude!!! the glass frame greatest way to learn. I just got my first airbrush ever still trying to learn how it works thanks for the video

[@WorldofGlassCraft]

I've watched this video 2,000 times now and it's still great.

[@yubidubi]

Damn awesome video. Thank you for taking your time to teach us. Truly appreciate it. This is making America great again!!!!!

[@crafts-a-lot6059]

I look at so many videos to learn different techniques from people... but when it comes to showing a how to.. wow.. I really like the way you explained it... Thank you... by the way.... seems like you airbrush good....!

[@MrSeamoney]

Crafts-A-Lot thank you! I hate talking to a camera or telling people how to do something. there are so many ways to do this, there are not many wrong answers. feels good to know people actually think I do a good job at it.

[@brucechumley9195]

What Crafts-A-Lot said... Great video - just bought an airbrush rig, first a/b vid I've ever watched and it's a home-run. 2 thumbs up.

[@thomassimone3515]

Thank you SO much for doing this video. I like to paint abstract oil/acrylic and was looking to try some designs out. Thank you for taking the time to do this, much appreciated!!

[@MrSeamoney]

Thomas Simone you are welcome, thanks for the compliment!

[@markletts2000]

The glass is a great idea...going to the charity shop to get an old pic!

[@Steve-dr7rr]

Hi I’m from the U.K. but thank you learnt something new with sponge and picture frame. Thanks again

[@Shalenar]

looking at buying my first airbrush for 40k minis and was hesitant. Watched a bunch of vids and this one is super helpful. Thanks a lot!

[@eklipse55]

Great video man. I think you had such a great idea with the glass... That's great practice to experiment for non-absorbing surfaces to get confident with air pressure and reduction. I might also try the sponge thing... I do it with a piece of soaked paper towel and works fine, but that way looks even more secure. See u around.

[@georgerogers3022]

Thanks very much...been thinking of trying airbrush...this helps and makes it look enjoyable, much appreciated

[@robholton8153]

Just got my first real airbrush, thank you for this, it has really helped me. I am now obsessed with making an eye like that one !!

[@MGoBirch]

Wow, this is the most useful 10 minutes I've spent on KZbin in a while! Thanks!

[@AusPearlJammer]

I cant thank you enough for that video, 41 years old and just starting to try and do this, im confident in my ability with most things in life but besides youtube videos on how to do the Art itself, this was extremely useful with a bonus of some quick great Art of yours with the Eye. It all gives me a headstart on a 4 term course i will begin soon hopefully. Your a good man taking the extra time out to help us Newbies, Much appreciated from this Aussie Bloke :)

[@MrSeamoney]

AusPearlJammer thanks! I learned from watching KZbin videos so I figured I would give back and just video what I am doing along with some tips like this vid.

[@Andulvar]

Didn't think the paint would come off so easily with just a blade. Thanks for the video this will help me out a lot. Before I would have just used something like Simple Green window cleaner to take it off.

[@tazzcarter3369]

yo josh, just got into airbrushing and this is by far the best "ADVICE" out there...thanks for the "go practice" and not "this is how u do it" tutorial

[@stefonasims5862]

Thank you for posting! Great vid! This will really help my 15yr old daughter who just got her first airbrush kit.

[@MrSeamoney]

thank you!

[@WorldofGlassCraft]

Josh, This has probably been the most informative video I have watched on airbrushing. Thanks for not mentioning my name at the start :-)

[@robbem1230]

Bout time!!! Thank you my dude! Needed this Video! Got a subscriber for life now!

[@concreteessentials6461]

Best beginner tutorial I have seen. Thanks bro.

[@robertkelly3313]

Very clever, I’m impressed and inspired.

[@RettyMee]

Thanks Josh, U a have bought a few items but i would like to thank you for sharing your video and showing how... Great idea about using the glass it certainly safes paper and keeps the world green.. Thanks Buddy and all the best.

[@shawnbloss8414]

Josh I am about a year and a half into airbrushing and have watched a ton of videos in that time....but this is one of the coolest ideas I've seen yet for practice purpose......thanx man.....thats gonna help alot...even if you want to practice painting a certain picture before you actually apply it to whatever you are putting it on for good...

[@johnswinnerton665]

Thanks Josh! As an airbrush noob, this is one of the best tutorials i;ve seen.

[@cajunsawmill]

Thanks Josh, great advise, especially the trick with the sponge and the windex to keep the tip clean.. Real common sense, down home advise from a real man a father.. Heard the kids and wife in the back ground.. Be Chili, Brother Great video..

[@RAL5210]

One of the most helpful tutorials I've seen on airbrushing. Thank you

[@MrWup10]

Thx dude, great cool tip! my first try on Airbrush and the glass training r great!

[@MrSeamoney]

awesome!! glad it helped

[@Artistram3d1]

great tip on cleaning the tip with windex on a sponge! New sub!

[@jeremygutridge2078]

That was very resourseful in tips and how to control the flow and pressure of using a airbrush.

[@dr.christopherjvloughlin3313]

I've been practising in exact way yoiu advise here for a few weeks now. However, the glass surface with stencil underneath and wipe clean = genius advice. Next thing I am buying is a picture frame to do just this. Thank you! :-)

[@ltingco]

Thanks! Great tips! Especially with the picture frame and glass for practicing on. I am a total beginner…

[@lorettataylor8208]

Thanks for the fresh look at how to learn an exciting art.

[@MrSeamoney]

you are welcome

[@AbacoArtsandCraftsbyJohnnyCash]

Thank you ...I am a artist , and now I want to learn airbrush I have them on order can't wait

[@MrSeamoney]

your welcome, hope you enjoy airbrushing

[@graywoulf]

Thank you very much Josh for an excellent tutorial and excellent information! 👍👍

[@meademorgan6614]

Dude,that is an awesome idea.The glass mimics any hard surface perfectly,well I guess not a primered surface.But definitely a high gloss surface like on cars,or helmets.Going to Wal Mart today,and get a nice sized picture frame.This is one of the best tips I have gotten yet.Thank yo,I've been using 4 ft. by 5ft.corrogated cardboard sheets (basically because I get them free at work),but the paint soaks in,or has fuzzy overspray,can't do layers or color blends very well.And you can't do fine detail practice strokes.It gives me trigger time but it's just not a good practice material.After watching your video,I know this glass technique is really going to help me to practice the strokes and effects I have had trouble with.Plus it will make me use more trigger control too.Great idea,I wish I came across this video months ago.Once again,thank you.

[@bradleyrollins63]

without a doubt, this has been the single biggest piece of advice i have gotten from anyone. i spent the whole day doing different exercises, absolutely awesome!!!! thanks so much. BTW... what happened to the "thousand skulls" piece? That was one of my favs!!!

[@Crewchief227]

I have watched all kinds of videos on airbrushing and this is the first one that really was enlightening. Thank you.

[@MrSeamoney]

Joel Aparicio thank you for that compliment!

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Wow 2 years ago the latest comment but here I am. Just getting into the airbrushing this is one straight forward newbie tips that will help greatly. Like that tip cleaning you do I won't get into bad habits and break and bend stuff. Great advice and I have watched some of your work like the Thousand Skulls awesome stuff you do look forward to any more you put up. Thanks a bunch good someone like you takes the time to give some pointers to others.

[@DanJR0422]

That was cool never even thought of the glass thanks for sharing that

[@1SinSear]

Josh thank you so much for taking your time to show us how to get our skills up to par!!! Love the glass trick I bought a large sketch pad when it would have been better to us a glass. I see the little regulator really helps also. Again thanks for taking the time to explain and show us how to improve our skills.

[@AprilScreven]

This is a fantastic newbie tutorial ! I think I'm going to give it a try. I love the glass idea , saves me money. :) thank you

[@robertmcklveen8313]

It has been a long time since I have held an air brush. But I like the paint on the glass and the template behind it. Am going out and looking at a frame from a consignment shop. I like the thinner the paint and build up. I am buying a golf cart and going to put on some flames, an Ace of Spades, with a Ram in the middle. spread deck of cards. thanks for the good video.

[@geraldshultz4271]

Thanks for the sponge tip cleaner suggestion. Wow the picture / glass with test pattern underneath. Great lesson .

[@mauricemcloughlin8261]

I bent a brand new needle last night (noobie). I’ll be doing the sponge trick from now on. Thanks my friend.

[@freighttrain7144]

Dude, THANKS MAN!! in 1 video u just taught me more then everything else combined! PEACE

[@DarkGreenHero]

This has helped, seems main lesson here is take time and don't rush through it by adding panting keep moving and adding to shade you want for added affects on pics you make.

[@chrisroberts6043]

Great tip. Great realism too.

[@woody53pa]

First off Thank You for coming back to me I carve wood spirits and things I want to use the airbrush and less paint brush. I like the softness of the airbrush.

[@MrSeamoney]

no problem. the airbrush will treat you well for your carvings. if you ever have a question just ask :)

[@erniejones8046]

Suuuuper... great Sir !!!..... 80 yrs young and a young student. the best I had seen after many YT's.. gettin' me a glass pad, and starting a major item on my bucket list.. "Love Ya Man "...... ernie aka Great Grandpa Jones.. PTL..

[@MrSeamoney]

thank you ernie!! I hope you have a blast!!

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

Great video. I used to paint my rc cars with paint cans and now I'm going into airbrushing. This video has helped a lot. :)

[@MrSeamoney]

thanks!

[@bryceerwin6629]

This was super clear and helpful - appreciate you making this video

[@Thomas1233385]

Cool man, thanks for tips. Just purchased first air brush kit with two dual action brushes and one single action, create waterbase paint kit

[@MrSeamoney]

awesome!! hope you enjoy!

[@johnk.4310]

just starting out in the air brushing world. This was really a great help to watch how your worked the brush. Thanks ....

[@MrSeamoney]

thanks, let me know how or if it helped you

[@smokinone951]

cant tell you how many videos ive watched, but this is by far the best and simplest explanation. never even seen those worksheets you are referring to, but gonna draw one out on backside of pane. thanxfor the time you spent on this vid

[@MrSnoopydupy]

I love how you take your time to show total newbs how to start.

[@someoneqc]

Sweet ! Thanks for the video. I love the idea of painting onto the glass. I'll try that for sure.

[@Chavez760]

WOW.. I smiled from ear to ear for someone to show use noobs how to practice! Thank you so much man!

[@daimlerjohnerkher]

This is the most brilliant tutorial video 👍👍👍👍

[@iommiSGblack]

Great Video! Lots of great info here! (Applause!!!)

[@arielleleach6006]

thank you for this idea. I'm going to try this. just started two days ago and really enjoy it but need practice. really enjoy that it cleans up so easy. no waste of paper or shirts or anything.

[@MrSeamoney]

Arielle Leach you are welcome and hope it helps out!!

[@GrunkyPeep]

I'm really interested in starting to airbrush and this video helped so much! thank you! you're awesome

[@MrSeamoney]

thank you!

[@brucer261]

Thanks for the tips Josh. I like the idea of using the glass. I'm going to try it out. I am a complete newbie but I have discovered in just a couple days that the key is to experiment with the brush, paint mixture air pressure etc. I also discovered that I have potential with writing with the air brush. Still having trouble with dagger strokes. Not too bad with scrolling. But I still have a long way to go. Videos like this help out a lot. Thanks again.

[@1robbie55382]

cool idea with the frame and glass, off to Walmart to pick up one. Thanx for the info.

[@ProperlyStained]

Nice vid bro. I use an old car window, and painted the backside black. (I was spending a ton of cash buying black paint to make dark backgrounds for practice). Black poster-board would be great in this... I'll have to try the frame idea, much less cumbersome, lol.

[@looney7638]

Glass frame. That's a great idea. Im going to get one tomorrow tx!!!

[@shripkk]

Thanks Josh so much. I can go home n take my airbrush machine out the box.

[@AARCPowerConsulting]

Hey man! I think this is one of the best learning tips video I have watched so far. I am getting the iwata HP-C can't wait to start. Any advice is more than welcome. Used to be an artist in high school haha now I am an electrical eng but I feel I want to get back into it from an hobby aspect. Thanks once again. Cheers!!!

[@cooljd77]

Bro thts a great idea I'm trying to get my sis into Airbrushing cause she's a good artist so I'm ganna share ur vid with her thanks brother for the helpful tips million thumbs up for the cooljd

[@airbrushtutor]

LEEEGGEEEEENNNDDDDD. Love your work Josh, bout time you started teaching some of those skills

[@ThomasShue]

Thanks Bro, very helpful information. This is my very first time ever attempting to airbrush anything.

[@NicnacSaurus]

I love your practice board, i think i will need to make one with the alphabet too lol

[@brettkennedy9476]

Great guy, explained this well thanks Josh

[@HAIRMETALAIRBRUSH]

That’s awesome for tip dry! I’m gonna do that I’ve been using a Qtip but this is awesome THANK YOU! So much!

[@robertareynoldsjr]

awesome tip with the practice sheet amazing idea, thanks.

[@hemsbaby994]

This video is thee BEST "how to" video, ever..... Great upload btw