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

[@briansrcadventures1316]

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.

[@evolutionxstudios]

I will Check that out, thanks!

[@reedrancho]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thank you🙏🏻

[@rockstrongo831]

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]

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

[@JohnVanderbeck]

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!

[@evolutionxstudios]

Happy to hear it helped you!

[@bennettrogers7921]

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]

And then you can rub it off when dried?

[@bennettrogers7921]

@@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]

Using tweezers

[@mondriaa]

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

[@olly7248]

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

[@Calamity_Jack]

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.

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thank you for that tip!

[@theSilentCutter]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thanks for the hint!

[@3414mercury]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

That's the spirit! Thanks for watching mate!

[@TinyLittles3D]

Love your videos, so educational and to the point!

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@Christopher-k4g]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thank you for watching and commenting, appreciate it too!

[@GUYV3R01]

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.

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ethanreker3333]

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]

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

[@IrishModelRailway]

Excellent advice, thank you.

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thanks for watching!

[@hiteklolife6111]

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.

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thanks for the inside!

[@roguemotionllc]

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]

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

[@JonathanMcBrien]

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.

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thank you! I will check that out

[@janeblogs324]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

That is a cool idea, thanks for sharing!

[@caseysmith3329]

Great tips!

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thank you!

[@Nelly3dPrints]

Great video as always dude!

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thanks Neil 🙏🏻

[@samael.projects]

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.

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thanks for the hint!

[@Mrs.LadeyBug]

Good tips, thanks!

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thank you!

[@strinity511]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

which one do you use?

[@strinity511]

@@evolutionxstudios I use Daler Rowney art masking fluid.

[@evolutionxstudios]

@@strinity511 thanks for sharing!

[@technomicah]

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]

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

[@TheIcemanModdeler]

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]

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

[@TheIcemanModdeler]

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

[@PatGilliland]

Great tips

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thank you!

[@petersmith2112]

I use copydex glue and apply with cocktail sticks

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Iskelderon]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

Definitely!

[@jean-louisletiti9163]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mengefitz]

Thx

[@OnisanT]

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.

[@evolutionxstudios]

I feel you!

[@doodleup1765]

Nice

[@NYXBuilds]

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

[@robertzagyi6222]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

It’s a foam filter for an aquarium filter

[@robertzagyi6222]

@@evolutionxstudios Thank you very much

[@robertzagyi6222]

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

[@evolutionxstudios]

@@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

[@JUST_PAINT_IT]

Great video. I hate Masking Liquid!

[@evolutionxstudios]

Thanks Jerry! I feel you

[@timd8333]

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