forget SLAPCHOP now you can AIRBRUSH speedpaints 2.0

[@OzSainT76]

40 psi seems a bit too high. thats probably why you were getting the spiderwebbing and too much paint shooting out. bring that down to about 20 and see if that helps

[@V1P3I2]

Way too high for paints with a consistency like speed paints. 20 probably more like it

[@FinalHero1]

Yeah really high i have never gone higher then 25. That does explain the pooling.

[@helotaxi]

Relatively big nozzle and super thin paint you can safely go even lower. 12psi isn't unrealistic and will give a ton more control until you get your trigger control down.

[@CerealKiller979]

Yep. 20 psi is what I use for primer! Lol

[@TwistedMexi]

Do I need to use flow improver with speedpaint 2.0 or can I just put it directly into the airbrush since it's already really thin?

[@MatthewDillon-gn1zm]

Awesome first-time airbrush video! Thank you, so much! Makes it much less intimidating and helps me think I should try. Your hobby journey is so cool.

[@alocascio5825]

I think your pressure is too high for such thin paints. Bring that to around 20 ish psi

[@matthewrice5721]

There are endless airbrush videos on KZbin. For my part, I've learned a lot from watching Vince Venturella, as well as Barbatos Rex.

[@Suzukii-DIY]

Thanks for your video. You've definitely motivated me to unpack my 1st spray gun setup which I purchased about 45 days ago and was hesitating to use because as an afterthought I was thinking: "Wow I bought all of this hardware and paints and I didn't put too much thought into the cleanup process". It was an impulse purchase after watching many videos like yours. But you made it look simple and clarified a few things for me in the cleanup process. By the way, I think the miniature came out great even if it was your first time. I'll bet some people have been doing this a long time and have tried to get the results you have gotten on your first try.

[@rickohanlon3370]

Very impressive, considering it's your 1st go. Please keep at it! When I first started learning I found Kenny's tutorials on Next Level Painting really helpful for airbrush use and maintenance.

[@barrywise7185]

I’m amazed at how well it turned out even when the airbrush was throwing buckets of paint onto the mini. Well done and welcome to the airbrushing world. I’d recommend just practicing on a piece of paper for trigger control

[@thegamersmanifesto3671]

I grabbed just one of those cheap ones with the integrated/handheld compressor to use for priming when the weather isn't good for rattle cans and it does a pretty decent job too. Does a really excellent job of putting down the Vallejo metallics I have. My Slaves to Darkness are basically a metallic base slapchop.

[@frobafett5892]

I use what I call my "airchop" method. Airbrush black primer all over, then grey ink from a 45 degree angle, then white ink from directly above. After that, airbrush contrast/SpeedPaint where you want it, then come at it with classic brush work. Turns out great, usually.

[@adrianw5055]

That sounds amazing. Going to try that on my next set of minis. Thanks for the idea!

[@shingshing825]

will this work with vallejo model paint?

[@jamtea573]

You need to use the twisty screw at the back of the airbrush to restrict how far back you can pull the trigger. This will allow you to greatly improve the paint control. Combine that with lowering your air pressure to 20-30psi and you'll find that you gain a lot more control with this brush.

[@tayloraverett3138]

Great work! Vince recommends small paint bursts when air brushing and I’ve found it works really well!

[@tdholman]

I think he turned out awesome. It was touch and go there for awhile when you first started, but I really like the way the colors blend into each other, looks very natural and less structured than brush painting (at least when I do it). Thanks for all the great videos!

[@Tharukan]

Honestly, for a first time airbrushing and that with a real beginner-level low-budget kit and not a Harder & Steenbeck or something like that you normally see KZbinrs use, that's an amazing result! Good model choice, too, trolls have both the size and structure needed to really take advantage of an airbrush and its blending capabilities! I still think it would get expensive in the long run to put Speedpaints through the Airbrush, so I just ordered an Arcylic Ink Kit with 6 essential colors. Hope they'll work as intented! Have fun developing this new skill!

[@Rastlin-jk7rx]

A great first attempt with the airbrush…….to practice use the airbrush to do your zenithal priming! Great work and thanks👍

[@rntankie4922]

Nicely done matey, Good results for a first try. Can only get better from here.

[@peterclarke7240]

Brilliant! As a total incompetent when it comes to painting, I'm so glad I've found your channel- I like watching the more experienced painters, but some of the things they think are "easy" are bloody hard for me, so it's nice to see someone learning as they go!

[@thegod-emperorofmankind6638]

Make sure that you regularly empty the moisture trap on your compressor. If you don't, water can come through the air line into the gun and nothing will ruin your paintjob faster.

[@IamtheLeech]

I like the airbrush videos of Orc Painter Nerd. He does some great beginner vids that I have found helpful.

[@TheOldestNoob]

New to airbrushing myself. Love priming with it more than painting. Watched eons of battle say he basically cleans his by holding it in a bucket of water. Tried it. Super easy. Also I know you love slapchop so I think you would love undercoating as well. Same thing with a few more steps. You can see under painting with Dana Howell or spiky bits.

[@craigkelley8854]

great first attempt and i like your honesty. Thats a sub from me. Tempted to get an air brush now 🤔

[@PapaJerms]

Looks great to me! Good job! Been thinking about getting into the air brush game myself

[@JHB141]

The good thing is we all have KZbin for "How to Airbrush". Watch, practice, repeat. Be patient and you'll blow your own mind with what you can do in no time! You will love it!

[@martinchivers315]

To help with the amount of paint that goes through the airbrush, you can screw in the end and this will stop the trigger going back. It will help a lot. Try half way first and see how it feels

[@cyborgbadger1015]

i think the main thing i took from this vid is how easy blending is with different speed paint colours when using an airbrush

[@jackw6617]

Great video. I've been looking at getting back into the hobby recently and your painting videos have helped! Now just to decide on contrast paint or speedpaints!

[@Gram4real]

If you dont want full blow on backpull, you can adjust trigger pull on back of the airbrush (0-100%) and try less psi so it wont cobweb paint on model (i use 20 psi on my compressor)

[@Mike_Jones1980]

Once you get the pressure dialed in, you want to press the trigger all the way down before you pull back on it. Airbrush Academy is great for airbrush basics.

[@power_SERG]

Airbrush is one of those tools that are terrifying to use. But once you do, it just gets so easy to setup and clean.

[@helotaxi]

Nothing to be terrified about. Nothing you can do with an airbrush is going to "ruin" anything just like any other painting technique. Absolute worst case, you strip the paint and start over, but realistically 99% of the time you can just paint over what you have and give it another go.

[@christopherhood2250]

That looks amazing for a first time using your airbrush. I can't wait to see how your models turn out once you get better using your airbrush. I just purchased an airbrush myself, but I have not got a compressor yet. Good luck to you in the future.

[@JoshuaMilrad]

Inspiring! Nice work. Cheers from Cali!

[@howardcoates6985]

for a first try this was really a good result I have an airbrush but havent used it yet, i hopt my first try comes out that well.

[@ribbitribbit4707]

That look really nice. I have an airbrush ihavent even tried yet. Might have to bust it out.

[@kalebdark]

Fantastic result there, very impressive! Few tips if you want them: 12 to 15 psi is enough for mini paints, thinned to normal milk consistency. Higher PSI for more viscous paints. Lower the PSI the closer you can get to the model, for details I'm about 1cm away. Higher the PSI for more viscous paint, the further you must be from the model. 0.3mm or below AB and you can pretty much get as close as you want to the mini, providing you're running at 12psi with that thin paint. Hold finger down on trigger to push air through the brush, pull back to push paint through, end by pushing forwards until no paint is coming through, then you can let go of the trigger to stop the air flow. You don't need to point it at the mini of course, but make sure to keep the air flow going last. This will mitigate tip drying. Never ever backflush, you risk damaging the seals on the airbrush, mix before putting into the hopper.

[@Matt-md5yt]

Cool. Glad to see another new video from you

[@robertjohnkemp]

I'm a huge fan of your channel... Good for you to show what a beginner picking up an airbrush for the first time is like! I'm sure you will give confidence to others to take the plunge! Once you start, there is no going back! I would put money on you having loads of higher end airbrushing gear within a year! Keep up the great content

[@Suzukii-DIY]

He did motivate me, that's for sure. I had my new unpacked spray gun kit with all the new paints sitting there for the last 45 days and after watching so many professionals show us the do's and don'ts on KZbin I was motivated when I saw this video to unpack everything and take a go at it.

[@martinchivers315]

Also, use the cap on the paint holder, it will stop any paint from running out by accident and also is good for cleaning and mixing as you can shake the airbrush

[@allenforbes8108]

Things that I've heard: 1) thin the paints for layering 2) always clean the tool 3) try spraying through thing to get different effects 4) ventilation always other than that great for a first time, I'm still stuck in the dollar store brush age, but it is still great to see other hobbyists trying things out.

[@aaronmoore4621]

Well done mate you’ll eventually love the air brush more than slap chop as you can paint whole units in quick succession. Great first run. What will make your model look better is keeping where the shadows are on the model dark. Don’t zenithal highlight those areas and once you place your army paint over the top it will look the treat 🤜👍

[@13MRbigMOE]

you have to adjust your pressure to the thickness of your paint. distance from the object might be even few mm

[@darthhall6187]

Great video. Everyone starts somewhere, and its good to show newer people that not knowing what you're doing straight away is perfectly normal. BTW, I think the troll ended up look pretty good for a first go. Much better than my first time using an airbrush. It helps to think of the trigger as the accelerator on a car, slow and steady for more control.

[@albertogonzalez2203]

I normally spray at 18-20 psi range. that being said.. I have tried airbrushing contrast/speed paints.. and they spray almost like normal paints. They don't behave like brushed on contrast paints. I think I'm going to try them at 40 psi like you did. As I noticed that you were getting that slight pooling effect that contrast/speedpaints normally give when brushed on.

[@dunhilyn]

Did you have a flow improver for this or straight speedpaint?

[@dawidlafert8238]

love yours vids... when u try yours pressure from air gun try it on chamber u made. cause u can aply to much paint on mini. than ull have something like paint waterfall on it and there coul go all the pigment from paint. really great work try to change nozzle in air gun. use more painting tape to protect areas u dont want to paint. u can use plasticine to protect mini or create some patterns on them

[@antongunther3977]

Here are some tips that I picked up over the years of using an air brush, hope it helps: to get used to how much pressure you want to put on the trigger you should try making dots of paint on a regular paper first. Hold the airbrush like you would a pen or pencil. Generally for paint around 25 to 30 psi is enough. Remember to thin your paints, even if its going through the airbrush okay. use different nozzles for different jobs (0.5 is for priming, varnishing, and base coating. 0.2 or less is for detail work. 0.3 is in between) hold the model about 6inches away from the air brush, too close and you increase the chance of "spider webbing" and uneven coverage. If you cover the end of the airbrush with your finger and press and pull back the trigger you will backflow - useful for cleaning the deeper more hidden layer of paint in the airbrush. Ventilation - wear a mask or use a filter, but still wear a mask n95 at least. Keep the mask on while you air out your work space. when you are dropping paint into the air brush just quickly wipe the top of the paint bottle off, a tiny bit of dried paint can clog the airbrush very easily.

[@antongunther3977]

also the most important tip: Keep the air flowing constantly. It should go like this air - paint - air. This way you never have to worry about excess paint sitting on the tip of the airbrush and causing speckling on the model.

[@kaminowani6470]

Dont use tip 2 if you have a pistol grip airbrush

[@beckerdo]

Thanks for the video. Do you have a link for the specific brush/compressor kit you bought? I like the idea that it packs away into a case. My dungeon is space-limited.

[@Benjiffy]

Your attitude is perfect 👌 Unfortunately I’ve been labouring under a perfectionism that prevents me even starting most of the time 😅

[@Thornsworks]

The thing with airbrushing is that it removes the issues with paint brushes where you have to do multiple careful thin coats to get a nice opaque smooth finish. In that regard, I find starting from a dark bases and then spraying on your lighter colours to be the best! Speed paints and Contrast im sure are good for spraying aswell, but I think they are mostly used for tinting rather then a nice smooth coat and finish. I'd definitely reccommend trying those vallejo air paints you got sent and you'll be surprised how lovely and smooth all your base colours go on over a black prime undercoat! (And as others have said, 20 - 25 PSI is much better for this kind of work)

[@martinchivers315]

Check the airbrush pressure on the brush too as it is rated and will tell you the optimal operating pressure

[@tomgray5317]

Looks really good. Almost makes want to use my airbrush for the first time, almost. 😂

[@cerisekappes580]

Airbrushing can be extremely intimidating….. thank you for sharing your first time experience! Makes it seem more accessible 😊

[@kikolokopo_toys]

Airbrush "gun" fast tutorial. Press: Air comes out Pull back: paint comes out ALWAYS PRESS BEFORE PULLING. I you pull first, the paint will go everywhere you dont want to. The pressure depends on the velocity you want, less pressure = more "sparkles". Its good to make spalsh effects (mud, blood, slime). For speed paints i guess a little more air pressure is better. Also, not pulling all the way back but pressing it all down could help. If more air is coming out for less paint i guess it will create less drops on the model.

[@carl79black]

So it’s hard to tell in the video, but it looks like you have paint coming out as soon as you push the trigger down. If there’s paint coming out without pulling it back there’s something wrong. Maybe the needles not set correctly? Or the needle is smaller than the tip if if it came with multiple options? You just don’t want paint to come out until you’ve started to pull the trigger back a bit. Also, slow down a bit how fast your pulling the trigger back. It’s 2 motions. Down first, then start sliding it back. If you do one motion you’ll let out excess paint prior to the airflow being there and you’ll get a big splatter once the airflow starts. You’ll get the hang of it.

[@Kid_illithid]

I love my airbrush but I never use it lately just because of the tedium of cleaning it

[@Oluabayo]

Lol haven't heard dubery in a while:) Took me way back thanks.

[@jakebrown633]

Definitely agree with other commenters here. Turn down the pressure on that compressor! 20-30psi will give you a much more controllable and smooth spray. I did the same when I recently got mine, default PSI had the air pushing those paints everywhere rather than a smooth controlled coat

[@jasonstatham5879]

I love Duncan's stuff.

[@kalamity9]

His stuff at a point starts to seem really meh. Nothing advanced or groundbreaking. Better than the stuff Peachy and The Painting Phase put out though.

[@dougsmith2320]

@@kalamity9 they are more of a speed painting /novice channel not everybody is a pro

[@Nosferatuklown]

Drop the PSI to 20ish max; light Grey primer all over; white from the top down (called Zenthial Highlighting..means the white is where the sun would hit) then contrasting paint all over.. been doing it for years

[@Nosferatuklown]

And grab a bulk bottle of blue liquid window cleaner...works perfect for cleaning out your airbrush instead if the more expensive "airbrush cleaners"

[@alexzanderbeauchaine449]

One tip i have is always thin your paint even if it is already thin. It will save your airbrush in the long run.

[@FreshCoatKustoms]

Vince Venturella has an amazing video about using and cleaning the airbrush. It will save you a lot of time, money and frustration. :)

[@helotaxi]

Speed/Contrast paints are neat through the airbrush because they're very transparent. To best take advantage of that, start with the same zenithal/drybrush dark to light initial setup that you would use for Slapchop.

[@tirinoarim]

Is that "Nuclear Sunrise" by any chance? If so, looks like you got the "cracked" version. Contact AP for a free replacement (without the black bits!)

[@sadlyanuxtakustan8950]

Perhaps an airbrush is the tool you need to speed up traditional miniature painting to make it more enjoyable.

[@sussgottronaldo3063]

do i have to thin the speedpaint?

[@defdaz]

Amazing how well it turned out despite everything going wrong! Great first attempt!

[@georgedonald9826]

Anyone know what cause his mini to have that grainy look after his first orange coat?

[@BlueBirdGTV]

Never airbrushed myself but that result looks great for a first time

[@powerverto1787]

You did well for first time. The nozzle always clogs up on my airbrush which puts me off using it a lot. Perhaps using speed paint will stop that? 🤔

[@antongunther3977]

You might be using too high a pressure or aren't thinning your paints enough. I also know that if I am spraying long bursts of paint that my airbrush clogs up waaaay more than doing short controlled bursts.

[@USALibertarian]

Yeah, you want it to be around 20psi and then if it has trouble that's when you thin the paints until you don’t have trouble.

[@enricobononi8655]

Ehhh nice to get all these free stuffs 👍

[@Jokreher]

Learning how to clean, and keep clean, your airbrush is the most important things. Gradual paint buildup will tank your airbrush experience.

[@Andrewc87563]

Don't clean the gun that way. You'll get more blockages. Rise and dump water into a check Vince Ventulla for airbrush use tips Harder and Steenback are doing a good series of videos at the moment too. Good luck on your journey.

[@jc7997aj]

Thinner the paint the lower the pressure. Thicker the paint the higher the pressure. Base coat 20 to 30 ish Reg paint or layering 20 to 25 Glazing 15 to 20 ish

[@gunman292929]

I really like MarcoFrisoniNJM (here on youtube) and GRGMiniatures (also youtube) for new painting techniques, ideas and how their thought processes work while painting.

[@krismaini4900]

Now I'm much less scared of my airbrush (which is still in the box!!!)

[@DaCostaStudio]

Like it

[@garycooper5347]

Pressure is to high mate. Try 10 to 20 psi. Or thicken your paint. Cheers

[@Justin_black_leviathan]

I spray at like 20 psi. 40 is really high.

[@BittermanAndy]

Tell you what, for a first effort, that's a bit good!

[@Xatxitor]

Im sure you saw it in other videos but 50PSI is way too high. Most of the time it should be kept around 30 so you dont blast you mini with paint

[@susanjensen5787]

To help psi is way to high lower it some ....I think it came out well despite that... and don't worry I am not perfect with a airbrush either

[@hairysticks74]

Lower your psi to around 20-25 and invest in some air brush thinners. Keep at it ❤

[@SchmuckMartin]

Someone may have said already but get a medical wash bottle. You know, the bottles you had in chemistry class. They work way better than a dropper for cleaning.

[@ThorekIronbrow]

Make sure to use a respirator and/or a spray booth with the airbrush. Blasting it into a box is going to send particles back towards you. Especially important if you’re planning to use anything more exotic than acrylic paints.

[@bobbyg8474]

Your anycubic link is broken fyi 😊

[@ChibsterofNurgy]

Me looking over at my Salamanders fully painted by airbrushing Striking Scorpion Green: "I had no idea these ink like paints - which everyone knows can be airbrushed - can also be airbrushed."

[@V1P3I2]

Buy yourself a better quality airbrush. You won't regret it! Next level painting is a good one for airbrushing miniatures

[@BinxyBrown]

agreed next level painting is great for seeing how many ways an airbrush can be used, one thing with cheap airbrushes is that its very easy to control the flow of paint but its much harder to control the air, expensive airbrushes like the iwata have a lot better control of the air flow where as my $20 masters airbrush is full air or no air

[@shauntaylor9251]

You already could airbrush any of these types of paints anyway

[@manintveld_nl]

I dunno, man. Airbrush, unless extremely high end, always looks like you just bought a figure at Pound Land... Not a fan. Never will be.