The TRUTH about Airbrushes for Warhammer... Don’t make an expensive mistake

Paint Perspective Podcast 44, featuring... the truth about Airbrushes for Warhammer!
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In this episode, you will learn the biggest mistakes painters make with the airbrush, why the airbrush might not actually save you time, the pros and cons of the tool itself, how to improve your airbrush skills, and how to avoid wasting your money on the wrong equipment.
Also in this episode: George's 'big' achievement, avoiding shaming in the hobby, our question of the week, featuring how to teach your friends to paint, and our closing Hobby Hacks!
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Chapters (main topic starts around 17 mins)
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:30 George’s “big” achievement
0:04:40 A Painting holiday?
0:06:21 Ignore the box art
0:08:26 Staying happy
0:10:05 Hobby shaming
0:14:50 A thank you
0:16:50 The TRUTH about Airbrushes
0:17:55 Mythbusting
0:29:12 Painters always make this mistake
0:33:22 You won't paint faster
0:37:10 Good habits
0:41:33 Blockages
0:44:58 The upsides
0:53:51 No matter the weather
0:54:53 Cheaper can be BETTER?
1:03:50 Don’t overlook this one.
1:06:19 Teaching your friends to paint
1:09:13 Cork supply hack
1:11:05 Keep track of your layers

[@antonmunnik3315]

Initially caved and bought an airbrush because I got sick of getting inconsistent priming results with rattle cans in the amazing British weather. Not so much the cold or heat, but the humidity that sits at +70% for large periods. Now I get beautiful results every time, no matter what time of the day or year it is, priming in the comfort of my office. I also then started doing base coats with it, and found that I could finally get thin, perfectly smooth coats on large models like vehicles and knights, every time. This then transitioned to base coating smaller infantry MUCH quicker than I ever could with a brush. It’s paid for itself over and over again just on time saved with those two things.

[@ErgonomicChair]

Yeah like if anything, an airbrush will be cost neutral now you're saving from rattle cans and it just makes things so much nicer in priming and base coating. i am still learning how to use it to PAINT, paint. Gonna follow a squidmar method and use it for a zenithal BSL. Basecoat, shade with an ink from below, then 1 or 2 shades brighter from above and go in with brush. The results look really cool. I'd love to REALLY learn how to airbrush though.

[@myrar8708]

fully agree rattle cans are very very expensive in the long run. The only advantage really is that it's faster for single prime color armies.

[@jorgemontero6384]

@@myrar8708 And the idea of painting outside is only good if you live in your little UK/US house. Ask your average Spaniard about how much outside space they have near their hobby area. In a world without rattle cans or airbrushes, getting a good layer on a space marine is just so much harder.

[@LtLeadbelcher]

As someone who’s operating a 40 tonne excavator in a busy quarry whilst listening to this, the comment of James using a JCB excavator to drill barrels made me wheeze. I think every episode it should be increased until James is drilling his barrels with an aircraft carrier

[@ForgeFatherKotaun]

I never have to worry about the box art I play Salamanders we dont have any lol

[@michaelmarkham2102]

Absolutely love this podcast, not only has it helped me maintain motivation for my painting as a beginner but has given me plenty of tips that I can benefit from. On top of that this is a great podcast to listen to when I study, the chemistry between the hosts and any guests involved keeps the podcast flowing and easy to follow but allows me to focus on other things whilst listening and taking everything in

[@Yesbryn]

The airbrush saves me so much time, like absolutely hobby changing amounts to where getting warbands ready for skirmish games is a job of a couple of sessions to do 8-12 figures. The notion that the faff of maintenace offsets the time saved in the painting step is bogus.

[@JimCrimmins]

So the peachy episode brought me to your channel as I follow all things Peachy, as one does.. Really enjoying the content gents.. Excellent stuff for newbies and old hats alike.. Just a complimentary word for the solid stuff you're putting out

[@darthkek1953]

If you rattle-can prime an airbrush quickly pays for itself. If you rattle-can Zenithal an airbrush quickly pays for itself. If you rattle-can basecoats an airbrush quickly pays for itself. If you rattle-can varnish an airbrush quickly pays for itself. If you want a RANGE of colours of basecoat, undercoat, and varnish, you're already spending airbrush money. And I mean H&S ultra with a 3L tank compressor, not a £20 nails & cake novelty. If you want to do large smooth vehicles, OSL, etc., they are godsends. But they are not the be-all and end-all. You can do everything with a brush. But I wouldn't ever give mine up.

[@andre94nt]

Give a raise to whoever comes up with the titles to your podcasts, I have like 5 episodes bookmarked to listen while painting and I'm rarely affected by "clickbait". Good stuff :)

[@laurencepenfold]

Priming, army base coats, vehicles, varnishes - I don't use my airbrush to it's full capacity but it makes things a lot easier and faster, rather than risk the weather or stink the house out with paint fumes.

[@FacesNBases]

Back from a few weeks in Mexico and this was a great first video to jump back into. Apologies to James for not taking any hobby kits, I got distracted by tacos and tequila 😁 Absolutely brilliant advice all round on the world of airbrushing. I bought a cheap Korean kit off ebay so that I wasn't scared of breaking something expensive (like friends had done) then paid for an in-person fundamentals class. Absolutely worth every penny. For me the airbrush has been brilliant at pre-shade-highlights but also for varnishing after I had a string of rattlecan varnish fails. Thanks for all the extra tips this week.

[@cleews_]

Hello from Melbourne Australia, where we are known to have 4 seasons in a day, so we do feel you when you feel the whims of the weather! Also, I am still looking for those tupperwares from TK Maxx that James advocated for making a wet palette...

[@paulplaysgames3828]

I can really relate to what Joe is saying. The first few sessions with my airbrush I felt like I had "completed" my painting journey but as time went on I found that I was being really lazy and just putting a zenithal over a model and saying it's completed. I spent more time getting paint to the right consistency than actually painting. I then dialed back to just priming but had no luck with getting the primers to adhere long-term and had more issues with blockages and paint consistency. I had my first child at Christmas and I am more time poor than ever and if I am honest I am just as quick using rattle cans and traditional brush methods than using an airbrush particularly after factoring in the time it takes to maintain an airbrush correctly. Great show as ever guys! It's the best drive home of the week when the notification bell rings

[@edpaintsstuff]

Quick comment re the excellent hobby hack from George - IKEA either do a 2 pack of rectangular pieces of cork (23x17cm), or a 3 pack of circular pieces (19cm diameter), both 'HEAT' for £2.50 each. I don't know if there's any difference in thickness, but just if someone wanted one for a dry palette and another for basing, the three pack might make more sense if you wanted a smaller dry palette, and giving you a greater surface area of basing material from the remaining two.

[@JoeyC777]

Joe, James & George - Love the podcast! 😃New listener and subscriber, but decided to write this little poem to celebrate some of the entertainment I've had so far listening to the back catalogue: We’re under siege boys, no time to spare, Crack out the brushes and show some flair. Who needs more than one to be a hero: I’m painting this Titan with just a triple zero! Let’s up our game lads, give 100%, Leave the sub-assemblies out Joe, get to the main event. Get that model built, every edge neatly trimmed, Let battle commence, over the colour of base rims! This is where the rubber hits the road, the “James-isms” flow, The perspective becomes real, as the paints come and go. You want blacker than black, to stay grimmer and dark, Or leave the 70.950 out, and hide well in the park? It’s a question of taste, not a matter of age, So don’t go writing off the young lad, in a fit of brown rage. Young George makes a stand, as he crunches his Refreshers, He harnesses the sugar, and stands against peer pressure. But all in all, the lads know what to bring, To a chat about painting, by the power of nose rings. Blends and jokes so smooth they’d make a Blood Angel Cry, And the shout goes up: “LET THE PEOPLE MAGNIFY!” Keep up the good work lads! Joe C.

[@laurencepenfold]

In your safety section I would add eye protection of some sort. I also use a cheap air quality monitor.

[@LukeMartinVideo]

That last hack ! Mamamia ! Brilliant. I think you could even do it on the base rim... YOU ARE GOING TO PAINT IT BLACK after all ! (or under the base who cares XD ) Great episode as usual ! Keep it up !

[@ironscholar]

Hey gents, here’s something I’m wrestling with for question of the week. I’m getting towards enough my of first army painted up (custom scheme Tyranids) to be ready to switch things up by starting an Ork force. 0:09 Two things I’m focusing on as I plan out a scheme. I want to embrace the individuality of orks by having decent of variety in clothing and armor colors, while going for more of a menacing and grimdark type of force. So my questions are: 1- how to create that individuality without a massive amount of customization and work that would slow things down? 2- any suggestions on how to have the more grimdark/blanchitsu look in a way that will still have some cool contrast and look great on the table, not just washed out?

[@jeffrogers2695]

In my experience, the thing that helped me the most when learning how to airbrush was painting terrain. The details aren’t as fine so mistakes aren’t as costly, and the amount of painting helped kickstart the muscle memory for trigger control. I like Jame’s recommendation of spraying cardboard to start, and I think painting a terrain piece would be a good first “model”

[@sinisterplank3113]

Awesome episode. I started using an airbrush about a year ago, and what I found useful was using it for everything, and I quickly got a decent picture of what it was and wasnt good for in my process.

[@gavinctate]

I'm going to need that dropper bottle link, George. Don't leave me hanging.

[@Thornspyre81]

I did a ton of research before buying my Iwata HP-CS and it made my first few times WAY more pleasurable and fun than I expected. I definitely agree with the recommendation of babying it. The few extra seconds and or minutes taken to clean it properly saves way more time from major clogs or application disasters. I also had a first time eureka moment myself when I undershaded and built up volumes on a Ballistus Dreadnought, and when i saw the blend on the knees I couldn't stop staring at it 😂. Anyway, another banger Chaps! Till next time.

[@LocoGringo111]

Hey Siege Studios! I love these podcasts and they have been helping me a lot with my painting journey! On a side note, where do you guys purchase your Warhammer art? I want to buy a second edition large print like you have. Did you get it many years ago or was it a custom job you got? Thank you for your content and awesome videos!

[@ObsidianCrane]

There are 3 levels of airbrush that I see in the hobby: 1) At the end of the day you cannot tell it was airbrushed at any stage. (This comes in beginer and advanced flavours). 2) This was obviously airbrushed and would look ok on the table, but really isn't a finished paint job. (This is achievable by beginers) 3) This was obviously airbrushed, but there is a level of skill in the airbrush work that is well above basic use. My work fits in the "beginner cannot tell" group. I do a lot of base colours or priming with it and then cover over everything that made the airbrush relevant pretty much with standard brush technique. The one army where it hasn't completly occluded the airbrush is Nighthaunt.

[@ashes2ashesuk]

The ikea Heat recommendation is going to be a must get for me, need a decent cheap brush palette

[@northstartaxadvice8251]

To address clogging, I've found an almost foolproof way of avoiding it. Add water first to the cup with a dropper, then add paint, stirring with a toothpick. Start spraying on a backstop till you see consistent color. Then you can start painting. When you start with water, you'll almost never having clogging unless there's something wrong with your paint. If you start with paint, the paint will flow to the nozzle and start drying while you're diluting with water. If you mix outside the airbrush, you may not get everything you mix into the airbrush, and your mixed consistency will not be what you're spraying. If you pick a paint that has a dropper delivery, like ProAcryl or Army Painter, then you can precisely mix the consistencies you want by drop ratio.

[@Character_Building89]

I've been using my wife's candle lids as Diorama bases. Plus you can point out fancier candles to get the wooden lids for brownie points. Work smart. Not hard. Love the show lads cheers.

[@Bunyip_Studios]

Just watched the latest video from H & S teasing about the new 2024 Infinity, sounds amazing, can't wait till they actually reveal it!

[@DarkCastleMiniatures]

Really great discussion about our pal the airbrush. One thing that amazes me, as you touched on, is how many veterans in the hobby consider it cheating! As you say, it is just a tool, it's not (atomised) liquid talent.

[@darthkek1953]

People talk of "cheating" in oil painting using photos or colour checkers etc. Then you ask if Vermeer (who painted "Girl with a Pearl Earring") was a cheat. No, he was a master. But he used two mirrors as a colour-checking tool.

[@thesigmaritepainter7803]

Great episode!

[@garyjenson1326]

Hobby hack: I glue a piece of sprue to my hobby knives like a pen clip. It doesn't clip; it's to stop the knife from rolling off and stabbing me. I do this with my pin vice too, I just put the sprue in a different spot. Don't use CA glue it's not durable enough.

[@praeshock682]

It sounds like Warhammer is going to be on the 23rd edition by the time George finishes his army, at which point it will have been sent to Legends for 20 some odd years. :)

[@PaintingGlassCannons]

I'm not sure if this was the point of the video but now I want an airbrush more than I did before

[@terrenord1222]

Airbrushing has been revolutionary to my painting. It allows me to almost skip the initial stages of getting a good zénithal then move on to detail work with a brush. Especially for lighter colours, it can’t be beat.

[@mordy2v]

When airbrushing, keep a insulated mug/bottle of really hot water on hand to clean it (as well as airbrush cleaner). It will save loads of paint to frequently use it to flush out the whole system.

[@PrzybyszzMatplanety]

That's... excellent advice. Thank you.

[@charliekirkpatrick695]

Although I've used an airbrush a fair bit, I'm not an everyday user. I have a 2nd hand H&S Evo and wondered about splurging on an Infinity, I'm so glad you gave some details on the differences, definitely helped me make the decision!

[@somerandomguy180]

You can touch up with airbrush paints. Almost all airbrush paints can simply be applied with a regular brush.

[@TicTankToe30k]

I love Thursdays.

[@dannylangridge7593]

distant from target, they call James the airbrush sniper

[@ACraftPainter]

I like the point you guys make about the airbrush being a skill you have to learn. I think another part of improving with the airbush is understanding the properties of the different paints you are using. For example, the differences between using speedpaints versus standard layer paints.

[@darthkek1953]

It's not really though. I got into painting this year, got an airbrush. I watched the videos and within an hour I had the most beautiful, graded Zenithal you could ask for. Took about 10 minutes to get the trigger action practised and that's that. You need at least as much information/training to use a rattle can properly.

[@johnfarscape]

I picked up a £12 abest airbrush from ebay, hooked it up to a cheap compressor, and knocked out an imperial knight Valiant in just a day, it was an absolute revelation to me, suddenly I could do light colours over dark with ease, I loved it so much, I even started an Instagram accout to help anyone else thinking about airbrushes, its been over 6 years now, about 30 imperial knights, hundreds of marines and a load of nids paibting, and the £12 airbrush is still going strong. . Im even doing the faces of standard infantry with it 😂

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Crikey. Bought a big compressor @£75 with my £20 airbrush. It’s enough money to make me worry about wrecking it, and so I’m reluctant to use it. Perhaps, should’ve just got a £12 jobby!

[@daviderobertobonsi6968]

With airbrush, I just started to use it for primer and zenithal, rapidly passed to basecoat main color and now I use it also for OSL and casting shadows from below. Happy with it, but never gone too far from there

[@darthkek1953]

Varnish too.

[@chipmercury]

I actually just got my Ultra 2024 from Harder and Steenbeck! My goal is to use it for zenithal highlighting for my slapchop painting. Often I feel like I'm wasting paint trying to drybrush my models and I can't get the coverage I want into some harder to reach areas, especially when the model is already built. So my plan is is to rattlecan prime black, then zenithal a grey tone with the airbrush, then either spot highlight with the airbrush or drybrush white. I'm hoping it'll save me time and paint for commissions 😖

[@Icefear1986]

If you want to save paint, you should prime with the airbrush. I bought an airbrush two years ago and i've primed more than 1000 points of necrons, around 500 of space marines and several Underworlds bands with Vallejo black primer and still have around half the bottle left. Also, if you want to use slapchop, airbrushing the contrast feels like cheating.

[@user-ny8qn2lt8z]

Where did you get the art prints for the wall behind you? I'd love to find something similar with old Warhammer Fantasy art!

[@Evilminiature]

Living in a small falt with my gf so an airbrush isn't an option as of now. But we recently sold the apartment and on the hunt for a house so hopefully il finally have a dedicated hobbyroom and will buy a airbrush. Not to expect to paint like a GD finalist but to just speed things up like priming/base layers. And when i get more confident start practice other techniques.

[@darthkek1953]

I had the same fear, I live in a tiny 1 bed flat with the g/f and dog. Turns out you need next to no room. I have a tiny cardboard box in front of me, spray into that. No mess. Compressor under table. You do not need huge booths etc.

[@alritchie2162]

Really enjoying these podcasts. Only recently discovered them so I’m working my way through the backlog. You’ve even convinced me to stop buying packs of cheap brushes from The Works and got some Kolinsky sable brushes instead. My painting will still be rubbish but hey ho! 😂

[@rossryan3655]

Great Show Guys! Would be great to add and articulate on your airbrush tips. Especially George bringing up about water. Something which I saw on a channel before but it was a game changer in my airbrush journey. Only spray the amount of paint you need to spray. Once you have done that, fill the airbrush cup with water and tip the remainder out before cleaning. It sounds so stupidly basic...but it was almost common place that I'd 'spray through' the remainder mixed with airbrush cleaner when I first picked up one. This tip alone makes cleaning, changing colour and maintenance so much easier and I feel it needs to be added in permanent marker on the front of every new airbrush!

[@northstartaxadvice8251]

This! I think i saw the same video. I immediately bought a little squirt bottle, and at the end of airbrushing or when changing colors, I squirt water in with the paint several times and dump it, then run some windex through the airbrush, followed by a final water cleanse. All of a sudden my airbrush became SO much easier to use.

[@karlmoore1837]

I have used an airbrush a handful of times. Honestly my painting has been by brush for all of my models now. Simply put I can put my brushes away in a small space, clean my brushes fairly easily and get a finish on my model that's pretty decent. I don't think anyone would know I didn't use an airbrush. More power to you if airbrushes are the way for you.

[@thisoldwarhammer]

so I do use an air brush... My uncle used to run an air brush shop... and when I got into warhammer I actually did not use an air brush at first... my uncle asked why I was not using an air brush and my answer stopped him in his tracks... its not that I couldn't.. as he pointed out I could do all the transitions I wanted with the air brush because as he put it I was very talented with an air brush... however my point was I wanted to learn to paint well with brushes... and I did not use an air brush for years painting miniatures... I do use it for priming and base coats and inks... an air brush is great... but its not necessarily going to make you a better painter... its just a tool which you need some skills to use... probably the biggest issues I see with people picking up air brushes is not thinning your paints to the correct consistency, or not keeping it clean, hobby hack suggestion for learning to spray with your air brush. Buy a box of plastic spoons, practice priming them, then practice building up coats... do this with all your different paints so that you get to understand how they lay down. learn to use thinner, flow improver and learn how to clean your brush all before you start working on a model.. plastic spoons are cheap and the shape is actually good for learning on as it is a complex shape...

[@knightsljx]

you will ABSOLUTELY paint faster with an airbrush and spend less too. you will accelerate your priming and base coat. even on minis it's possible to use different colour base coats for different parts. ignore the minor overspray as that can be easily corrected later. accept no other substitute to Vallejo's Mecha Primer and Varnish. they were especially formulated to be manhandled. here's something to blow your mind further, if you can access the China market, they sell pre-thinned dropper bottles of airbrush paint, you don't even have to thin it yourself. And I'm not talking about Vallejo Air level of fake thinning (you still have to thin it to airbrush). It's literally ready to airbrush out of the bottle.

[@luckyskaven13]

31:18 I'm also a HUGE fan of buying a big ole box of super cheap models for experimenting with. I have some reaper bones white plastic minis in a big jumble, and the details are fuzzy, the mold lines are Titanic, but they make for a great way to practice techniques or run experiments while still having some shapes, or ending up with a useful painted thing that is low stakes.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Yeah. I have a few knackered old tanks bought on eBay and don’t worry about using my new airbrush on them. Still too inexperienced with it to risk messing up vehicles bought at full price.

[@Bunyip_Studios]

use food coloring to practice on paper, clearly visible and easy to wash out

[@alescervinka7501]

Shame you haven't talked about priming with airbrush in detail. I can't get any airbrush primer to work.

[@758richy]

A little hobby hack for practice control with the airbrush is to get some water soluble food colouring and tint some water with it, then use this on some white paper. You can airbrush with this for as long as you want without ever having anything dry on the needle tip or clog. Daw some dots on thenpaper to aim at or join the dots together to practice control. Actually aiming the airbrush where you want it on the model seems to be a skill people dont talk about which can be difficult to do at first, but with practice allows for incredibly accurate applications on very small amount of point. Perhaps a topic for future could be geared toward getting advice or knowledge from people outside of the Warhammer cult of miniature hobbying. Particularly experienced scale modellers. For some reason Warhammer is very insular within an already fairly niche hobby and so Warhammer folk often seem to only get advice from other Warhammer folk and it propogates these weird approaches to doing really simple things. For example,ni struggled with waterslide decals a bit. Never a lot, could always get them to look nice, but could be a brutal affair. After talking with some old scale modellers about how to use Microset and Microsol PROPERLY, (rather than how most of the Warhammer youtubers said to use it,) applying transfers has never been easier. To the point that it's actually quite enjoyable and satisfying.

[@danf9721]

Been using an airbrush for a few years now, and the one thing that the guys said that confused me is that you can brush the same paint as you used with your airbrush seemlessly. This isn’t true for me at all, it always looks different for me. Maybe it’s just me?

[@UntiltedName]

An airbrush can only take you about as far as your fundamentals are already capable of. It is also a complex tool and I know folks who simply don't have a mechanical mindset to know how to handle it (or wont read the instructions or watch a guide), and write it off rather than learn how. Thinning paint for it can be a challenge for a novice painter that already struggles to thin paints on a regular or wet pallet.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

I’m not especially practical when it comes to complex mechanisms but am happy to watch instruction vids and read manuals (though most airbrush manuals are useless, being in Chinese or Japanese). Also don’t mind mixing paints. The thing that defeats me is the tip drying and clogging the nozzle. Cleaning the bally thing is so stressful I rarely feel the urge to take the beast out at all.

[@aaronlegros2100]

Hobby Hack for you guys :D I leave my airbrush in a small cup in "Clean Spirit"" from B&Q. This mitigates the need to strip it down and clean it dramatically. I use my airbrush 4-5 times a week and only need to fully unassembled and clean it every few weeks.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

I’m assuming clean spirit doesn’t dissolve the seals in your airbrush?

[@komma8203]

Used airbrushes for over 8 years now, and i have some issus once in a while. Its something as small as a tiny bit of paint stuck on the tip of the needle will fuck with the spray pattern and needs to be fixed, but i have control to glaze fingers on some marines with the airbrush. Dont watch tutorials of pepole painting minis with the airbrush if youre learning to use it, watch portrate artist like Dread FX that do tiny pictures of pepoles faces, thats the pepole that will learn you to use it corret in the scale we paint when we paint minis. And you can buy the harder&steenbeck brushes with 2 in 1 sets, so for the Evolution and ultra has 0.2mm and 0.4mm neddles, and the Infinety has 0.15mm and 0.4mm needles in those sets

[@DaronSchmit]

Hobby hack: out a small washer (or something magnets will be attracted to) into a citadel paint handle to turn it into a magnetic paint handle

[@anthony14rmg]

Like any tools the Airbrush has to be learned. I love my airbrush and have used it for over 10 years and cant imagine going back.

[@darthkek1953]

OK so I watched every H&S video and every Vince Venturella video on airbrushes. I opened it up and I was away at a great level within 10 minutes. The level of instruction these days online is just crazy.

[@goforitpainting]

Cool 👍

[@daozzyone]

This may sound like a daft question but as someone who’s thinking about buying an airbrush would it be worth buying a box of models for the sole task of air brush practice?

[@darthkek1953]

Just a bit of tat from the house, recycling, an old toy, etc. but what I do recommend is watching the H&S videos (particually their Ultra videos, but their tutorials and Q&A ones too) and Vince Venturella. That'll give you deep tutorial expertise that took years to acquire.

[@alternate3787]

I despise rattle cans for priming. I just dont click with them and the weather where I live doesnt allow me to try it often. I brush primed some of my miniatures, but priming a large miniature or many small to medium sized miniatures is torture. I gut my airbrush for priming only and it grew on me as a tool I now use for many different things. I guess its up to your style, but I really like working with it

[@fmkkshi]

I bought the Badger Sotar 20/20 as my first air brush, what do you guys think?! Did i made the right choice?!

[@NegativeNezzy]

I literally don’t understand how people apply basecoats on something like my knight knee pads. It’s too wide and flat and it always comes out splotchy

[@RobertLPemberton]

Where’s the dropper bottles?!

[@RequiemWraith]

I'm in the 'still trying to get to grips' camp. I can now pretty consistently prime models with my airbrush. But for paint itself? I spend more time clogging the thing up and cleaning it than I do trying to learn to use it!! Getting the right paint consistency consistently (say that five times fast George 😉) is my current Everest with it. But, priming was one of the major things I wanted one for, so it's at least now working out for me 70/80%. Living up in the north of England means there's a handful of times per year when I can use a rattlecan outside without having to keep hot water with me or try and dodge the raindrops!

[@darthkek1953]

#1 always put the thinner in first, #2 don't worry about over-thinning. The paint can be too thick but never too thin. (If it's "too thin" it will require more coats but that's it).

[@RequiemWraith]

@@darthkek1953 I don't put thinner or paint in first, they get premixed. As for it not being possible to be too thin, it absolutely can, I've had it just splatter out everywhere due to being so thin!

[@darthkek1953]

@@RequiemWraith a few drops of thinner first helps prevent that. And if it's splattering that's something like too low pressure. If it's "too think" it's just water and that should atomise to a mist easily. See Vince Venturella's AB tutorials.

[@Icefear1986]

​​​@@RequiemWraithalways put some drops of thinner in the cup before putting the paint, even if you prethin it. Also, have an old brush and wome airbrush cleaner to clean the tip of the needle at least once every two minutes. Paint dries on the tip and if you pull back the needle, that dried paint will collect in the nozzle and clog it. About the splattering, it can be avoided by using very short bursts. I usually use 12-15 drops of thinner for each drop of paint to make airbrush glazes. With paint you can get very smooth transitions from one colour to another.

[@itmikepensacola1658]

"Caveat" drinking...I'm fucked up!

[@deepfriedjonny90]

Used my airbrush for the first time....can confirm screamer pink bogeys were present the following day.

[@F_N_Inquisitor]

"it's 35° and everything is melting" As an American, hearing people use Celsius is always confusing for like 3 seconds lolz

[@Evilminiature]

You should try being a non American and hearing 50 is cold :D

[@F_N_Inquisitor]

@@Evilminiature ah another northerner I see. 50° is shorts weather lolz

[@ErgonomicChair]

Ehhh... airbrush priming and base coating has saved me SO MUCH time tbh.

[@S.A.S.H.]

Since returning to the hobby about 6 years ago, I've watched/listened to a lot of YT videos and podcasts. THis one, and Cult of Paint's are the two I still watch; all the rest having fallen by the wayside. Keep up the good work.

[@darthkek1953]

Vince Venturella should always be Hobby Info #1.

[@LukeMartinVideo]

I first tried my airbrush on terrain good idea... With cheap amazon "airbrush" paint BAD idea! I clogged it over and over again. Bought good Valejo paint and TADAA i was pretty decent ! Also air first then paint, then stop paint leave air and now you can stop. You just learned not to splatter or clogg !! XD Your welcome !

[@darthkek1953]

And put the pressure up too, especially for white primers.

[@OldNightTavern]

Man is talking about a cork trivet

[@cspo]

I enjoy these podcasts, but the "clickbaity", usually negative, tabloid-style cover pics (e.g. "THE MISTAKE"; "AVOID THIS"; "LYING TO YOU"; etc) make it very difficult to know what the episodes are about. Why not just include what you actually discuss instead? otherwise very enjoyable.

[@RequiemWraith]

That's unfortunately the KZbin game right now, the clickbait pictures/titles are a necessity to push engagement. Without it, videos tend to get vastly reduced attention, and as a result don't get pushed out by the algorithm.

[@sameerdodger]

Why do you nerds get so touchy about 'clickbait'? Like it or not this is how youtube works, it's how the world works. Everybody is fighting for your attention and the only way to get it is to be loud or be forgotten. Without the clickbait, most of us would never find these videos because the algorithm would simply never push them. If you don't get a surge of views in the first 24 hours your video is *never* recommended to people. Stop being so naïve. Besides, does it really impact your enjoyment of the video? Like really? The content is what matters, not the cover of the book. It's not even like this is actually clickbait either lol. They actually talked about the 'truth' of airbrushing from their professional point of view.

[@STOOJIE]

Hello welcome to youtube. Does the thumbnail matter? If you like the podcast you'll watch regardless

[@augustotanaka]

I agree with you, we are already interested in the topic. No need to make it alarming more than needed

[@cspo]

@@sameerdodger "you nerds" 🤣

[@myrar8708]

This is the worst podcast so far. It doesn't go anywhere and misses nuance. Bruh stop hating on airbrushes for 30 minutes straight, ofcourse it is not a quick skill pill nobody ever claimed that. Who else keeps priming with brush on white paint, well good luck I use many tools and airbrush is one of them 😷✍️

[@shanesmith7672]

I gave up on the airbrush, the meticulous cleaning and then it clogging instantly and not flowing properly. It was so frustrating.