Airbrush Videos - Good or Bad for Beginners?

[@daneilers739]

I like your style of imparting what you have learned to others.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Thank you Dan I appreciate that. Thanks for supporting my channel.

[@nightwolf357.]

Hay now, I never once heard you ever say your ways is the only way... Thats one of the reasons I subscribed to your channel... Course I'm a smidge older than you, But now wise in air brushing. through my near 6 decades of life, I've learned to be objective, and receptive, to learning new things... you learn more that way... Stay opened minded... Thank you for taking the time to help others... Big C 😎

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Nightwolf357, lol. I hear from a few out there from time to time that my videos are wrong or bad advice. I also see some other channels take the same hits. As I said in the video, there are many ways to achieve the same result. Thank you for liking my channel and watching my videos.

[@markwakeley3835]

Hi Dan. Your channel is one of my favorite airbrushing channels. I've only been airbrushing for 6 months or so but thanks to your channel and two or three others I think I actually know what I'm doing. I still make mistakes but as you say, "Practice, Practice, Practice ". Thanks

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

@markwakeley3835 I really appreciate that you like and watch my videos. It's comments like yours that make me want to keep making videos. Thanks again!

[@donmerz657]

One thing you should talk about is the variety of airbrush usage and how it affects the recommendations that the video makers make. One of the first airbrush videos I watched said to thin paint only with distilled water. Come to find out that the author only uses pre-thinned airbrush paints and only paints portraits on canvas. Well, that's a horse of a different color. I paint models, not portraits and I rarely use airbrush paints due to the expense. Instead I thin regular acrylics. My needs are worlds apart from the author of that video. IMHO, every video should start out with a disclaimer that says "my experience is mostly with...." t-shirts or resin-cast figures, or ABS plastic models, or brass trains, or canvas, or cakes or human skin! The author should also say the type of paint they mostly use--enamel, acrylic or whatever. Within the type, the author should say right up front the brands of paint they prefer to use and whether they use pre-thinned paint or thin their own. Knowing this background, I can quickly judge how useful any specific video is going to be to me.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

That is some good insight Don, thanks. I think that is very constructive and gives good things to consider moving forward. Thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching.

[@DarksouIjah]

Everyone has their own opinion and techniques in regards to basically anything. For any hobby or DYI related videos. I’m subscribed to a ton of KZbinrs bc they all provide me great advice in their own way. If I like the content and the tutorials, then I’ll subscribe.

[@gfyracing7632]

I do enjoy your videos. I paint RC bodies. They are clear and you paint them on the inside. What would you use to practice painting on a clear surface to show the unpainted side as the finished side? I was to learn realistic flames and ghost images but bodies are not cheap.

[@gfyracing7632]

@@johnnykat21 thank you. I will look into those

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Thanks, GFY. I just did a search and it looks like Hobby Lobby has 1/16 in. 16 x 20 1mm (very thin) Plexiglass sheets for $2 a sheet. I would look into that.

[@bigmike8808]

Where do you shop for your Createx paint line? I just bought my first Iwata air brush at 46 years old. I had a badger when I was in my mid 20’s but never really learned it. Now that I have the patience, I’d like to get started the right way. I bought a gravity Iwata with the trigger instead of the top control button. It’s the Japan import that is usually priced in the mid $400’s, but found one for the mid $200’s. Not the finest lines I would like, but it’s probably me, my air pressure and my paint mix. I’m going for camo patterns, leaves, bamboo, natural flat surroundings and wanted to brush veins into the leaves-super fine detail. Mostly wanting to get started with the proper paints, and buy the correct airbrush compressor instead of using my 30 gallon shop compressor regulated down to 20-ish PSI. I feel the correct Iwata compressor would give me more precise pressure adjustments.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Big Mike. Good choice on the iwata. I get my paints on Amazon, I like to try to use Spraygunner if I can But I have no problems with other vendors as well. Keep in mind that Createx Wicked is for interior/Exterior use and Illustration in for interior use only. Wicked is formulated for hard surfaces and is also more durable but Illustration tends to be easier to spray. It really depends on what you are doing. I use both, again, depending what I am doing. As far as the compressor... I would get a Fortress (2 gallon) from Harbor Freight. That is what I use and it is a lot cheaper than an iwata compressor. I have videos on both the 1 & 2 gallon models. I hope this helps and the best of luck with your new adventure.

[@bigmike8808]

@@TheAirbrushGarage ok so I have a little personality trait/problem and I went and bought almost everything on your video links on the last 4 videos I’ve watched of yours lol. Even the top line dual brush/dual regulated Iwata compressor that you didn’t list 😬 lol. I went with the createx 1oz bloodline set that had the burnt umbers and tan (for the camos I intend to paint). As far as illustrator or wicked, I think I now need the wicked due to most everything I’m goi g to be painting are going to be on metals like aluminum and steel, some rubber and plastic. Does it really matter too much if I intend to spray a matte clear coat over everything once completed? And yes most everything was from spraygunner.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Big Mike, first, thanks for your support. Just keep in mind when you switch to the wicked, you will need to reduce it a little more than the illustration. By the way, I have the bloodline set too, nice set. If the wicked is giving you any trouble, start with around 20 percent reduce, 4011, and just keep adding reducer, a couple of drops at a time until you are getting good flow.

[@TheAirbrushGarage]

Oh...and by all means...clear away! Lol

[@bigmike8808]

@@TheAirbrushGarage So my airbrush is the HP-TH. I’m having trouble getting hair sized lines. I’ve tried 20% all the way up to 60% reducer and from 20psi to 50psi. With this being the first Iwata airbrush I have bought, I think I bought the wrong one for my application. I want extreme detail. Now don’t get me wrong, this thing atomizes great, you’re just limited on the size and detail of lines you can produce without traveling super fast across your surface, and without being right up on your work. I’ve been watching videos and what I’m seeing is a sharp needle whereas mine is dull and rounded at the end. So I went ahead and bought a CM-C Plus. It should be here in about a week or so. Hopefully that will get me the finest detail I’m looking for. What do you think?

[@thomasthompson9552]

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