Very pretty.
Even prettier.
I don't know if I'm this good but I'd give it a damn good try........
........and just keep trying and trying to get it right.
.........but seriously does anybody use airbrushes and have a tutorial or what type of paint to use, what sort of mix etc........
Thanks.
Nice tools and they create magic on those hawt girls :)
ReplyDeleteWell if at first you don't succeed, try try again (well, until she slaps you anyway!)
ReplyDeleteIf that's the models for this airbrush thing I'm off to the store right now.
ReplyDeleteI like the bottom two airbrushed models ;D
ReplyDeletethat's crazy art if you ask me it actully looks like they have clothes on
ReplyDeleteNot sure what armies you are painting up here but the figures look very good. No mold lines, no sign of flash. Believe me, I had a good look. Anyway, I tried using an air brush years ago but didn't work to well for me. Good luck, I hope it works for you.
ReplyDeleteif you get the right model, then pics are a must!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll enjoy it immensely Fran. The airbrush will be fun too.
ReplyDeletenow you just need to catch a victim for that airbrushing :)
ReplyDeleteWas this post really about your new airbrush or an excuse to put on more boobies??? nom nom nom!
ReplyDeleteWhat airbrush, I didnt see any!!!
ReplyDeleteI think you should start painting gals rather than figurines... just sayin.
ReplyDeleteWhy use an airbrush when you could do finger painting?
ReplyDeleteLol! Good gawd. I'll change from painting Panthers to painting super-women! :-D
ReplyDeleteFirst: The two cans will provide you with a very short time of pleasure :D
Second: I use either vallejo model-air or revell aqua-color, diluted with revell airbrush thinner (5 to 1). Works pretty well.
Third: I must admit that I think this kit was a rather bad choice, sorry. These generic-china-ware-guns are reportedly not providing that much fun. If you go for something better, I'd suggest a top(aka gravity)-fed-gun. This reduces Bubbles and the amount of color that must be filled in.
About tutorial: Trial-and-Error-Trial-and-Error-Trial-and-Error...
Have fun and good luck!
//mojo
Let us know how its going. Even if you screw up!
ReplyDelete@Mojo: Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI think Mojo's advice is quite fair.
ReplyDeleteMy club has a large community of experienced airbrush painters and last Christmas they did recommend me buying a good airbrush and also avoiding air cans and getting an air compressor; I finally didn't buy anything for budgetary reasons. Anyway, probably the set you got is good to train yourself in the art of airbrushing but I suspect you will probably need an upgrade sometime in the not so distant future. As for tutorials, I will ask to my mates but I remember that a quick search in Youtube resulted in tenths of teaching videos.
I always wanted one of those when I was a kid. Well actually I wanted both but that is besides the point.
ReplyDeleteHad a (not as posh as yours) airbrush for a while now, but can't summon up the guts to use is. I know I'm going to make a bugger of it . . . :O(
ReplyDeleteI think the advice you have received so far is really good. The air cans wont last that long, and you can get a decent compressor that will pay for itself fairly shortly. Another thing that sucks with air cans is that you cant control the pressure of the air - a compressor allows you to go high pressure for a fine mist or lower pressure to go thicker on the paint.
ReplyDeleteI have an Iwata HP-CS airbrush (not that you are asking for advice on buying one) and the Iwata compressor. Both are great, and I would recommend them in a heartbeat. The compressor is here http://www.tcpglobal.com/airbrushdepot/abiwacomp.aspx#iwataSilverJet (among other places).
As far as paint, I use the regular 'ole vallejo model paints mixed nearly 50-50 (or as high as 70-30 thinner to paint) with the vallejo brand airbrush thinner. Ive also heard that the vallejo airbrush paints are really good straight out of the bottle, but I have never used those.
Tutorials? The best tutorial is practice and experience. I spent a good bit of time just spraying stuff into a box just to see how the thing operated. Try to make a straight line, and then try to experiment with the thickness of a straight line. Then, try out some circles and shapes. Once you feel comfortable with that, maybe try experimenting with the mix of thinner, and the compressor pressure (if you decide to splurge on that).
One last thing that I find helpful is to begin spray in front of where you want it to go, sweep across the model fully, and then let up on the spray once you have gone past the model. First, occasionally, when you start the paint flow, you will get a paint 'splatter'. Second, the sweeping motion makes the make more uniform and looks good.
Ive been using an airbrush for about 5 years now - im hardly an expert, and it fact, I dread using it (although most people love it!) due to cleaning being a pain in the neck. But, let me know if you have any more specific questions, and I can tell you what I know....
Good luck!
Fran, if those are the figures you're going to be painting can I be there at the at start to make sure you have a perfect "blank canvass!"?
ReplyDeleteVery cool, post some of the stuff you do!
ReplyDeletenice kit. maybe youtube for a tutorial
ReplyDeleteSupergirl is WAY prettier"" :D
ReplyDeleteYour airbrushing skills are amazing! I want to see more! :)
ReplyDeleteIf that's the canvas your going to be working on, think i'll have to get me one as well
ReplyDelete@WarRaptor: Thanks for that.
ReplyDelete@Anibal Invictus: Thank You.
ReplyDelete@Vampifan: After I check first.
From experience I recommend a storage tank to make the airflow more regular, a pressure gauge, and a moisture trap.
ReplyDeleteFiltering paint is a good thing too, no matter how smooth the mixture appears there can be a grit from dried pigments which will gunk up the works. We use old pantyhose as a filter and fill a work paint jar.
One of the easiest ways to get accuracy is matting. It can range from parafilm which can be a PITA for beginners, blue painting tapw works, but you may need to cut the sides of the strip since they may be straight, but not straight enough for scale work.A quick and dirty way to make cammo is using a stretchy adhesive putty with adhesive properties similar to post-it notes. Just apply, shape or cut it and it will ask as a mask. Where I am at it is usually sold as Fun Tack, it is easy to apply, and remove. It is also self cleaning. Stretch it like a kneadable eraser.
It looks like there are many here who have used an airbrush before.
Cheers
Will
The models would love it if you had a bigger brush..
ReplyDeleteAND, use waterbased paints - on blondes vegetable dye is appropriate - as thinners can play havoc with their skin.
I can't wait to see your first airbrushed models.;)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you can do. I had a hard time reading this post because all I could think about is the hot models in front of me.
ReplyDeleteuuuuulllllllllllhhhhhhhhhhhh..............
ReplyDeleteIs that last chick dressed like Elvis?
ReplyDeleteGood luck Fran! Never used an airbrush but that's plenty of useful advice you've received so far!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's pretty stiff competition. groan.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I know nothing about airbrushing, I just like admiring the work, haha.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lot of fun. Can't wait to see your results.
ReplyDeleteoh god, i need to become a professional airbrusher now
ReplyDeleteif i airbrush my dick and walk out like that, does it count?
ReplyDeleteyeah have fun with that my man, hoping for an extraordinary result. Also i got a higher res of that super girl pic and you can see that Megan Fox has no underwear wink wink...
ReplyDeletePractice makes perfect!;-) I need to get an airbrush someday as well. Looking forward to seeing what you do.
ReplyDeleteChristopher
I lost all focus when it came to the last two pics haha
ReplyDeleteI would suggest paint that washes off with the slightest breeze or look. I really have no idea what this blog is about anymore, but your miniatures sure have gotten better looking.
ReplyDeletelove the pics of the girlies
ReplyDeleteLooks like an awesome little kit mate, good buy ;D
ReplyDeleteyeah nice piece of equipment u got there, and lovely looking gals
ReplyDeleteI have that same Supergirl outfit!!!
ReplyDeletemegan fox dayuuum
ReplyDeleteI want to be air brushed!
ReplyDeleteThe Superman chick is sexy!
ReplyDeleteNice, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI used an airbrush for vehicles when I needed to paint any color that I couldn't get in a spray can, but I was so bad about cleaning it properly and it was so many years ago that I don't have any advice.
ReplyDeleteHi Mr.Lurker,
ReplyDeleteHave seen your face all over the net on othes blogs and finially stumbled upon YOUR blog through a post on the LA forum. I'm quite amazed at he number of websites for minis now as I can remeber the birth of the internet and the first few websites to pop up devoted to gaming and minis, they had no pictures and were on green phosper screens.
As far as you air brush goes it looks like a "knock off" of a Badger 150 double action brush. That is the brush I have used for 20 plus years so if it made well it rocks! You can get fine xfine med and heavy tips and needles for them. I have over the years purchased several other much more expensive brushes but always go back to the badger! Now the down side is that an airbrush is not that useful in painting miniatures like say 15mm napys, but 28mm sci fi vehicles...Yes! Terrain YES, I use mine for gloss coating and dll coating mostly. I buy the 1.5 oz bottles from TESTORS of both Gloss and Dull coat (mix to get semigloss). These are lacquer base. use mosly laquer base paints as they just work better. Clean by having another bottle with paint thinner in it swap out with paint bottle and spray into old rag till it runs clear.
Good luck,
Bill witthans
my poor site now old www.historicalhobbies.com