Transparent - is defined as “allowing light to pass through so
that bodies can be distinctly seen” or “easily seen through”
Transparent colors blend much easier to produce a new
color. Yellow over red should give you an orange color for
example.
AIRBRUSH PAINT LIST
WATER COLORS - As the name states these are water
Example water based air- Example water based air-
based colors well suited for use in an airbrush. Available in
brush paint for metal, hard brush illustration paint.
pre reduced form airbrush ready or in tubes. Water colors
surfaces.
best reduced in most cases with distilled water and are very
transparent type paint.
GOUACHE - All so sells under the name Tempera is also wa-
ter based but with a white pigment added to make it more
opaque. Because of the white pigment added you might find
it a little harder to use in an airbrush than water colors.
Gouache like water colors can be reduced with distilled wa-
ter.
ACRYLICS - These come in both opaque and transparent col-
ors. There are many manufactures but you will find it much
Example water based air- Example water colors used in
easier to use these if you stick with a brand made for use
brush textile ink. airbrush.
in an airbrush. Usually can be thinned with water or if the
manufacture makes a reducer that should be used. Acryl-
ics can be cleaned up with water or a cleaning agent if the
paint manufacture makes one. Long lasting on just about any
surface, be sure to read the manufactures tech sheet on
surface prep, best uses before you use them. As with the
above Gouache do not allow these to dry in your airbrush,
clean right after use. One category of Acrylic paints is tex-
tile paints made for use of course on textile products like T
Shirts, jackets, sweat shirts. Most require heat setting to be
permanent again please read the manufactures tech sheet
as to use for best results.
Example water based air- Example water based air-
OIL PAINTS - A solvent based paint can be thinned with tur-
brush paint for crafts, textile brush illustration paint.
pentine, minerals spirits and cleaned up with same products.
paint.
Oils can be either opaque or transparent depending on how
much you thin them. Oil paints have a very slow drying time.
LEARNING HOW TO AIRBRUSH
SIGN PAINTS - One Shot is one such product. Be very careful
by Don Johnson
using these products, use in a well ventilated area, wear a
mask. Again a solvent based product. There are other manu-
with art work by Rene Romero
factures of these products. Care should be taken with these
No doubt you found your way here to this article because
products to follow the manufactures tech sheets.
you are interested in learning how to airbrush, kustom paint.
I hear most often from folks who are new to airbrushing or
AUTOMOTIVE PAINT - like House of Kolor, PPG, and Dupont
those who at some point bought airbrush equipment found it
work very well thru an airbrush but for the purposes of learn-
to frustrating trying to learn on their own and the equipment
ing how to airbrush they are not a good choice.
was stuffed into the closet. Either way I’m here to provide
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