Pictured above you can see Cody is holding his airbrush Hold your airbrush much the same you would a pen but with
much the same you would a pen, relaxed and loose in his your index finger on top of the trigger as pictured below.
hand at this point. Please use airbrush ready paints while You can drape the air hose over your forearm to keep it out
learning either DR Ph Martins, Golden Airbrush Colors or of your way. Airbrush should feel comfortable in your hand
Comart will work for this. You will learn much faster and don’t hold it real tightly, relax. Both your hand and upper body
enjoy it more if you didn’t have to hassle with paint that’s should be relaxed. For now always hold the airbrush perpen-
hard to use. The paints mentioned above are the best to dicular to your painting surface.
use, craft paint, textile paint, hobby paint are all fine to use
after you learn the basics. Make life easy on your self in this
respect, trust me use the colors I suggest, please.
Pictured above Cody is gentle pushing down on the trigger
of the airbrush. At this point you should only have air coming
Newsprint is a great inexpensive paper to practice these les-
out of your airbrush. Get in the habit now of always leaving
sons on. Relax and have fun with these exercises, by doing
the air on while airbrushing, even between strokes or apply-
these you are training your mind, finger to control this tool
ing paint.
called the airbrush. If I can learn to airbrush anyone can.
Pictured above you can see Cody is not only pushing down on
the trigger but has also pulled the trigger back, at this point
you should have not only air but paint coming out of your air-
brush. With a double action airbrush the further you pull the
trigger back the more paint you will apply. So the amount of
paint you spray with a double action airbrush is regulated by
how far you pull the trigger back, the further back the trigger
travels the more paint will be applied. The amount of air or
PSI as it’s often referred to should be regulated at your com-
pressor not the airbrush trigger; you always want your index
finger to depress the trigger fully downward.
Summary: With a double action airbrush pushing down on
trigger gives you air, pulling back gives you paint, do both you
get both air and paint. While airbrushing always leave the air
on trigger fully depressed, air always on.
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