Now let’s look at how the distance you are away from the gently back on the trigger while keeping the trigger of the
surface you are spraying paint onto comes into play. If you airbrush fully depressed)
have ever played with spray can’s of paint you know that the Refer to diagram below.
further you are from the surface the larger an area you cov-
er and the paint pattern is very fuzzy or defused. 1. air on
Move closer with the spray can to the surface and you will 2. start motion
notice the paint covers a smaller area and becomes more 3. pull back on trigger for paint
defined. 4. push forward on trigger to reduce paint flow
5. follow through with air on off edge of paper
The same holds true with an airbrush as with a spray can.
In the two pictures above in the top picture my airbrush is
several inches away from the paper: notice how large the dot
is I sprayed. In the lower of the two pictures my airbrush is
half an inch or less from the paper; notice how small the dot
2: Lines: Now airbrush small lines straight across the page
is I sprayed.
about 3 or 4 inches in length. Air on, start moving your air-
Summary: The further you are from the surface the paint
brush than apply paint as you near the end of the line start
you spray thru your airbrush will cover a larger area and not
forward with trigger shutting the paint flow off and follow
be well defined. The closer you are with your airbrush the
through with the air still on. As you go from making one line
smaller an area you will cover and the pattern will be more
to the next keep the air on. AIR ON FIRST THAN START MOV-
defined.
ING YOUR AIRBRUSH THAN APPLY COLOR.
Next we’ll be going over the first basic strokes you’ll need to
Do several pages of just these lines trying to keep them as
master, lines and dots.
straight as possible all the way across the page.
1: First thing we will do is airbrush a simple line across the
page. Keeping your wrist locked move the airbrush with your
hand and whole upper body keeping your wrist locked .Use
DOTS
both hands to steady the airbrush as you move slowly across
the paper. AIR ON FIRST AND THAN START MOVING YOUR
3: DOTS: Now that you have mastered straight lines lets
AIRBRUSH THAN APPLY COLOR. (You apply color by pulling
move onto DOTS. Again going across the paper make nice
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