Airbrush Equipment
AIRBRUSHES
And what you might want to consider before purchasing.
Basic airbrush information dealing with airbrushes made by
One of the reason’s I started the web site Howtoairbrush.
the leading airbrush manufactures Badger, Paasche, Iwata,
com over ten years ago is to try and help those new to air-
Grex, Harder Steenbeck. This is a very quick overview of the
brushing make their first experiences airbrushing a fun and
different types of airbrushes.
positive experience. Far too often people interested in trying
to learn how to airbrush buy equipment that does more to
Airbrushes can be either internal or external mix, single ac-
hamper their efforts to learn how to airbrush than help. They
tion or double (dual) action.
buy the wrong equipment; try airbrushing with it and have a
horrible experience. That equipment gets thrown in a closet
SOME AIRBRUSH DEFINITIONS
and they give up on learning how to airbrush; the whole art
EXTERNAL MIX - Combine air and paint after they exit the tip
form loses when this happens.
of the airbrush. Paint volume is controlled by a knob on the
airbrush.
With a little of research you can make purchasing your first
airbrush and compressor a positive experience and end up
INTERNAL MIX - Combine air and paint inside the airbrush
with equipment that will serve you well for years. To jump
(tip actually).
right in a buy the cheapest equipment you can find might well
end up ruining your first experiences airbrushing.
ACTION - How the trigger is used to control the airbrush
functions which affect the spray pattern of the airbrush.
First off what is it you want to airbrush? That will determine
what equipment will be required to accomplish what you wish
to create. Every reputable airbrush manufacture publishes
suggested uses for every airbrush they market; that infor-
mation should be posted with the airbrush listing. A good
quality airbrush is going to cost you any where from $60.00
to $140.00; a good compressor several hundred dollars.
Purchasing airbrush equipment is like purchasing any tool
it always pays in the long run to invest in quality equipment
from the start. Doing business with a retailer that is in it for
the long haul rather than some person on an auction web
site generally will generate better results for you.
SINGLE ACTION
Saving money by buying used equipment is certainly an op-
Pushing down on the trigger gives you both paint and air.
tion that you should look at to save money just take into ac-
To stop paint being applied (flowing) just let up on the trig-
count the cost of a new nozzle and needle to ensure the
ger. Amount of paint applied is controlled by a separate knob
airbrush functions at its best, as it was designed to do.
(pictured below). Single action airbrushes operates much
Buy a good quality airbrush and it will make learning a much
the same as a can of spray paint but with the added ability
more enjoyable experience and take the hassle you’ll encoun-
of being able to adjust the amount of paint applied and the
ter with an airbrush made from inferior materials out of the
air pressure. To control the amount of paint the single ac-
equation. With a quality airbrush the parts are made from
tion airbrush will apply when you push down on the trigger
better material under more quality control than an inexpen-
you would adjust the paint volume adjustment knob. Turn-
sive, cheap airbrush. Let’s take the airbrush needle as an
ing the knob clock wise decreases paint flow and turning it
example you don’t want to have to deal with a needle where
counter clockwise increases paint flow. Which means dur-
the tip bends very easily it will make your learning experience
ing the painting process to adjust paint flow you must stop
a very tough one. No matter what you want to airbrush you’ll
and adjust the paint volume knob to increase or decrease
need the following: airbrush, air hose from the airbrush to
paint flow. Very slow process painting anything in this man-
your air source, airbrush holder and of course paint.So how
ner, very limiting.
do you go about researching what will best fit your needs?
Check out the airbrush product reviews on www.airbrush-
The air hose would just screw onto the post marked air hose
technique.com; post on the forum and ask members for sug-
connection in the picture below. The other end of the air
gestions, feedback on products.
hose screws onto the compressor.
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