DOUBLE ACTION
Pushing down on the trigger gives you air, pulling back on
the trigger gives you paint. The amount of air used should be
controlled at your compressor setting not by feathering the
amount of pressure you apply by pressing down on the trig-
ger. Amount of paint applied is determined by how far back
you pull the trigger.( pictured below) This gives you ability to
paint non stop and increase or decrease paint flow simply by
how much you pull the trigger back or push it forward. Giving
Siphon Feed - The advantage of this style airbrush is the abil-
you much more control during the painting process than the
ity to use many different size color cups and bottles and to
single action airbrush. Double action or dual action is great
change colors quickly. Nozzle sizes range from 0.1 to 0.5mm.
for applications where constant adjustments of spray widths
Pictured above an example of a Siphon Feed airbrush the
and volume are required. The spray pattern as with a single
Grex XB.
action airbrush is determined by how far from the painting
surface you are. The closer you are the smaller the spray
pattern the further away you are from the painting surface
the larger the spray pattern will be.
Side Feed- The advantage of this style airbrush is the color
cup attacked to the side will rotate 360 degrees giving you
Airbrush Styles
the ability to work at just about any angle or even over head.
Nozzle sizes range from 0.10 to 0.35mm. Pictured above an
There are three different style airbrushes available. Gravity
example of a Side Feed airbrush the Grex XS.
feed, siphon feed and side feed. Most airbrush manufactures
will list best use for each style they sell so be sure to take
note of that information before you purchasing the airbrush.
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Gravity feed - The most detail oriented airbrush style avail-
of airbrushing.
able. As the paint is stored directly above the airbrush nozzle,
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