I'm thinking about buying an airbrush, what kind of airbrush and accessories should I buy?
I want to learn to airbrush and I wanted to know what kind of airbrush I should buy. I want to use it for decorating and childrens temporary tattoos. I’m pretty sure that I want a double action. I’m not sure on the painting feeding, do I want a gravity feed or a siphon feed, if so do I want to use the color cups(If gracity feed) or bottles? I will be changing colors frequently so I want something that can change colors quickly. What accessories will I need, as in what size heads, I know I will need the smaller ones but I don’t want to buy a big one that makes a huge line. Do I go ahead and buy an air compressor or do I use those air compressed cans. Also I would like to know what brand of airbursh you would suggest. Thanks already!
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I’ve been airbrushing for about 15 years, I started with a Badger (crap) and then a Paasche VL (great if you want to start weight training while you’re working, it’s heavy!) – I prefer Iwata Airbrushes. An Iwata HP-C will do just fine, and Iwata sells small entry level compressors to work off of. (about $120 to start) You could use canned propellant at first, see how much you’re really gonna use this thing, and go from there.
Also, gravity feed is a whole lot easier to clean that a siphon feed…so I’d go that route. Double action all the way. I use a gravity feed, and for tattoo work, it only takes a few drops to get the coverage you need (you would be surprised). I use the HP-C (comes with a standard head, no options, but it’s versatile) for all my normal fine to medium work, and changing colors is as simple as flicking out the remaining paint into a trash can (usually only a few drops, as I work with sparse amounts of paint at a time) and running a small amount of water through the gun. NOTE: DO NOT CLEAN OUT THE GUN WITH TURPS (where the heck do these people get this from?) – depending on the type of o-ring in the airbrush, it could damage it. Tattoo paint is easily cleaned out of the gun with airbrush cleaner (a mild solution – dixie and coast have it) Acrylics can be cleaned out with the same solution (airbrush acrylics).
Someone gave you a link to Dixie, which is a good company to order from…but you may want to consider talking to someone at Coast Airbrush, tell em what you want to do, and they can advise from there. Airbrushing is what they do, and I find their staff to be some of the most knowledgeable out there.
Also, Airbrush Action has a whole load of intructional videos and DVD’s to choose from.
Enjoy…
i don’t know much about airbrushes but i know a bit coz my brother has one.
can you refill the cans? if you can how much? an air compressor(a good, reliable one) costs about $300. in the long run it should be a lot cheeper.
you should have an old handcream container filled with turps to clean out the airbrush after use
sorry
i would say more but i gotta go
So many questions and instead of me retyping, attached some reading for you.
http://dixieart.com/AirbrFAQ.html
http://www.craigcentral.com/models/ab.asp
http://www.craigcentral.com/models/airsource.asp
I just want to add that for your use, as long as you stick to a metal brush (and the only plastic is on the handle) then you will be okay.
a lot of your questions could be answered if you went to http://www.airbrushdepot.com or keyword paasche airbrush
if you can afford it go for a Paashche double action or a Badger. Try to buy a compressor, those cans do not last long at all. buy the bottle feed .