Airbrush Skull Step-By-Step

[airbrushstand]

Awesome

[shadow0imposter]

im jus startin out with airbrushing and i want 2 do some work on my bike so wat paint do i use and how do i reduce the paint? also the panel im spraying on my bike has a matte finish 2 it so wat do i use to protect my work after im done and still keep that matte finish? if anybody has advice i would apprciate it!

[tophatpainter]

@shadow0imposter Well if you are just starting out, I'd suggest spraying on a different piece of metal that doesn't have a coating you are trying to protect. Get some practice on that thing using Wicked paint if you want (made by createx). But if you can use automotive paint, I'd go with that. Wicked is reduced with the wicked reducer or the auto air reducer. As for the finish, that's an additive that you put in a clear coat, but it's a bit more complicated than that. Send me a message.

[MultiAirbrusher]

very good freehand and nice video..one a few having seen airbrush whit the tomfinger.S

But you do very great freehand better one of having look at on youtube.

[ansiaaa666]

what do you use to thin autoair?

[tophatpainter]

@ansiaaa666 Some people use water, which I have, but it isn't advisable for auto work. I use their 4011 or 4010 reducers. 4011 fast, 4010 medium. Temperature and how wet I want the paint depend on which one I use. These same reducers can be used with the Wicked lines as well.

[ansiaaa666]

@tophatpainter I found that reducer on the autocolor website but I wanted to know if it was really a better choice instead of water. you just gave the answer I needed.

thanks for the information and for the videos you upload!

[tophatpainter]

@ansiaaa666 Hey, always glad to help! Look at Coast Airbrush for good deals on that stuff. Also, check out the airbrush forum (add the dot com to that) some people have made some custom mixes that seem to work really well.

[MultiAirbrusher]

@ansiaaa666

You can and get not same result like reducer/Reducer have oil,some to get autoair stronger in reducer and som binders.

Soo you have no alternativ and get much better paint flow and end up result whit reducer.

Reducer is not like water and som chip tricks.

[ansiaaa666]

@MultiAirbrusher yeah you are right... I've tried many alternatives, but the best still is to get a reducer made by the same brand of colors used

[koelieman]

Yo man

Nice airbrushing!

I was wondering is your room going to smell like spray paint after you've airbrushed?

Because i want to start airbrushing and i would like to practise it in my room....

Grtz from Holland

Tjow

[tophatpainter]

@koelieman Thanks a lot for the comment! I typically use a water based acrylic that doesn't smell too bad. Also, I build a small ventilation booth out of cardboard and a fan (for acrylic use only!) to suck in any fumes when I am doing larger spray. Something like this one you wouldn't really get any smell or overspray. It's one you are using candys or spraying larger surfaces. I also keep a window open with a fan running and wear a mask when working larger.

[orangeblue07]

nice work man good vid. i saw this from DEVART

[tophatpainter]

@orangeblue07 Thanks Orange! I'm glad someone used that link...

[Mickstix18]

Cool vid Tophat! I gotta ask.. How (why) did you learn to spray with your thumb? Just curious.. Seems like it would be un-natural, when first picking up an airbrush, unless you had to do it that way for some reason? Are there any advantages? Thanks! :)

[tophatpainter]

@Mickstix18 actually, it was natural to me when I first picked it up. I couldn't get my finger to fit right on the gun and didn't feel like I had any control. Also, it takes about 8 hours of straight airbrushing for my hand to cramp up or get sore. I honestly don't know how you guys can do it with your fingers.

[Mickstix18]

@tophatpainter I know what ya mean.. My hand starts cramping after just a short time.. I might give the thumb a try tomorrow just to see what it's like! Thanks for the reply!

[Kentsboots]

So how long did this take to do ? Looks great from what i can see!

[tophatpainter]

@Kentsboots it took about 45 minutes with me setting up the video and finding the reference. Just a little quicky :)

[Fastkuck]

cool skull , first time i saw someone using the thumb to pull the trigger :P

[vtxjohn1]

your a talented artist. Any suggestions for someone starting out that doesn't have the natural talent?

[fibiger12]

the key to learning it is wanting to learn it. start by copying opther peoples work and then develope your own style. an iwata hp-cs is a good all around airbrush for proffesional use.

hope that helped

[tophatpainter]

@vtxjohn1 check out the forums out there and if you need any particular help, shoot me a pm here.

[xllxRUExllx]

GREAT job. What airbrush is that?

[tophatpainter]

Thanks! That's an Iwata HP-CH. I'll be doing something with a Harbor Fright cheapy soon though. Sort of show what you can do with a crappy brush

[richardarichter123]

nice work

[tophatpainter]

Thanks