Airbrushing for the Beginner #1: Buying an Airbrush Setup

First video ins a series about starting out with using an airbrush. This Video on some tips to buying your first airbrush setup. We'll go over the types of airbrushes and air compressor options out there and I'll give you some recommendation on some brands.

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Category:

Howto & Style

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• DKBA
• dreamknight
• awesomepaintjob
• airbrush
• badger
• iwata
• air
• compressor
• Grex
• Harder
• steenbeck
• beginner
• new
• user

[indecission]

I was curious what your opinion is on pistol-grip airbrushes, such as the Grex TG3. I've got my eye on it, but I was wondering if in practice it might hamper control/mobility compared to the standard "pen" brushes.

[WGConsortium]

@indecission They are pretty cool. It's comfortable and more natural. The problem with it for me is that I get in close to the model, especially with minis and that's when it gets awkward for me. I tend to keep the model on the table when I spay close so I start angling my brush up and down. If it was a trigger gun set up, I'd be bumping up against the table surface.

[judyboy1000]

tnxs for the info, nice video. btw are you a filipino?

[WGConsortium]

@judyboy1000 Gnopers. Chinese

[537OH55V]

I heard piston compressors overheat real fast. You say they're better, now I don't know what to do.

[WGConsortium]

@537OH55V I never had a problem with that but I have an auto shut off on mine that prevents things like that from happening.

[Rfacta]

whats a good paint for airbrushing scale models?

[Bigmgeezy77]

Awesome video!!! I've been on the fence about this stuff for a while. This really helped. Thanks for the tips.

[MrRrleonc689]

do you recommend any of the comrepssors on Harbor Freight tools website?

[orlandothx]

great video , just got an airbrush and this will help me a lot.

[cdnbrit]

No thoughts on Aztek Airbrushes?

[ketjak]

Hi, what sort of camera are you using for this video? I like the auto-focusing.

[Flosailor]

Thanks man, top video. Just wish I'd seen it before I bought my set up. I'm discovering everything you've pointed out the hard way! Lol!

[dickaldor]

Thanks for sharing!! : )