The Basics of Airbrush Painting
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Sort Desciption: Reprinted from Just About Horses 1 The Mane Connection The Basics of Airbrush Painting (Reprinted from Just About Horses March/April, May/June & July/August 1999 issues. ) by Sheryl Leisure Part I ...
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Reprinted from Just About Horses
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The Mane Connection
The Basics of Airbrush Painting
(Reprinted from Just About Horses March/April, May/June & July/August 1999 issues. )
by Sheryl Leisure
Part I - The Air Brush
Painting model horses can be a challenging aspect of the hobby (Figure 1) . It is always fun
to try your hand at new techniques, especially if they are interesting to look at. One tried
and true method of painting and shading models effectively and efficiently is to use an
airbrush. We will go over the basics of how to use this tool, and then move on to a step-by-
step tutorial for painting an actual model
horse.
There are many brands of airbrushes,
but my favorite is the Badger #150
double action. It is light-weight and
easy to hold. The parts are
interchange able with the Badger #200
single action so I use this model as well.
An airbrush uses compressed air forced
through a fine tip, siphoning paint from
the jar along the way, and blowing it in
a fine mist across the needle. You
control the amount of air by pushing
down on the trigger.
You control the amount of paint
released by drawing back the trigger.
This double action (Badger #150) helps
to control fine and heavy paint flow
with one action. A single action airbrush
(Badger #200 shown on Figure 2)
requires that you control the amount of
paint flow with a set screw, and only control the amount of air flow with the trigger. This
can be very frustrating for detail work, as you will be constantly adjusting the set screw,
while your paint is drying on the needle. I use a Model #200 for base coating and primer
coats because I want a steady, even coat of paint across the entire model. Then I switch to a
#150 with a fine head and tip for body shading and detail work.
There are several sources of compressed air for your air
brush. You can purchase a bottle of compressed air, but
it can be very frustrating to run out of air when you are
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