I got an Airbrush but was it really worth it?

Really like your video, we need more creators in our community that help people feel ok with whereever they are in the hobby.

yes, also airbrush asylum has a bunch of general videos that all have great tips for using an airbursh

i always prime grey and then basecoat black, why? cuz i can't for the love of god see if i basecoat with black if i prime black and then blast another black it's like "did i blast black here? it's not the primer black right?". if i am to prime black then the main color would be other than black, if i am to prime white that means Slapchop

The inbetweeners car was a nice touch

For me being able to do priming in doors is a good enough reason to have one on its own.

I would highly recommend watching some of BarbatosRex on here. He's super cool and very thorough. He mostly paints Gundam and car models but you can apply the same principles to almost any models.

Practice, practice, practice, the only way forth! 😂

just one tip: Citadel paints suck :)

Get anything that comes in a dropper bottle, that way you can measure much better the proportions (like, 3 drops of thinner for every 2 drops of paint), and if there's some colours that you think you're going to be using often with ypur airbrush, consider getting an airbrush specific paint (for example, Vallejo's Game Colour Air, or something like that, works pretty good, and already comes with the right consistency to save you the hassle.

Also, being efficient when cleaning your airbrush and switching colours and such is a must, otherwise you'll end up dreading using it. In this regard, Vince venturella has a brilliant tutorial that literally changed my life (my airbrushing life, that is). I don't remember the title exactly, but he's usally very descriptive, so it'll probably be something like "Cleaning your airbrush" or something like that

Hope it helps. That dreadnought looks amazing, keep it up! As with everything in the hobby, practice is the only way of improving. Don't be afraid of trying new stuff and you'll soon get the hang of it

Milk is terrible and evil.

I never really did understand why people say skim milk. Makes absolutely no sense at all. Best part for me too is all those "oh, I use x psi" but they don't mention any of the other factors...

I've been in the hobby for years and purchased my first air brush a few years ago, only last year did I conquer my fears and now I'm very happy using it, it's great at priming and laying down base colours.
I also purchased the army painter Air brush paint set which although is another expense but has massively saved the stress of trying to thin paint, love the channel brother 😊

I always Prime my minis with a rattle can before I go over with an Airbrush. This saves me so much time since I don't have to cleanup the airbrush 20 times before I can start to actually apply my painting scheme

I often check consistently from the airbrush by spraying a bit on my cutting mat, paper towels don’t show potential spider webbing wel because it absorbs the moisture

Hey give a pink primer a try if you are painting reds. It will help with the layering you are experiencing.

I super strongly recommend to find some decently sized bit of spare terrain piece and use that as a test for spraying rather than paper as paper will absorb the moisture from overthinning whereas the plastic will not. You can then gauge how the paint performs in a way that will represent the behaviour you will see when applying it to your mini
good vid btw and I chuckled at the skimmed milk comments

Gunpla customizer here, I've learned an important part to help your airbrush painting experience is by using something called an Ultrasonic Cleaner. A lot of injection mould plastic models - even in Warhammer's case - use a special fluid to remove the runners from their moulds without damaging them. It's partially why your paint might not stick to the model, or the reason your fingers may smell funny if you've been in contact with the models for an extended period of time.
By using an ultrasonic cleaner and the right chemicals, you can remove this residue to let your airbrush work better if you want less mistakes and a perfect finish. Unfortunately, my knowledge is second to third hand, so it's probably best you research before making any serious financial decisions. Depending on how you look, it could cost 50-1500 pounds.

But either way, buy the HG Neo Zeong, you coward.

Edit: Masking tape also helps.

The intro to this is my actual reality

An air brush is a tool you will actually never need. But also a tool that you will never regret having.

Bought an airbrush two years ago.

Have used it maybe several times as I am terrified of being awful at it and I was spider webbed to mental breakdown.
This video has inspired me to use my airbrush *today*.

I will update here later and let ya know how it goes. ;-;7

I use my airbrush on literally every single model- no matter how big or small. I prime with it, then usually do a zenithal, then my basecoat, then a subtle color highlight, then maybe shadows if the zenithal isn't enough. It's fantastic for vehicles and big panels since you can get a perfectly smooth gradient of any two colors essentially for no effort, and it's also fantastic for doing tinting using super transparent glaze style techniques, like for colored metallics and hue shifts.

Quick tip, dunno if this is popular in the UK, but we have a childrens toy in the US called Silly Putty, which is the perfect masking material for small models. It easily allows you to mask of sections of complex geometry to avoid overspray, I just used it to paint a powerfist blue on a metallic arm. Doesn't pull up dry paint, leaves no residue.

will say even if you don't pick it up blending and detail like the pro's it will level up your basecoat and zenithal game in no time at all. If something feels off, stop and clean the needle/cap

I just use my airbrush for priming models and base coating. Brushes offer so much more when it comes to stuff like weathering effects, fine/small details like eyes or decorative items, highlights and glazing or washes.

I got my airbrush and I was just like "This is the greatest tool Ive ever been given. I love my family.' on Christmas

3 things about people winning about tutorials using an airbrush.

1 anything you can do with an airbrush you can do it by hand it just takes longer.
2 if you can afford warhammer you can afford an airbrush.
3 you should never cater to the lowest common denominator, it would just hold everyone back, if that is what you looking for stick to the terrible official GW tutorials.

I started to use the airbrush for simple one color basecoats. Then i started to do a two color (dark and light) basecoat to emphasize light and contrast. And when i was confident enougth i used it for all sorts of intermediate to „pro“ techniques. But mostely to slightly change hues or values on parts of the model. Or to blend layers done by brush. So it still looks paunted by brush, but it takes way less time than actually blend it to that lvl by hand.

Ive used my airbrush so much that ive completed more minis in the 6 years i have had it than i had in the 30 years before

Oh Man do i feel your pain, everytime I see a tutorial that tells me to, "thin it to the consistency of skim milk," I want to scream! What does it even mean?

Since you just got a bit into Gundam, it might be an avenue to practice with the airbrush. Most Gundam modelers use that compared to hand painting. The fact you can take the model apart makes it a lot easier to paint the different colors too, although you will often have to mask to do color correcting bits. Also, priming using the air brush is something you can do too that will probably save you a bunch vs canned primers.

I don't own an air brush as I've just gotten into WH. However, I relate to this in some way lol

hey, throwing in my $0.02: the paper you are practising on and the modle will have different textures and adsorption characteristics, so what works on one might not work on the other :)

>breaking an airbrush

hah fun joke

Airbrush a Gunpla

For anyone starting out... Next Level Painting is going to be your best resource. Kenny can be a hard personality to get used to, but he understands and communicates the why's and hows of painting very well.

I found for thinning for airbrush the best approach was to ignore whatever the %^# skim milk means and use clear plastic pots to mix the paint and thinner then put it in the airbrush. Yes you can mix in the cup, but starting out your not going to get it as well mixed as you think, and it's hard to tell the consistency in the cup. Mixing in a small clear container (I use plastic shot glasses) lets you play around and see it's fully mixed. Yes you'll waste some paint, but that's going to happen anyway until you figure out what you are doing.

It's one of those things you can really only learn by experimenting. Because you're batch of paint isn't identical, the temperature and humidity are different your thinner isn't identical and all these things factor in.

Only mess with one variable at a time. So while you are figuring out consistency. Don't change paint color. Start with the pressure set to a reasonable value somewhere in the middle of all the different values you will hear online, then leave it there. Try and maintain you distance from whatever you are spraying. Then play with the paint consistency until it sprays OK.

Those wings are awesome. What did you use for them?

I bought an airbrush about three years ago, and have used it in most of my projects since then. I did not need an airbrush, you do not need an airbrush. My main use for it is getting very nice even coats of primer, basecoats and varnish.

Your level of comedy is reaching new heights ❤️

I guess it might only be people who drink milk regularly and have tried the whole, low fat, and skim milks. I kinda get what they mean but thats only from years and years of drinking milk that you can tell this lol.

biggest time saving i got using an airbrush is not priming with it, rattle can is the old faithful and sticks better. use airbrush to zenithal highlight then apply contrast paint for auto shadows. then finish base coating small stuff...edge highlight yay basically done after base.

It’s funny you mention the skimmed milk thing I can tell the difference BUT I appreciate that’s only because I’m a barista 😂

i know this is really really late, but what i did was practice spelling my name and the alphabet on paper

You should greenstuff some welding lines to show its just been hastily welded on

Learning to shut off the paint before shutting off the air is probably one of the hardest things for new airbrush users to master. This is one place that the pistol grip style of airbrush has an advantage. You cannot stop the air flow before stopping the paint flow.

Painting your hand isn't for clout hoss, it's to test your paint consistancy before you apply it to your mini😅

wow 1 minute in and i feel like this man is just watching or living exactly my life lol