Mixing skin tones can be difficult even with someone giving you a set recipe. Even if you get a good base shade knowing how to push the color darker or lighter takes a bit of color theory knowledge. But, I’m going to give you a skin tone base ratio, here it is… Start with 1/2 […]
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When learning how to gain control of your airbrush it is important to understand that it takes two hands. I know there is someone out there right now saying “I only use one hand”, well good for you, but most of us need two. You want to use your free hand to help steady your
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I have two ways I airbrush rivets, one with an indentation around it to create depth and one without. You will need to do a little prep work before you can start spraying rivets. You will need a gray or silver background, tape off squares or rectangles at least 4 to 6 inches width and
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Airbrush Review – Eclipse, Hi-Line & Infinity I have owned an Iwata Eclipse (manufactured in Japan) for about 20 years, my first airbrush was a siphon feed Paasche. Once I switched to a gravity fed brush I never looked back. Now that’s not to say siphon’s aren’t any good, they are, it just
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So you need some stars or maybe some texture added to your background. Well… learning a few speckling techniques will do the job and it adds to your bag of tricks. The first technique uses a popsicle stick, I am using Createx acrylic paint (reduced 30 to 50%) at 30 psi. Now, hold your airbrush
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Airbrush Beginner Frustration So you’ve been looking at all that cool airbrush art and you have decided to give it a try, looks easy enough, right? So you go and get your first airbrush, you take it out of the box, fill it with paint and then….. disappointment sets in! Slow down, there is some
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Airbrushing Carbon Fiber is a technique (trick) that is perfect for beginners. Just go to your local dollar store and buy some drawer liner, the rubber kind with the little square holes in it. It usually comes in a roll around two feet wide by several feet long. Now, cut a section of the liner
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Before I start this blog, I just want to state I have been using Createx Paints for over 20 years, with that said… Createx came out with their water based 4030 balancing clear. It is a non-catalyzed, polyurethane base additive. It was intended to be used to mix with their Candy2o or any of their
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Airbrush compressors! Which one? Whats the difference? How do I know which one I need? Well, first you need to know what your options are. First, what are the options? There are compressors with tanks ranging from a pancake on up to 30 plus gallon tanks, this is what most people have in their garage
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