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Greetings I have a question about airbrushing. I have seen some fantastic paint jobs my question is how do you do those fine lines making everything look so perfect I have a double action an a single action airbrush. I have for the life of me try to do those very same lines I had no luck whatsoever. There has to be a trick to this and I have not learned yet. Do you have to buy different nozzles in order to get that type of line. I look forward to your answer. Hoping to learn something new. Thank you one and all. Tim
Tim,
I don't think there's any trick, just skill and practice. An airbrush with a fine nozzle helps and move the brush closer to the job. I think you'll get a lot of help from real experts if you post this in the "Painting and Airbrushing" thread.
Trying your airbrush`s Nozzle - Adjusting turnable if not working or stilling troubleshoot then reading on "Painting and Airbrushing" thread. Good Luck.
Use very low air pressure (you'll need a regulator with a pressure gauge), probably only 5 to 10 PSI, and hold the airbrush quite close to the model to paint a fine line. A double action airbrush works best, letting you keep flow of paint to a minimum, as well. Pull the trigger back only far enough for the paint to start coming out.
You can also use a soft pencil, tracing out the panel lines over the primer. Then apply your color coat lightly until the right amount of darkness shows through for the panel lines.
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Bick I don't think there's any trick, just skill and practice.
I don't think there's any trick, just skill and practice.
BINGO!!!!!! It just takes a lot of experimentation and lots of practice. I speak just for me, I get superior control using thinned enamels over acrylics set at 5-6 psi for finer hair thin lines thru my Badger with x-fine tip. Some guys swear by acrylics but they don't seem work as good as enamels for me. You can read and view material on the subject all day long, but you will never really learn until you practice, practice and practice.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
Definitely practice and experiment. I keep an old scrap kit nearby that I experiment on whenever I have small amounts of leftover paint after a spray session.
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