Hi all,
I recently attempted airbrushing camouflage free-hand for the first time. I have an Aztec A470 with 7 different nozzles. Some are high-flow, some are (supposed to be) for detail work. I experimented with almost all nozzles for this, but there's many other variables to play with and I don't seem to be zeroing in on the best combination.
First off, I'm having issues with either overspray or paint-spidering. Because I want to do fine work, I dialed the pressure to 7-10 PSI (the lowest my compressor goes before giving nothing anymore) and brought the brush in really close to the surface. This close however, half of the time, the air still blows away the paint before it dries (which only takes a few seconds, but still too long). I'm using Vallejo model air straight out of the bottle, so it's not like I overthinned it. I use the trigger very gently, but there seems to be no sweet spot between "no paint, pull a fraction further" and "too much at once".
If I pull the airbrush further from the surface, the paint doesn't run away, but the spray is too wide as a logical result of the increased distance.
On top of that, at this low pressure and pulling back the trigger very carefully, I find it hard to get any paint to spray at all (also a result of not using thinner to avoid spidering).
I was hoping you guys had any tips? A picture of the result is below. More if you follow this link.
Thanks for reading,
Jeroen
