Help Me Find The Finest Airbrush

Here's a good place to start learning about airbrushes.

Very informative.

https://sites.google.com/site/donsairbrushtips/home

I'm far from an expert, but I am guessing you want a detail airbrush?

Perhaps this reply will attract more knowledgeable folks.

I MEANT PAINTBRUSH, NOT AIRBRUSH!! WRONG TITLE. SORRY.

If you mean size then the 10/1 A J Leeman is not bad for a cheap brush, sharpened toothpicks and needles are also handy at times.

Will keep an eye on this thread.

Cheers from Mick.

I've found that a dip type ink pen, like the one on the bottom of this page, works pretty well with thinned down enamel.   I've never tried it with acrylics.  They come in different widths.

Don

never thought to use a fountain pen ..this is a great idea!!! i have to try it..thanks

I use Prismacolor colored pencils to paint chips and other effects.  I bought a 48 color set for $20 on eBay last year.  

I prefer DaVinci 1505 Miniaturist series brushes. And don't be fixated on getting the smallest brush. The 0 sizes are tempting, but they usually don't hold enough paint to be easy to work with. Rather look at something like a 1 or 2, that still will be very easy to keep with a sharp point, but have enough body to hold a bit of paint.

Bubbajoe

never thought to use a fountain pen ..this is a great idea!!! i have to try it..thanks

Not 'fountain pen', but the type you dip in an ink well.  I'd also think that making a shallow scratch in the paint/surface, then applying a wash of the appropriate color would quickly replicate scratches. 

denstore

I prefer DaVinci 1505 Miniaturist series brushes. And don't be fixated on getting the smallest brush. The 0 sizes are tempting, but they usually don't hold enough paint to be easy to work with. Rather look at something like a 1 or 2, that still will be very easy to keep with a sharp point, but have enough body to hold a bit of paint.

Do these keep their point or become next to useless after just a few uses for fine detail?