It is a great airbrush, very well balanced in my hand. I had an old model laying around so I tried mixing some paint, although my mixing needs help it sprayed beautifully and very smooth. I heard somewhere that you can use the paint in spray cans in airbrushes, how does that work, I have some old cans of paint laying around that need to be used up. Thank you for everyones help in my airbrush decision, I am very happy with my brush, I hope to get many years of great use out of it and maybe pass it on to my son when he's old enough.