Just airbrushed for the first time in years!

Uh huh...

Go to your nearest hobby shop and buy ten kits. Or go buy one gallon of CSC. Or both...

And practice...practice...practice...


Sorry, couldn't resist. Seriously, try more/less thinner, change distance from what you're painting, adjust air pressure. You'll hit on something. Try changing one thing at a time so you'll know what worked.

QUOTE: Originally posted by marine1 Anyone remember any of the airbrushing exercises?

Start off by taking deep breaths and don't over-exert yourself!

What airbrush are you using, just curious.

Sounds like you were too close or not moving fast enough or too far away. Get the tempo down and the distance down and your set.

Mike

Practice with the basics.
First use cardboard, posterboard whatever is handy and get your paint/thinner ratio and air paressure adjusted so it's flowing good and smooth.
Then practice the basics. Paint lines getting a smooth start and finish, do different widths get steady doing that.
Then practice the dots, shoot a line of dots all the same size and try to keep them consistant. Do line after line of different sizes and coverage.
It's all about getting consistant with your airbrush and making it do what you want it to. Then you have to transfer that technique to a model and you may require some changes on paint / thinner ratios for the plastic but the applications will remain the same.

Here's a link with some of the practice exercises that will get you back in shape in no time.
http://www.howtoairbrush.com/Basic.htm

Eric

Good luck and remember, practice!

Thanks,
I use the Badger Anthem and 100 side feed with a fine tip and the crown regulator.

Yep, time to practice! It is all good!

Unfortunately, you picked one of the toughest colors to start with. White is one of those colors that not only takes good technique for airbrushing but also for thinnng.

One tip for white paint, add a drop of blue to the jar to prevent yellowing.

As for the AT-ST, just a personal preference I would have used a camoflage gray it's a good compromise.

I thought about that, but figured the "Empire" paints everything white, so what the hell. Can't ever rely on screen snap shots for color referneces.

xoxoxoxoxox is a good excercise. and practice thin and thick lines.

Thanks! I might get lost or develop attention deficit disorder :)

I started airbrushing recently, and found that reading books on the subject (including those designed for artists) really helped. It's not hard to master, requiring the same patience and eye-for-detail to assemble a model.

The key for me was doing a few sprays on newspaper, to make sure I had the mixture and content correct. Then I simply sprayed, keeping the airbrush in steady, constant motion, and keeping an eye on the spray itself.

The results are always stunning. Some days I tell myself I need to just throw away my brushes :D

I want to be there myself. But need brushes for somethings. I was good but not that good.