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Got a busted Windstone?
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Arc-en-ciel Emperor
Siphlophis Male Dragon
Calypso Hatching Empress
Ivory Moss Sitting Baby Kirin
Tattoo Mother Kirin
Emerald Tabby Male Griffin
Tie Dye + Orion Hatching Royalty
Indigo Rockfish + Flame Tabby Little Rock Dragons
Dragon Quail + Obsidian Frost Old Warriors
Betta Sun Dragon + Male Dragon
Dreamscape, Orion, Poison Dart, Fireberry, Spangler + Tigerberry DragonsAnybody out there use an airbrush? I just got my hands on a nice one for FREE! *does an I love my brother when he writes off free stuff from work dance* Now if I can get a few pointers on how to use it I want to give a griffin a try. I’ve got the basics on how it works, but painting techniques is what I think I may need help with. I can make the thing shoot out paint, that’s about it, LOL!
Got a busted Windstone?
drag0nfeathersdesign@gmail.com
*OPEN for repairs**SEEKING GRAILS*
Arc-en-ciel Emperor
Siphlophis Male Dragon
Calypso Hatching Empress
Ivory Moss Sitting Baby Kirin
Tattoo Mother Kirin
Emerald Tabby Male Griffin
Tie Dye + Orion Hatching Royalty
Indigo Rockfish + Flame Tabby Little Rock Dragons
Dragon Quail + Obsidian Frost Old Warriors
Betta Sun Dragon + Male Dragon
Dreamscape, Orion, Poison Dart, Fireberry, Spangler + Tigerberry Dragonsdrag0nfeathers wrote:I can make the thing shoot out paint, that’s about it, LOL!
That’s all I can get one to do, too! Sorry I’m no help. I’ll keep brush painting. XD Good luck!
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My art: featherdust.comI know how you feel. My DH gave me a brand new double action airbrush with a little compressor. The setup is so neat but has yet to come out of the box!
I bought a bunch of books and can’t get up the nerve to use it. I’m afraid I’ll cause an explosion that will frost the whole room!All I can say is, get a practice piece of something before doing this on a windstone as a trial. Honestly, get yourself a sculpture somebody gave you that isn’t a cool awesome Windstone dragon (one of the “What they heck is this, a dragon?” ones) and use it on that first. I REALLY would do that if I was you…heck, I am you. I got an airbrush to try out too and I have a pig sculpture I’m going to test it on.
Watergazer wrote:All I can say is, get a practice piece of something before doing this on a windstone as a trial. Honestly, get yourself a sculpture somebody gave you that isn’t a cool awesome Windstone dragon (one of the “What they heck is this, a dragon?” ones) and use it on that first. I REALLY would do that if I was you…heck, I am you. I got an airbrush to try out too and I have a pig sculpture I’m going to test it on.
LOL, we call those targets around here. We generally have a great time after Christmas! Sad, but true!
Watergazer wrote:All I can say is, get a practice piece of something before doing this on a windstone as a trial. Honestly, get yourself a sculpture somebody gave you that isn’t a cool awesome Windstone dragon (one of the “What they heck is this, a dragon?” ones) and use it on that first. I REALLY would do that if I was you…heck, I am you. I got an airbrush to try out too and I have a pig sculpture I’m going to test it on.
Hmmmmmmm…scans near by objects! I should be able to find SOMETHING! I WANT TO AIRBRISH EVERYTHING! Baw hahahahahahah!
Oh hey Water, did you airbrish some of the autumn dragon you have on ebay right now? The black in the shoulder and the leg look like it a bit.
Got a busted Windstone?
drag0nfeathersdesign@gmail.com
*OPEN for repairs**SEEKING GRAILS*
Arc-en-ciel Emperor
Siphlophis Male Dragon
Calypso Hatching Empress
Ivory Moss Sitting Baby Kirin
Tattoo Mother Kirin
Emerald Tabby Male Griffin
Tie Dye + Orion Hatching Royalty
Indigo Rockfish + Flame Tabby Little Rock Dragons
Dragon Quail + Obsidian Frost Old Warriors
Betta Sun Dragon + Male Dragon
Dreamscape, Orion, Poison Dart, Fireberry, Spangler + Tigerberry DragonsNope, all hand-done. I haven’t used the airbrush yet but plan to try it out on a pig sculpture I’ll post once I figure out how to airbrush mix my paints.
I’ve a Paasche airbrush I’ve used on a few t-shirts, but never on a 3D piece. Is yours dual-action? (meaning you can control the paintflow by pushing down on the trigger first, then slowly pulling back to start paint flow). But I haven’t busted that thing out in…god…years…
Grab an el-cheapwad drawing pad, or some pieces of felt or an old t-shirt/sheet to get the hang of things on. And be sure to clean it thoroughly. As in, take it apart, clean the needle and interior nozzle, after you’ve run a whole jar of cleaner through it and make sure there’s no paint left hanging about in there.
You can get fine, smaller lines by keeping the tip of the brush closer to your piece, and broader strokes of color by backing off.
Practice, of course, makes perfect.
Edit: And as far as mixing, a milky consistency always seemed to work best. Make sure you get all the chunks out.
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