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Hello! Ok, my boyfriend bought me an Airbrush kit (Talon Paasche series), and for those who own one, is it better to get airbrush paint or can I use regular acrylic paint, but water it down? For the windstone staff, what brand of paint do yall use in the guns? I remember a topic created for this, but I can’t find it lol! thanks!
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We use Golden Fluid Color for the most-part, but it still has to be thinned and you need an airbrush that can handle pigmented paints. Airbrushes that are too small will only work well with dyes, although you may be able to change the nozzle to a larger size and make it work. Most dyes are not color-fast and will fade or even migrate through other layers of paint.
Thinning thick acrylic can work with a big enough gun but the paints designed for airbrushing will work better.
I’ve run several types of paint through my airbrush. The key is the viscosity of the paint. Thin viscosity paints go through easier.
However, not every kind of paint thins down well. Also, some thin paints have really crappy color quality. Some metallic colors with larger….metallic bits, won’t go through mine at all.
Golden brand metallics are the best I’ve ever used, but are pricey. The metal pigments they use are super fine, and a prime example of good airbrush paint.
Before you start, I’d suggest taking apart your airbrush so you have a good idea of what all the parts are so you can clean it later when it develops clogs.
No matter what paints you use, sometimes clogs happen. Be sure you get one of those little brush cleaning tools for airbrushes. They’re a lifesaver.
I’ve also read that some airbrush artists put their paint through a strainer of some sort…like half of a tea ball or something to eliminate any hidden mini blobs that can cause clogs.
Try going into the Advanced Search, put “airbrush paint” in the Phrase box and select “forum topic”. This will bring up some good threads.
We use Golden Fluid Color for the most-part, but it still has to be thinned and you need an airbrush that can handle pigmented paints. Airbrushes that are too small will only work well with dyes, although you may be able to change the nozzle to a larger size and make it work. Most dyes are not color-fast and will fade or even migrate through other layers of paint.
Thinning thick acrylic can work with a big enough gun but the paints designed for airbrushing will work better.
What do yall thin your paints out with?? for the gun
Author of “Moonlight Walkers” book and artist for the Trail of Painted Ponies Co.
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Website: courtneymooreauthor.comI dont know about Windstone, but what I choose varies. If I need just a little bit of watering down…I use water. Quite often this works well, but if you use too much water it can cause your paint to break down.
Most of the time it’s better to use a GAC.
A description on what GAC is and it’s purposes is here:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/golden-gac-acrylic-polymer-mediums/?clickTracking=true
I’m able to nab GAC from our local Hobby Lobby…lots of art stores carry it.
Mostly, we use Golden Airbrush Extender. I think there are other acrylic extenders that you will find in art supply stores that would work as well. Water in small amounts can help. If you strain the paint, do it through a very fine nylon or cloth strainer.
What do yall thin your paints out with?? for the gun
I use Tamiya acrylic thinner. I had a horrible time learning to thin my paints using water, not that it isn’t a good idea at all. Things just never worked out for me (or with the brand of paints I was using)
thank you guys. I’ll see what I can do. I have a ton of regular acrylic paints, but I rather get some paint just for the gun and come back with the bottle paints for hand-detailed stuff. Im extremely excited to see what I can do with this gun. I get a lot of positive compliments about how my hand-painted work already looks airbrushed. I can’t wait to see what I can come up with. 🙂
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