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Oh airbrushes! Always trying to be so exclusive with their products! Airbrush paint brands are always like, OMG ouuurs is the best!!111 😀 Don’t be tricked… it’s all your personal preference, depending on how you paint, how you set your air brush up, and what you’re painting. As long as you clean your airbrush out well, especially with water based paint, it’s all good!
Using both water based and solvent based paint in the same airbrush is generally not advisable, because unless you keep the airbrush absolutely squeaky clean, the solvents in the solvent paint can loosen up crust left from the water based paint and make all sorts of clogging fun happen! That’s probably moot because most people probably just stick with water based paint at home.
Filtering just means pouring the paint through a fine sieve to remove any clumps so it doesn’t clog your airbrush (or clog it as much 😀 ). You can purchase disposable fine mesh paint filters at a hardware or paint store, or online. They are usually a paper cone with the tip of the cone made from mesh. Or you can get plastic funnel filters that last a long time.
There are tons of water based airbrush paints out there, made for hobby, taxidermy, auto painting and whatever else people do with it. Just because it’s made for one thing, doesn’t mean you can’t use it for a different application as long as the paint and the surface are agreeable. Different airbrush paints have wildly different consistencies… Some are quite thin and watery, while others are very thick and syrupy! Some paints settle out (the solids settle annoyingly at the bottom of the bottle) a lot more than others and can cause clogging, and some stay fairly mixed and evenly fluid even when they’ve been sitting on the shelf for ages. It’s always a good idea to give your paint a shake before using, regardless.
I tend to only filter my paint when the paint is quite old or settled out… 9__9 If the paint is fresh and holds solution then I don’t bother. If you’re pouring the paint into your airbrush and you see particles or blobs plopping in there, or if you smear some paint between your fingers and see some particulate, then definitely filter the paint (and clean the airbrush out before pouring the nicely filtered paint in there!). Sometimes it’s hard to see the clumps though, so if your airbrush is being a brat, it’s a good idea to filter the paint just to rule it out as an issue. When I’ve been in a pinch and had to use thinned tube acrylics or latex paint, I’ve always filtered just to be safe.
I dunno. The paint you choose to paint with is a personal choice! People will love and hate the same brand of paint for painting the exact same thing. If you like your paint, then go for it! You won’t kill your Iwata as long as you take care of it. 🙂
(wow sorry for babbling on so much! O__o)
Wow that is gorgeous! I looove the juicy red, green and blue against the softer metallics. So pretty!
Wow that is absolutely beautiful! I really love the brown eyes. It reminds me of a sailfin dragon I used to keep. They can have deep brown round pupiled eyes just like that!
Wooooow how beautiful… 😮 I love the furry mane and how textural he is!
I’m so curious… did you sculpt the wing membranes over mesh or is it some kind of plastic? It looks so cool!
That is looking fantastic! Awesome accentuation of the feather texture and the soft shifts in the blue are just yummy. Cool!!
He’s so pretty! I like the contrast between the pale blue wings and reddish brown fur. Also, it’s really neat that you gave him a white undercoat and tipped the fur dark… very cool!
That is going to be one cool looking griffin….
I just poked through this entire thread and I really love your painting style. I’m drooling a little at the detailed layering of the paint and how rich and clear the colors are! Yum! Awesome job across the board!
Wow they’re so gorgeous! I love how they have a dark or muted rainbow coloration. So colorful and rich, but slightly subdued. Beautiful!
Wow it’s so cool to see such detailed documentation of the painting… thanks for sharing!
I love how the building up of layers just makes things pop. Pushing back with washes and pulling forward with drybrushed highlights. So cool!
You know, I had no idea the muse was so teeny tiny! It’s oddly cute! *considers getting one*
