airbrush tuts?

[b4rs]

hi all, jus owndering if anyone knows any website tutorials for airbrushing, bought one from ebay, gonna have a go ill probably be better at it than racing so thought id have a go. obviously i will never be as goood as Tel or any of the other great painters but i could do with some pointers/tips/tutorials?

anything thanks

[NeilD]

Why won't you be as good? Practice!!!

[b4rs]

lol, thanks man, well ill should be ok once ive mastered the basics, im alreet at art at school. so hopefully...... any tips/websites?:confused:

[mattym0310]

i think there is a article on www.telsshells.com (http://www.telsshells.com) about how to paint a shell

[AndyM]

http://www.telsshells.com/painting_a_shell.htm

is that what you were after ??

[b4rs]

instead of buying a £150 compressor, can i use a car tyre electric compressor pump and adapt that using a regulator, or would i need a regualtor, or would it not work?

[telboy]

what pressure does it go up to?

I run pactra / solvents through at around 25-30psi
but faskolor has to be put through at around 45+ depending on the colour.

I used to have a hobby compressor but it wasnt powerful enouhg for faskolor.
if you stick to solvents then you will be ok.

My tutorial (mentioned above) is fairly basic. most of the work to make it look fancy is in the design and the cutting of the mask. the secret is to take your time. a lot of people want to rush it through to see the finished thing but it doesn't work like that.

Beleive it or not I bunked out of art school to favour work, so most of my skill :rolleyes: is self taught just by doing shell after shell of my own. that way if you mess up you don't offend anyone.;)

[Col]

Always paint the darkest colour first rather than the largest area colour. That's all I know...

[b4rs]

do you mask inside sell or outside? i get mixed up between protectiv fil, mask shell etc, which is one top where do you mask?

[Lee]

INSIDE!!

[Col]

mask and paint the inside. maybe you and the airbrush are not such a good idea...

Back to the tyre to supply the airbrush: These generally are a bad idea. A friend of mine tried it this way, and the pressure in the tyre ran out well before he wanted it to, meaning he spent more time pumping up the tyre than painting. However, to start with for practice, this is the cheapest option.

[b4rs]

no i mean a car tyre PUMP/electric inflator, on tels tutorial does he use the makrer pen to draw on the mask or protective film or what? i dont understand which layers he ues, coz when you paint it you kinda do things backwards dont oyu, its weird if u o woti meen

[PaulRotheram]

he uses the pen on the protective film on the outside, then masks on the inside

[telboy]

yep, you do everything back to front compared to 'normal' painting.

I draw the design on the outside (the protective film) first with a permenant marker pen. then mask the inside and use a craft knife to cut the design into the masking tape/film.

Make sure you wash the shell first with hot soapy water. and dry it fully.

As col said try and paint the darkest colours first.

the main thing is, Keep it simple to start with. get a feel for the airbrush and what you can do. then you can move on to more adventurous things.
don't try to run before you can walk.;)

I've been doing this for 13 yrs or so, and I'm STILL learning stuff!:o

[TRF_Tastic]

A very good forum to take a look at is CFX painworks its blinding and the guys are really helpfull.

http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules.php?name=Forums

[terry.sc]

For the most comprehensive guide check out HauntedMysts on RCTech
http://www.rctech.net/articles/painting_hauntedmyst.shtml