Airbrush Introduction: Difference between revisions

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This is the content required for an introduction to our airbrush equipment . Reading this does NOT replace the mandatory session with a tutor! It will make it a lot quicker though ;-)

If you need this introduction, please reach out to the following tutors: Björn

Health & Safety Precautions

Personal protection:

Wear goggles and gloves if you use solvent-based paint. Gloves are also required if you airbrush something you are holding/touching!

Hearing protection is also recommended due to the noise of the fume extractor directly overhead.


Danger	Description	Precautions
Aerosols	Airbrushing creates aerosols/vapours. Solvent-based AND water-based paint can cause pneumonia and other long-term lung problems. Paint particles might travel away from the airbrush area and harm other equipment or people.	use spray booth air extractor AND a respirator close the curtain behind you water-based colours: wear a mask with "P2" or even better "P3" filters when working with solvent-based colours: wear goggles and a mask with "A2" grade filters to protect against the solvent fumes these "gas and vapour cartridges" have a use-by date and need to be replaced from time to time (according to the manufacturer's recommendations) do not do any face painting
Paint	some paints may contain substances that are harmful to your skin	wear gloves (single use latex/nitrile gloves or reusable painting gloves/Lackierhandschuhe) if you are holding or touching your medium during the project
Airbrush Needle	every airbrush has a needle inside which is usually covered/protected, but will become accessible when you disassemble the airbrush for cleaning	handle with care never "poke" the front of the needle
Compressor	compressed air is generated and released through the airbrush the airstream can damage eyes, ears and other sensible organs	do not point the airbrush at yourself or other people
Spray Booth	the adjustable metal plate may bruise your fingers when reverted back to its vertical position	grab the metal plate on the left/right side, NOT underneath

Practical Demonstration

The tutor will show you these steps in detail:

airbrush and needle functionality (before connecting airbrush to compressor!)
how to connect an airbrush to the compressor
change compressor pressure settings
add paint/change paint
how "thin" or "watery" the paint needs to be
turn on the fume hood
spray examples with varying needle positions (fine line / area fill etc)
disconnect the airbrush from the compressor
disassemble airbrush
clean airbrush
reassemble & store airbrush

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+This is the content required for an introduction to our [[Introduction for::Airbrush Compressor|airbrush equipment]] . '''Reading this does NOT replace the mandatory session with a [[tutor]]!''' It will make it a lot quicker though ;-)
-This is the content required for an introduction to our airbrush equipment. '''Reading this does NOT replace the mandatory session with a [[tutor]]!''' It will make it a lot quicker though ;-)
+If you need this introduction, please reach out to the following tutors: [[Tutor::User:Björn|Björn]]
+== Health & Safety Precautions ==
+[[PPE|Personal protection]]: [[File:Protection - breathing.svg|50px]]
+Wear [[goggles]] and [[gloves]] if you use solvent-based paint. Gloves are also required if you airbrush something you are holding/touching!
-If you need this introduction, please reach out to the following tutors: [[Tutor::User:Björn|Björn]]
+[[Hearing Protection|Hearing protection]] is also recommended due to the noise of the fume extractor directly overhead.
-===Health & Safety Precautions===
+{| class="wikitable"
-{| class="wikitable"
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 !Danger
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 !Precautions
 |-
 |Aerosols
-|Airbrushing creates aerosols / vapours. Although most airbrush paints are typically water-based, you don't want to inhale those aerosols / paint particles.
+|
-Solvent-based AND water-based can cause pneumonia and other long-term lung problems.
+*Airbrushing creates aerosols/vapours. Solvent-based AND water-based paint can cause pneumonia and other long-term lung problems.
-Masks with "P2" or even better "P3" filters are the minimum protective gear when working with water-based colours, as they'll protect you against paint particles.
+*Paint particles might travel away from the airbrush area and harm other equipment or people.
-If you're using solvent-based colours, you should also wear a mask with "A2" grade filters to protect against the solvent fumes. (These "gas and vapour cartridges" have a use-by date and need to be replaced from time to time, according to the manufacturer's recommendations).
+|
-For example, here's the filter guide for 3M masks and filters: [https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/565214O/3m-cartridge-filter-guide-and-brochure.pdf English Version]– [http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/995779O/datenblatt-asd.pdf German Version]
+*use spray booth air extractor AND a respirator
-|use spray booth air extractor AND a respirator mask (grade A2 P3) with a tight fit
+*close the curtain behind you
-wear goggles / glasses
+*water-based colours: wear a mask with "P2" or even better "P3" filters when working with
-do not do any face painting
+*solvent-based colours: wear [[goggles]] and a mask with "A2" grade filters to protect against the solvent fumes
+** these "gas and vapour cartridges" have a use-by date and need to be replaced from time to time  (according to the manufacturer's recommendations)
+* do not do any face painting
 |-
 |Paint
 |some paints may contain substances that are harmful to your skin
-|wear gloves
+|
+* wear gloves (single use latex/nitrile gloves or reusable painting gloves/''Lackierhandschuhe'') if you are holding or touching your medium during the project
 |-
-|Airbrush needle
+|Airbrush Needle
-|Every airbrush gun has a needle inside. The needle is usually covered/protected, but will become accessible when you disassemble the airbrush for cleaning.
+|every airbrush has a needle inside which is usually covered/protected, but will become accessible when you disassemble the airbrush for cleaning
-|Handle with care, never "poke" the front of the needle
+|
+*handle with care
+*never "poke" the front of the needle
 |-
 |Compressor
-| compressed air is generated and released through the airbrush:
+| compressed air is generated and released through the airbrush
+*the airstream can damage eyes, ears and other sensible organs
-*the airstream can cause damage
 |
 *do not point the airbrush at yourself or other people
-|-
-|Noise
-|Noise from the air extractor (the compressor is relatively quiet, and turns itself on/off depending on air pressure settings)
-|Noise protection gear
 |-
 |Spray Booth
-|The spray booth contains an adjustable metal plate, which is attached to two hinges at the top. When reverting the metal plate to its standard vertical position, make sure your fingers don't get caught.
+|the adjustable metal plate may bruise your fingers when reverted back to its vertical position
-|Grab the metal plate on the left/right side, NOT underneath.
+|
-|-
+* grab the metal plate on the left/right side, NOT underneath
-|Paint fumes
-|Paint aerosols might travel away from the airbrush corner. We want protect our beautiful 3D-Printers.
-|use spray booth;
-close the curtain behind you
 |}
-=== Practical Demonstration===
+== Practical Demonstration ==
+The tutor will show you these steps in detail:
-*show airbrush and needle functionality before connecting airbrush to compressor
+*airbrush and needle functionality (before connecting airbrush to compressor!)
-*connect airbrush to compressor
+*how to connect an airbrush to the compressor
 *change compressor pressure settings
-* add paint / change paint / demonstrate how "thin" or "watery" the paint needs to be
+*add paint/change paint
+*how "thin" or "watery" the paint needs to be
+*turn on the fume hood
 *spray examples with varying needle positions (fine line / area fill etc)
-*disconnect airbrush from compressor
+*disconnect the airbrush from the compressor
-*empty compressor / use valve
 *disassemble airbrush
 *clean airbrush
-*reassemble airbrush
+*reassemble & store airbrush
+== Suggested Reading ==
+You can find all airbrushing related pages in '''[[:Category:Airbrushing]]'''.
+Remember: before using '''any''' shared equipment, you MUST read its wiki page!
 [[Category:Introductions]]