Material:Airbrush Paint
| MaterialInfoBox Airbrush Paint | |
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| Synonyms: | or in German? |
| Location: | Airbrush Area |
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Dedicated airbrush paints are usually water-based acrylic paints, with a milk-like consistency.
Schmincke AERO COLOR is very high quality, and ready-to-use without the need to mix/dilute any further. (Besides their large selection of readymade colors, they even offer instructions or "recipes" on how to mix RAL colour tones). Airbrush paints are very expensive – around €300 per litre(!). But the good news is: even just a 4-5 pipette drops of airbrush paint can go a very long way. Try to get a feel for this (you'll be surprised!), and try not to use too much.
Do not pour unused colour from your airbrush back into the original bottles, as this will contaminate the original colour tone.
Be careful when using cheap / no-name airbrush-paints, as you may have to thinnen them with a dedicated medium and/or distilled water. The same of course applies to any "non-airbrush" paints. An airbrush is a precision tool, with very fine nozzle diameters ranging between 0.2 and 0.5mm. If your paint is too thick, it will clog your nozzle within a few seconds.
Best case scenario: you'll have to disassemble and clean the airbrush.
Worst case scenario: the clogged nozzle spills paint blobs onto your beautiful piece of art!
If your paint is too thick and you'd like to dilute it with water: please use distilled water, especially for large quantities of paint that you want to store over a longer period of time. (Tap water can contaminate your paint, so it may become moldy / reduce shelf life).
