I am impressed that an airbrush manufacturer is willing to take the time to provide great information to users.

Each of us has a dominant sense...I for me that explanation of the paint sound was more useful than any other advice.

Amen to that Warwick. As we said in a previous comment, back in the 1970s, when airbrushing with archaic airbrushes life was a LOT more difficult. I think that a recent issue I had - even spraying through my ancient blowpipe Paasche H (used for primer and base coats on large scale models from time to time) - a lovely tone of cheap acrylic, the right colour, not great particulate/grind quality and even with the Paasche, the right thinning, it all went VERY badly wrong (it was late and I was tired too). Airbrush clean up - usually easy - was a 'mare, especially with red, it also became gelatinous quickly too. Sadly, my hearing is badly damaged these days so I miss nuances in airbrush sounds, but it was a useful indicator when I could hear. When using modern modelling acrylics, I don't seem to get many, if any problems, only when I go off piste (I won't be doing that in a hurry again!).

I buy packs of large blank index cards to practice on . Good for drawing , painting and airbrushing .

I am new to airbrushing and have been loving your videos!

I quite often recommend using Food Coloring to practise trigger control and distance

These video's have /are a great help. I can finally say, I can paint for some time change colors and not get the air brush clogged. That in it self has been a massive advancement for me. Now I can try these exercises for hand control... Thank you

Thank you sir for another fantastic video. I have been having great success using Two Thin Coats with my Infinity. They seem to be very consistent across colors and I’ve had excellent results with a 5:2 ratio thinner to paint.

I’m a beginner, and I was thinking to myself while airbrushing my plastic model,the sound of the brush is amazing. I asked myself ,recalling previous paint sessions how it sounded? There is a difference. 👍🏼👍🏼

Please keep up this great content guys. Getting some solid tips on how to better master the airbrush.

Thanks for these. I have been at this game for a bit now and I think the resource you are building up is fantastic and will make life a lot easier for new entrants.

Love the video! Never thought about the sound of my airbrush, great tip! I'm glad acrylic paints have improved so much, always envious of the spectacular quality of toxic, flammable lacquer paints.

Terrific.More please.

I had a commission now to 3D print the platonic solids, as well as the surface cuts of cones, cylinders, etc. The client wanted them painted in different colours (outside and cut surfaces). The colour count made it not sustainable to paint with cans, so I used my modelling paints. So last week I've airbrushed for about 17h-s which hurt as hell at the end of the week :D But man, have I learned a lot about this experience. Paint consistency is not as important as you'd think. You can compensate for poorly formulated paint by changing position and amount of paint applied. It is also really hard to fix if you accidentally apply too much paint and you end up with surface inconsistencies. I still haven't really figured out a good way to fix this issue other than sanding it back down by 1200 grit. But the most important thing is, that doing large surfaces next to each other where the paints must not overlap is really helpful and a really good practice. I mean I don't think I have ever watched paint dry for so long :D But what is important is to use thin layers and apply more. Thick layers are really bad :D After I've got the hang of it (on the 20 sided icosahedron for example) I've became very very efficient with my painting. I applied about 15 layers in 3-4 minutes / surface which sped up the process a lot. So what I hope to add here, is to paint, paint and paint more. Get a cube, or some other thing and paint it to a colour. It helps a lot to see how paint dries, how changing consistency effects the work flow, etc.

Awesome content. Super educational for a beginner!!

I’m learning so much from your videos. You have made my time painting so much more enjoyable.

Man, these videos are just great.

Thank you for sharing

Thank you Warrick for the tips my trigger control needs work and sometimes I get frustrated but I have to remind myself baby steps and food colors will let me concentrate on control.

Thanks for a another really helpful video. The food dye idea is a revelation 😁. Cheers Keith

Great tips

I just recently got re-introduced into the airbrushing ecosystem so I’m glad I found your videos, these are great! Thank you for posting them. I got my H & S Infinity airbrush a week ago and it’s beautiful, and it performs as good as it looks 🤩! Although I also got a Micron the same week, my Infinty airbrush is my go-to airbrush. The Infinity has a lot of versatility, plus capabilities for also doing details. It’s easier to troubleshoot picky paints, and much faster to clean 😅 This is a great tip about the food dye colors! I’m ordering some today. Does this mean that anything we spray we can eat? 🤔😋 😁Outside of the corny joke, seriously thank you for the very informative, clear, easy-to-understand videos here at H & S! 🙏 😊

I love the comments about the sound of airbrushing. I was watching some KZfaq videos about the Colani and one of the videos (Barbados Rex) had the sound way, way off. Like a high pitched whistle. It was his microphone or something but it really odd. Please do a video, anything... about the Colani! It needs some love! I have some larger projects (1/16th 'Vette and a 1/24th 18 wheeler for my son) and I've been considering a Colani.

The food dye tip is great, will have to try that

Even the airbrush, like the work vehicles, must be listened to.

I would like to say in advance that I am not a professional and this only reflects my experience. I own the Harder & Steenbeck Infinity CRplus Two in One #2 Double Action Airbrush and have two problems with it 1. I fill paint into the airbrush. If I push the main level down and pull it backwards, there will be color or none. If there is no color and I pull a little further back, suddenly there is too much. The color flow always starts at different points. 2. There are colors that always block my infinity. Unless I dilute the colors so much that I can no longer use them. e.g. the colors of the Vallejo Fairy Flesh Set That's why I bought an airbrush from another manufacturer in about the same price range and I don't have any of these problems. But this has a 0.35 mm needle. I bought the Infinity because it has a 0.2 and a 0.4 needle and I now miss the 0.2 needle. But I can't get a handle on the Infinity with either the 0.2 or 0.4 needle. And I just don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Thank you for the food dye tip! :) Are there any downsides to using a grainy/splattery paint for texturing? Would it be better to use a good paint and tweak consistency and pressure for a similar effect?

Very nice video, thanks a lot! Only one little note: if you’re trying to describe something tricky like the right paint consistency dripping of the needle - just show it, so we can any miss understandings out of the way

Strain your paints every time. It just works

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I was wondering, how tight should the needle feel in the needle seal? How tight should that packing screw be?

Need an explanation on how to properly thin paints that aren’t made for the airbrush. Like citadel acrylic

Another very informative and helpful video! Thank you! I'm planning to make several primed 30cm x 30cm test panels in different colors so I can confirm I have the right mix before spraying the model. You need to do some videos with new airbrushers so we can learn from their mistakes and your guidance.

I am so excited to get the squidmar ultra. Do you have a preference for a paint brand? What size needle do you recommend? Is the one that comes with the ultra enough to do fine detail or should I get a smaller one?

The sound is like spitting versus a clean whistle. Or a pulsation versus a consistent monotone.

At what point can you paint details with an airbrush or have switch over to a fine brush? Richard

I could listen to this wisdom all night long. H&S podcast is something I would listen too…while painting

I have to buy a new car… that said, I’m going to buy a H&S as soon as I can. It’s this kind of marketing that sold me on this brand. You didn’t say if “have a H&S airbrush” but you said “there’s a lot of good airbrushs out there.” It’s upfront marketing, and something you don’t see enough of. I appreciate that, but I do have a kid on the way, and my hobbies are going to have to take a back seat.

The reason why I can not paint with head-/earphones is because I listen to the paint and pressure.

Ich wäre euch so dankbar wenn ich eure Film auch in Deutsch bringen würdet.