My airbrush and I are fighting. We’re still speaking, but it’s going to come to a shouting argument pretty soon…
So happy I used test models…I kept spraying, and the camera hides some of the badness of it all.
Wanted to try a two colour blend and thought I’d give the airbrush a try, since it (in theory…) can feather the edges and all that. At the very least, I could quickly put down 2 colours on the model.
I started with the P3 Exile Blue, since it’s closest to what I wanted. Blue, but with a hint of purple in it. I mixed some water in and started spraying (center high elf) and ended up with a horrible splotchy mess. I waited for that to dry, sprayed again and it’s still coming out in little droplets.
Figured I added to much water. Cleaned the paint holder out, and put just straight Exile Blue in. That also came out horrible and splotchy. (right archer)
Grabbed a GW paint, Altdorf Guard Blue. Not the colour I wanted, but I could improvise. No water. Nothing came out of the airbrush! Go to the sink, clean out the dried paint (…), back to my painting and mix some water in. Now I’m getting a decent flow, but I definitely have to watch out – to much paint on the area and it starts to collect in the recesses and slide away from the tips. (left archer).
So now I’m still trying to figure out my variables…
- How much pressure? I tried different settings with each consistency, and it didn’t seem to matter much.
- How much water? It felt like the P3 paints had to much already! GW needed a bit to get going.
- How far away from the model? To close, and the pressure (#1!) pushed the watery paint away!
The worst part about all of this…is that I had a complete success with the airbrush on my Ork plane (which I still need to take finished photos of, apparently…). Paint went on smooth, I highlighted with the airbrush and all that good stuff. I’ve had nothing but failure since then and it’s really frustrating. 🙁
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