I have bought a paasche single action, and haven't used it yet. Mainly because I don't know how to mix the paint. I've never air brushed before. How would I mix a water base paint such as the acrylic? There were no instuction on how to do this. And then with the oil base, {or lacquer based, what would I mix with it if at all?} Thankyou for the help.
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buy polytranspar paint from WASCO get the water based paint (WA)
this stuff is already thinned and while you're at it buy the book on fish painting it covers a lot of airbrush techniques and before george gets to you.....LOL
check the ark hives...oops i meant archives lots of info in there
Thanks alot for your help. I really appreciate the help of others and for a really great site. I will also do more digging in the archives. Thanks again! I just hope that I will be able to help others. I really enjoy taxideremy and the fact that an animal can be recreated. I have always had a strong intrest in art, and have always been amazed with taxidermy.
Paints oh yes, ..... Save your money
you can spay about anything. but use your head save the enviroment and your health. use a respirator and ventilation
Acyrilic thinned with water
tempura paint thinned with water
Inks & dyes
oils can be bound in clear lacquer and thinened with lacquer thinner,
Be cautious of the fire hazards and where a respirator !
Enamel thins with a enamel reducer and so on ....
What you need to learn is the right concistancy to get the right coverage
lacquers go on better in transparent coatings as does acyrilics the other thing to watch for is some oils have things in the pigments such as cadmium a carsinagenic you don't want to spray that everywhere.
other things to watch for is how fast it dries or need to dry don't want to wait a week before the next coat
Do a search for Ralph Morrils Mueseum fish taxadermy
The second half of this book is about airbrushing and includes color theroy read it and do the exercises you won't regret it on bit for what your gonna learn then you draw a subject and paint.
Get ralph's book and have fun.