New to this forum

Hi -
I've just joined the forum (no surprise I guess, given the subject/title ) but I've read some posts recently, mainly regarding reviews of paints and airbrushes. So I decided to join. And - I'm Danish, so don't expect perfect English
I work with paintings and illustrations, i.e. not really on objects etc. In recent years I've worked with digital media (3D rendering mainly), but have taken up "physical painting" again. Media I use are watercolours, coloured pencils, gouache (artist quality opaque watercolurs, not to be concused with "poster colours") and recently acrylics (Golden High Flow).
It's a bit difficult to send a coloured pencil through the airbrush but both gouache paint and esp. the High Flow acrylics work very well.

Equipment (guns):
- An old (1982), somewhat worn Badger 150.
- A Rich AB 200, from 1988, still fully intact and very good.
New ones:
- No-name 0.25 mm from local shop, surprisingly good (!). - I purchased it as an extra, replacing the Badger which has some problems with the trigger response (no real problem just a bit annoying), and thought it would be good enough for coarser work. But it is much better than that, and produces fine lines etc. very well. Plus the "Iwata-copycat" Mac valve is a great addition.
- No-name 0.2 mm, even better and cheaper than the 0.25 one (comes with 0.3 and 0.5 nozzle/needles, all work well).
Newest purchase:
- Harder & Steenbeck Infinity Solo 0.15 - extremely good with the High Flow colours. Doesn't like the gouache paints for detail painting (nozzle too small / paint a little too coarse "untreated").

Welcome from Australia,
Your English seems fine to me!

You have a real mixed bag of airbrush goodies to get you on your way.

Welcome to the forum Neander, I hope we will be able to help if you need it. There's loads of things to look up if you need to, but if you cant find what you are looking for don't hesitate to post up a question. As for the airbrushes you have been lucky with the cheap non branded ones. Sometimes you do get good ones ( i did ) but mostly they are not so good. The H&S will do you well but like you said it doesn't like the course ground pigmented paints so stick with the airbrush specific with that one. Enjoy your stay with us.

Lee

jord001 said:

Welcome to the forum Neander, I hope we will be able to help if you need it. There's loads of things to look up if you need to, but if you cant find what you are looking for don't hesitate to post up a question. As for the airbrushes you have been lucky with the cheap non branded ones. Sometimes you do get good ones ( i did ) but mostly they are not so good. The H&S will do you well but like you said it doesn't like the course ground pigmented paints so stick with the airbrush specific with that one. Enjoy your stay with us.

Lee

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Thanks
About the old Rich AB 200, I think it's identical to the Richpen Apollo 112 B, just under a new name: 0.2 mm nozzle and a very pointed / "long fall-off" needle, very accurate, but sensitive to tip build-up.

Neanderdigital said:

Thanks
About the old Rich AB 200, I think it's identical to the Richpen Apollo 112 B, just under a new name: 0.2 mm nozzle and a very pointed / "long fall-off" needle, very accurate, but sensitive to tip build-up.

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Apologies for missing out the Rich airbrush, they are good, They do look identicle to the Richpen. I have 2 Richpen airbrushes and they are fantastic. Yes the taper on the needle is long but i don't mind that. You just have to be a bit more careful.

Lee

Welcome to the forum Neander.

Hello and welcome aboard

Welcome from New Zealand... your English is fine! I understand if you get a vita-mix blender that will make the pencils into a meduium suitable for airbrushing...

Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you have been experimenting with what will work with the AB. I've been mainly working with the Wicked paints but was recently introduced to the Golden High Flow by another artist. Always good to try new things.

Welcome to the forum

CALz AyrWKz said:

Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you have been experimenting with what will work with the AB. I've been mainly working with the Wicked paints but was recently introduced to the Golden High Flow by another artist. Always good to try new things.

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Hi, and thanks!
Over the years I've tried several types of paints with the airbrushing, and the High Flow are the best I've tried. I know that, for illustration works the Createx Illustration are "supposed to be" the best. But I've tested both - on a non-representative basis, given. But I've purchased a black Illustation, and made some tests, to compare. In this test, both (High Flow and Illustration, black) performed more or less equally in all respects - erasability (High Flow perhaps slightly better (!)), flow through small nozzle (H&S 0.15) and pigmentation/coverage. Illustration did lift a little when overpainted with masking fluid (contains ammonia), which is very bad for my kind of work. High Flow didn't at all. Illustration is better in only one respect - in my opinion: It is completely flat/matt, High Flow is a little satin finish. About the small nozzle issue: Golden has a sheet with the colours that are not recommended for the smallest nozzles, which are a few of the more "unusual" ones, mainly the luminescent/neon ones. The rest will work (all of mine (14) do.).

- Lars "Neanderdigital"

Welcome!!!

Welcome to the forum Lars, a really mich collection of airbrushes you have there

hello all,

Been learning Airbrush at a teacher. Thinking to use it as a hobby and part-time professionally.
Below attached is my 3rd project. It took me about approx. 4 days to create it. There were mistakes made, but I continued.
It was funny to experience, that, in the beginning it looked not good, but as the details were increased and patience, observing the original picture was slowly transfered, it became better and better.

Looks great !!