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bing66
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Hi all
very new to airbrushing, but not new to art, have drawn painted and sculpted for many years and over the last 10 my work has been very much digital, ie photoshop, I am used to the concept of airbrushing digitally but never used a real one and have decided to look into it. Its a bit of a minefield as far as equipment is concerned and over the years I have often found that buying cheap in order to try something out can often result in an off putting experience. My lack of experience in this field means I am bound to make a mistake on some part of the kit but came across Blick Complete Airbrush System it has the Iwata Eclipse CS gravity feed dual-action airbrush. Could anybody tell me if this is a good investment to begin with. The work I will be doing is fine art/illustration on boards/paper ranging from 10" to 36" in width and height. My budget is between £200($280) and £350($450). hope someone can help
cheers
Alan
very new to airbrushing, but not new to art, have drawn painted and sculpted for many years and over the last 10 my work has been very much digital, ie photoshop, I am used to the concept of airbrushing digitally but never used a real one and have decided to look into it. Its a bit of a minefield as far as equipment is concerned and over the years I have often found that buying cheap in order to try something out can often result in an off putting experience. My lack of experience in this field means I am bound to make a mistake on some part of the kit but came across Blick Complete Airbrush System it has the Iwata Eclipse CS gravity feed dual-action airbrush. Could anybody tell me if this is a good investment to begin with. The work I will be doing is fine art/illustration on boards/paper ranging from 10" to 36" in width and height. My budget is between £200($280) and £350($450). hope someone can help
cheers
Alan
For my money, I don't think you can ever go wrong with the Iwata brand. My personal experience with "kits" that include a diaphram compressor proved to not be worth the extra $. The little diaphram compressor (while nice for painting nails, and small stuff) was just to whimpy for my needs. I would have been better off getting a cheap compressor with a holding tank, and spending the extra $ on a decent water trap. Live and learn, eh? I'd suggest checking prices with airbrushdepot.com or coastairbrush.com before buying from Blick. I love Blick as an art source, but the companies that specialize in airbrushing only can provide better prices and follow up service (i.e. parts, etc.). Airbrushing is a blast! Have a great time!
