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worldofglasscraft
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Hi All,
Well today was the first day that I have had a chance to get things together and attempt the Airbrush tutor exercises.
I decided to use food colourant rather than actual paint because it is way way cheaper and this is practice. (im a tightwad)
Unlike paint, I now know that food colourant doesn't need to be watered down (1st mistake)
This meant I couldn't shoot at 100 percent because it was like ink spots so most is done at 25% (2nd Mistake)
I had my easel set up to maximum and discovered that it's not tall enough so I was shooting downwards at a 45 deg angle.(3nd mistake)
From this I learnt that I need to rethink my work space, kneeling on one knee was no good as a steady platform so I will sort out a chair set up.
From the exercises I learned that it's not like sandcarving where its air on, sand on then operate triggger/footpedal. (4th mistake)
So learning air on> pull back for paint> push forward>air off is a mind set I am going to have to come to terms with.
Here are my completed exercise sheets from my first attempt. Vertical dagger strokes are hard and I keep forgetting the distance trick.
Well today was the first day that I have had a chance to get things together and attempt the Airbrush tutor exercises.
I decided to use food colourant rather than actual paint because it is way way cheaper and this is practice. (im a tightwad)
Unlike paint, I now know that food colourant doesn't need to be watered down (1st mistake)
This meant I couldn't shoot at 100 percent because it was like ink spots so most is done at 25% (2nd Mistake)
I had my easel set up to maximum and discovered that it's not tall enough so I was shooting downwards at a 45 deg angle.(3nd mistake)
From this I learnt that I need to rethink my work space, kneeling on one knee was no good as a steady platform so I will sort out a chair set up.
From the exercises I learned that it's not like sandcarving where its air on, sand on then operate triggger/footpedal. (4th mistake)
So learning air on> pull back for paint> push forward>air off is a mind set I am going to have to come to terms with.
Here are my completed exercise sheets from my first attempt. Vertical dagger strokes are hard and I keep forgetting the distance trick.



