Ratio for thin lines...

[Jonas]

Hi guys,
I've taken a lot of the advice from the big wigs on this Forum (Mr Micron and many others) for my thin lines.
Just to bring you up to speed, I wanted to let you know what I adjusted.

1. My paints are now "Wicked" Createx for my .3mm brush. I use the other Airbrush Colors for my 5.mm brush.

2. Clean the living sparkles into my airbrush with non-amonia, have made home-made-reducer and getting it just right comparing to the "Wicked" Reducer

So this past weekend I practiced on small canvas to get a feel for thin lines. This is my following experience.

I diluted my colors to better achieve thinner lines. My ratios were per drop. About 3-4 drops reducer per drop of color. So 4:1. It was ok. What would you suggest?

Steady hand. I mean, "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat" ( **use high pitched voice** ) was my reaction to how bad the steadiness of my hand was. Think is I pride myself on my lines, using pencil or pen that it. I felt like a 4th grader with a crayola trying to stay inside the lines with my airbrush. So instead i kept my pens protective tip draggin the canvas so I could have drag & feedback. I"ve not seen anyone do this and it seems amatuer, so slowly I started drifting away to get a better controll but letting my thumb feel the canvas. Suggestions?

Thanks guys.

 

[Ranger370]

Is that reduction working for you? Also it would help to know the psi you are shooting at. I am always touching the canvas on small lines to help steady my hand but you hav to keep it fluid in motion or you end up with small dots instead of a line...trust me, I do it all the time. Last night I was using a 15:1 reduction for Createx Illustration and 5psi. The lines are small in close but I still have trouble with staying steady.

 

[AndreZA]

Steady the one hand with the other. Use your little fingers against the surface to help keep distance and steady your hands.

 

[Jonas]

Doh, thats what i forgot. I'm working around the 5-10psi. Thanks Ranger and Andreza.

 

[ulltraz]

try making some exercises before making the lines,that is practice the movements before actually working,without pressure and paint,so you wont be making a lot of mistakes:angel:!!!

 

[blackwolf99]

Steady hands.. avoid too much coffee, doesn't help when your hands already shaking:lemo:. I also use a finger on the surface, to steady my hand but try to keep it on masked areas whenever possible. I don't know if the oil from my fingers affect the paint (spectra), so I try to avoid it when I can.

 

[jord001]

You could always stick a little tape to your "draggin" finger to stop the oil from your skin going on the artwork. just a little tip

lee

 

[Squishy]

Also you could try moving a little faster to get rid of some of the wiggles.

 

[poccoinc]

Many things are mentioned above, just my 5 cents
i use illustration colours with the 4012 reducer with my infinity and 0.15 setup

reducing: basemix 1:10 (paint:reducer) and will reduce that even further in as I go along. The air pressure is as low it can be just to get some paint out.

For steadying my hand I use my other and from that the pinky on the surface.(hope it's clear )

and don't do to many beers, doesn't help, trust me