Questions tagged [airbrush]

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Why do some artists leave the top off of their airbrush reservoir when painting?

The instruction videos from most airbrush manufacturers always show the dual-action gravity-fed airbrush being used with the tops firmly attached to their paint reservoirs, but many artists choose to run their airbrush with the reservoir open. Is…
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How much noise does an airbrush compressor make?

I'm looking into buying an airbrush for miniature painting. For this I need a compressor. I would be using this in the house and would like to do so without the noise disturbing the rest of the family too much. I'm not familiar with how loud this…
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No paint coming through airbrush

I inherited a rather old Iwata Revolution a while ago, which should be a big step up from my much more basic one. However, after some initial success and then a break, I'm struggling to get it to work. Symptom: Pushing the trigger down, in any…
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Can I stop paint drying in my airbrush nozzle if I leave it to stand for an extended period of time?

I want to paint using two airbrush containing different color paints and\or needle sizes. Swapping between them as required. If I leave one airbrush to sit for too long while I'm using the other the paint dries in the nozzle and it clogs. At there…
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