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[NOTORIOUS_BASHER]

Imagine all your thoughts, starting a new hobby. Countless hours of watching videos. Just to stumble across this gem, and all your questions being answered

[supertoastdemon]

So many people discuss how to use an airbrush, YOU SHOW PEOPLE HOW THEY WORK, this is a huge difference, and as a visual learner, this is so helpful, thank you

[Kaadri]

Anyone else here because of Poorhammer?

[michaelpeila]

If I ever decide to airbrush, I'll come back and watch this video.


Again

[rob-robi]

In 1981 i started airbrushing t-shirts while in college, i was a totally slow beginner. One day a local young airbrush artist worked with me at the tourist shop in panama city beach florida.
A young girl came and and asked if we could airbrush a photo of jim morrison onto a t-shirt, she had a round button about the size of a quarter with morrison's photo on it . He was just filling in for our friend so he looked at me and said ''You wanna do this ?'' I said no way, i was way too slow and awkward with airbrush to try that for a paying customer.
He took it from her and told her ''come back in 45 minutes''. She smiled and ran off. For the next 45 minutes i watched Wes Hardin freehand airbrush a large portrait of Jim Morrison onto a t-shirt and i was in awe of his speed and talent. Back then the local guys had a policy ''No penciling, no laying out any lines except with freehand airbrush'' They didn't even allow pencils to be in the airbrush booth lol. Young guys then were into challenging themselves.
I've never seen an artist do something that amazing since, literally in 45 minutes it was complete and looked not only accurate but had feeling and emotion to it and was absolutely beautiful, he'd made the hair fade out off to the sides of the shirt, it was something to see. Wes had been airbrushing for a few years and he'd tired of portraits, i think that day he wanted to show off for me. When she picked it up her mouth dropped open with amazement. She was as happy as she could be. Little did she know she'd gotten a piece of fine art that spring day, and my understanding of airbrush was never the same

[fredyang]

"The most recognizable part of the airbrush is the needle"

me who thought it just shoots out paint: huh yeas I obviously knew that

[drmcweazel]

I'm coming back to this video a few years after it was first posted because I just bought an airbrush for the first time, and I can't stop chuckling at the Morbius poster in the background.

What a world we live in today.

[adammeney]

Beginner airbrusher here. That flowchart for spidering and speckling with the corrective actions is GOLD!!! Thanks so much Scotty.

[elcasey]

Speaking as a comparatively new airbrusher, the method Scott demonstrates for cleaning, by cleaning the cup into a container *before* you spray cleaner *through* the airbrush, was a revelation for me. It makes cleaning so much quicker and easier, and my hesitation to use the airbrush much because of the labor involved in cleaning between colors has been drastically reduced!

[invisiblehandstudios]

This Alton Brown "Good Eats" style presentation is EPIC! Best video to date Scott. Best beginner air brush vid on the internet.

[pyranna]

Am a spray painter by trade. A cheapy face mask is fine for acrylics BUT the harmful (cancer causing/liver killing) compounds in solvent based paints are readily absorbed through your eyes and skin. Respirator + gloves don't really cut it. So.. Scott's wife if you're reading, you know what to do!

[ZombieApocalypse]

I'd wear that airbrush trouble shooting flow chart on a t-shirt. It's basically what I'm going to talk about to anyone who says "hi" to me anyway.

[noahhyatt]

Dude, the sheer amount of detail about the functions and mechanics of an airbrush is super helpful and interesting--it clarifies the reasons behind why certain pieces and parts work the way they do. Well done! Great tutorial.

[oudeykq]

SUPREMLY helpful!! OUTSTANDING!! A part-time mini-painter for 50 years, I steered away from air brushing after deep frustrations with my early attempts. This video, especially when added to your "after 1 year of air brushing" video, are the most thorough, concise, easy to understand, directly applicable introductions to effective, non-frustrating air brush use (plus just watching you paint) that I've ever seen. As a one time tech-writer by trade, I'd also like to say that your approach to technical instruction is outstanding. My decision to use or not use an air-brush and how I'd approach it now feel SO much better informed. Thank you so much. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

[Rashimotosan]

This is 2 years old and still immensely helpful. Thank you for doing this. I was nervous and just went all in for my first airbrush and bought the latest Iwata so I definitely don't want to mess anything up lol

[_ualg]

Perfect timing! I was just looking into getting started with air brushing.

[AtomizedMass]

"Let me help you figure out how to answer this question for yourself" - this is the best teachers attitude. Thank you for this video, it's helped me organize my approach to buying an aribrush a lot. Great kickstart!

[creationofseda]

watching this two years after the fact, the morbius poster is ahead of it’s time.

morbin time, if you will.

[jiminboo]

I’m so glad you mentioned the Venturi effect! As an engineering nerd, I appreciate this 🥰

[MichaelNiece]

What I personally like the most is that you’re not cutting your video every 3 seconds, making your head snap all over the place and voice sounding unmatched. I guess people do that because they don’t have good speaking skills, so they remove the awkward pauses and it ruins everything. You, sir, have excellent camera and presentation presence. Thank you! Oh, and your info is extremely helpful!