The BEST AIRBRUSH for Beginners?

This video is a full and comprehensive review of the Neo for Iwata airbrush. Within this video I go over all the information I'd want to know before purchasing any airbrush including the air speed, spray pattern, controllability, and responsiveness. I've also included a short painting demo of a skull and a landscape to talk about my opinions. Hope this one is helpful. Thanks for watching.

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[TheDarkArtist]

I would say I feel pretty much the same as you about the neo. I had tried a couple cheap knock offs and spent more time getting the brush to work than painting. Picked up the neo and was off to the races. Great beginner brush or even an all around good airbrush. Did leak tho as you stated but a little beeswax and was good to go

[humacao]

This was my first airbrush upgrade from a Masters G233 to Neo and it worked much better. As you stated the cheaper brushes are hit or miss but the Masters never leaked yet the Neo does a bit. So Bees wax it is, time to buy some. My latest brush is a Creos PS270 yet I still use the others. I can't stand when people knock or talk way too much trash about cheaper brushes. Not everyone has disposable income, are professionals or even sure if they will stick with it when they first start, .

[rick.baldwin.studio]

I have a gravity feed and siphon feed NEO and I played around with them for awhile but eventually put them away. I’m an Iwata guy and have used Eclipse for years for T-shirts and murals and a Micron for illustration. A couple weeks ago I had to do a large mural project and I put a new .50 nozzle and needle on my siphon feed NEO to use as a backup if needed. It saved my behind on the murals and I ended up using it as my main airbrush. From now on, I’ll use NEOs in muraling and I think I’d use them in T-shirt work if I still had a shop. It handled much thicker paint than I expected it to and really produced. I agree it’s a great intro airbrush but also not bad for guys like me who have been airbrushing for 40 years and could use a cheap, reliable backup.

[cottydry]

Agree 100%. I bought one of those $30+ Amazon no name airbrush kits and back it goes. I spent an entire day practicing and could not get a consistent mist at <50% trigger pulls on the back of practice spoons. The pattern didn't get good until >50% trigger which doesn't help much for initial thin mist coats. I transferred the same hose/PSI and the same thinned paint to my Iwata Neo and it performed flawlessly. I got a very light mist coat with consistent coverage. The no name Amazon kit was impressive in content/price but poor in performance. For a beginner it will just cause aggravation. Beginners need to start with something that's easy to learn and predictable. I'm sure a master at airbrushing could make the Amazon kit perform better by tweaked paint viscosity, PSI, paint additives and technique. However I suggest beginners start with an entry level airbrush from a major brand and the Iwata Neo is perfect and <$100. In addition, parts for this airbrush are available. You will not be able to source parts for these no name airbrushes. The bottom line is that cheap airbrushes are the worst choice for beginners which is contrary to what one might think.

[duanemarshall]

Thank you for review of the neo. I was thinking of getting this airbrush for my niece who thinks she wants to start airbrushing for special effects makeup. I'm definitely not spending a bunch on a brush for a teenager who most likely will get frustrated and stop but also want to get her something other than total junk. looks like a good entry level airbrush.

[RyanJobbagyFineArt]

I recently found an Iwata Revolution WITH a Silver Jet compressor on my local marketplace for $120 CAD. Not a huge fan of tankless compressors but the brush appears similar to this Neo. Seemed like a good deal and a good idea to have a larger brush for those bigger areas.👍🏼

[alexfaktor]

Thank you for another great video! I love your reviews. That air speed is extremely impressive for a .35ml nozzle and I'm wondering if the single air vent/hole has something to do with it? The ability to change the paint cups is a feature I wish all airbrushes had; a lot of paint when you need it and the option to get the big cup out of the line of sight when you don't. I'm not crazy about the bottom of the trigger. Too easy to pop out once the needle is removed. I much prefer the "T" design that keeps the trigger in place until you twist it out. I've also heard that the Neo nozzles are made from a weaker material than all the other Iwata airbrushes so they need replacing often. The red Iwata wrench you recommended is a necessity, forget the spanner wrench that comes with; too easy to over-tighten or drop the nozzle on the carpet where it's lost to eternity. I hope you review the Iwata Revolution in the future. I believe this AB is where quality vs price really comes into being and all the parts are made in Japan. IMO, if I'm going to spend more than $50 for a brush, I'd spend a little extra and get the Revolution.

[sufeixiaobei]

The o-ring on the paint cup is an issue. It’s super vulnerable to some paint even it is acrylic.

[mikeszczutkowski]

I've heard good things about the Neo and now this video seals the deal I'm going to get one and I agree response time is huge I have a couple of brushes that paint doesn't start flowing and the trigger is about halfway back and on that I'd like to go a little off topic and ask you if there's something I can do to fix that it's very frustrating not knowing when paint is going to come out.

[vanram]

will you please do a review of a cheap chinese 180 airbrush.

[MoDub]

This is the first airbrush I bought in 2011 and this is a wonderfull airbrush for bigginer. I bent the tip of the needle recently and I wonder if I should buy a new needle and nozzle plus the .5 conversion kit or go for a Creos procon boy .35 for about the same price tag.

[juble]

I bought one and the screw for the nozzle snapped immediately before I could use it. Sad.

[M.Shibli]

Cant wait to next week i miss to see you painting .

[grdhog]

Wow great video. I've never seen someone be so scientific when reviewing an airbrush. 18.2 degrees! Thank you.

[joemoore]

Great quality backup airbrush and as others said a good one for beginners.

[kevinspafford]

Pain to keep working some days. I owned 2 and upgraded H P B plus. Not an issue once

[xRepoUKx]

Do you know if that nozzle wrench fits the Creos nozzles too (PS-270 & PS-289)? Thanks!

[KeeksSnoogie]

Should I do this Neo brush before the eclipse? as a beginner that never airbrushed before? which one is worth for such?

[grzegorzcisek]

Do you suppose that the airspeed 4.0 m/s might be related to the leaks from the head of the airbrush ? If the head was well sealed, the result of the airspeed measurement could be worse. The result 4.0 m/s is very good, but maybe partially it is an effect of the leaks ? You have fantastic videos and I watch them with a pleasure. Thank you.

[scratchbuiltreplicas]

video. I have this one too. Had a ton of trouble with it at first getting paint through. Why do you keep that rear cap off while airbrushing??