[Full Guide] How To Airbrush Water-Based Acrylics and Primers | Vallejo | AMMO Mig | AK 3.Gen. | ICM

Welcome to my video. Today, I'm showing you a full guide on water-based primers and acrylic paints. You'll see how to airbrush (Spray-Paint) and thin water-based paints and primers, such as from Vallejo, Ak Interactive, Ammo mig, ICM, how to clean the airbrush afterwards, and how to solve common Airbrush problems like tip drying, thick paint and wrong air pressure. The video contains a lot of information, yet I wanted to keep it rather short, so you can get a good overview quickly.

6 Advantages of Airbrushing with Water-Based Acrylic Paints

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:14 Overview: Colors and Primers
1:42 Applying Primers
3:46 Airbrushing Vallejo Model Air
6:28 Thinning and Airbrushing Acrylic Colors
9:09 Using AK 3rd Gen Acrylics
10:17 Cleaning the Airbrush
11:40 Solving Common Problems with Acrylics
13:19 Final Thoughts

[bertsteenbergen]

Many thanks for this overview, well presented and fast enough not to be boring, yet very very informative!

[voodoonights]

What a great guide for people looking to use Acrylics with Airbrush. Thanks for the time and effort.

[montewatson]

Thank you so much for posting this. For many of the reasons you mentioned in the previous video, I committed to using only acrylic paints for my scale modelling. Having returned to the hobby after 30+ years, I am learning much. I really like Mission Models paints here in the US, and I have recently used some ICM paints - I love some of the options they have for WWII aircraft. I would love it if you can show a video of how to do washes and weathering using only acrylics/water based products. There are a lot of YouTube videos on that, but not so many for those doing only water based.

[krzysztofmathews]

A very good and clear overview. Thank you.

[OzzysScaleModelerSecret]

Nice and informing video my friend .
Keep on the good work and model on .
Have a nice weekend and bench time .
Stay safe and well my friend :)

[rodgerh]

My goto water-based primer is the Badger "Stynylrez" line. Thanks for the very informative video.

[worldhistoryminiatureshous]

Thanks buddy for this nice and informative guide !

[dvdw_graphics_crafts]

Used not to use primer in my early scale modelling, what a crazy phrase. Saved to my goodie list. I normally build models while watching tutorials at the same time, and get panic when I don''t quite follow. What a weird habit X')

[RH-enbl]

Thanks for this very informative Video 👍👍

[truytske]

Thanks a lot for the video! Really helps alot when you want to start airbrushing acrylics. I mainly airbrush lacquers, but i want to delve into the acrylics as well. One more question, i both own AK 3th gen and Vallejo paints. Do you suggest getting both their brand thinners? Or can I use the vallejo thinner for the both of them?

[marcusaureliusantoninusaug]

Very useful, great review!
Can the Ammo Mig Paints not be used for the Martin Kovac method? Because you only mentioned the AK 3rd gen...I'm asking, because I'm going to upgrade my paint system and I'm undecided between Ammo Mig and AK 3rd gen. I mostly built 1/48 Aircraft and had previously used Revell Aqua Color, which are a nightmare to airbrush, I never seemed to get the mixture right. That's why I would prefer the Ammo Mig, which I can just spray out of the bottle with no thinning according to your review, but I also need detail capability, like mottling and preshading...would love a helping comment from you, thanks in advance!

[MarcosEnsina]

Oi Boa noite de domingo, com muita alegria e boa disposição, seu trabalho é louvável e eu admiro muito seu carisma, obrigada

[Baleandor]

Do you not thin your primers? I have the AK 3rd gen black primer and I've been fighting with it all day. I'm using a .45 needle with the new H&S Ultra.

[wolfwood]

how are you measuring out the ratios and proportions of thinner and paint?

[cag]

What's the best needle size to spray with?

[gunterschlafer]

Wozu ist die Einstellschraube unter dem Farb Becher? Danke

[dungroblox]

After using respirator, you should clean it and instead new filter

[pepi]

why can I rub my vallejo acryllic primer off with a swipe of my finger after it has dried for 24hrs?

[흐잌크힠-rf]

매우 좋은 영상입니다.
제가 거주 하는 한국은 아크릴 도료 보다 락커 도료 위주의 환경입니다.
저는 아크릴도색을 시작할때 매우 부족한 정보로 힘들었습니다.

많은 시간과 도료를 낭비하였고 지금은 어느정도 아크릴 도색을 할 수 있습니다.
이 정보는 아크릴 도색을 시작하는 이들에게 많은 도움을 줄 것입니다.

[rogersweeney]

You're comments are strange. I've been aimbrushing for a while. And you're distance, he's based on how thick the paint is and the whether you want it to be a wide spread. Or hey close up line.