How To Airbrush | Complete Beginners Guide

If you want to learn how to paint miniatures with an airbrush, this is the video for you! Fletcher takes you through the basics of setting up your compressor, airbrush and maintenance of this essential tool for miniature painting.

[foxtayle]

Pro tip: Move the trigger all the way forward to stop the paint flow before you release the trigger completely. If you don't you might get a little surprise when you start the airflow again.

[lewiscalder]

I'm so happy your diving into the painting tutorials, in the last few months now the the lodge is confirmed your becoming a allround Hobby company rather than just a Battlerep channel/company. Keep up the great work 👍

[ChopsTV]

I really appreciate this walk through. So many tutorials seem to assume a level of knowledge and familiarity that I just didnt have when I was starting and I love that your approach here was to assume that your viewer (which much kindness) was an absolute beginner. You're a natural teacher, I look forward to seeing more tutorials!

[krelekari]

now THIS is a beginner guide
TY so much for making this, i cant tell you how many "beginner" videos dont even mention basics like using the air to dry the paint or anything so handy like what you've shown here

[VanOutloud]

TY Tabletop Tactics. You'd be amazed how many beginners videos skip over cleaning practices. Sometimes the experts forget the simple things that us beginners don't know. Fletcher is in tune with his viewer.

[foxtayle]

If your airbrush allows it, you should always push the needle out through the front of the airbrush when you're about to clean it. You don't really want to pull back any paint and debris through all the parts of the airbrush if you don't have to.

[rubicscube]

Excellent observations and comments. Many thanks and cheers from Oregon, USA

[MysterySemicolon]

Great starter guide for airbrushes, especially the cleaning and care for them. I had to learn this all myself by trial and error. Even wound up ordering the wrong parts for it at one point. I'm glad people have things like this nowadays. Cheers, Fletcher and TT crew.

[TheGreatArtichoke]

Fletcher is such an amazing addition to the team, his painting is amazing his videos are so helpful and watching him play in the league game was hilarious. They really struck gold when they added him to the crew

[stevendouglas]

Been scared of getting one but a tutorial like this helps a lot.

[bearpockitz]

I bought my first airbrush this week and this is really helpful. Cheers chap.

[dallasdandigitalproduction]

Brilliant Fletcher! valuable instructions. Im beginning airbrush. Im working in a shop with multiple ab kits, and NO teachers. This truly helps me figure it out. Cheers

[tjd]

Literally bought an airbrush the day this came out, pefect timing! Thanks Fletcher.

[blackknight]

An essential component hasn't been mentioned. A quick release coupling for the airbrush! It costs about 5$ and it will change your life! Plus I highly recommend getting an ultrasound cleaner. Doesn't have to be big or expensive, around the 40$ mark should do, but it makes the airbrush deep cleaning a quick task rahter than a tedious chore.

[boblemand]

What about safety precautions for beginners? I've seen multiple people wearing respirators and setting up spraybooths. What are your reccommendations? Its one of those things that has kept me from investing in an airbrush.

[Rolfus]

Fletcher giving the airbrush and chill look in the thumbnail

[SandmanofTerra]

I had no idea 30 psi was optimal, just checked mine and it was set to way above 😂 No wonder I was always spidering! Great video

[jamesgalbreath]

Thanks for the detailed description of how to thoroughly CLEAN the airbrush!

[YECE]

Excellent video, thanks very much! Just got an airbrush recently, and tested it, but finding a nice, concise, straight-forward video like this with all stages included is rare, and appreciated.

[davehall]

I'm just about to get started with airbrushing so that was a very useful tutorial, thanks Fletcher