Airbrush Colour Changing Tips

In this video I show you some basics tips to help you save time when changing between colours when airbrushing.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 - changing colours in your airbrush
0:08 - plan your artwork black and grey eye
1:02 - fiery eagle airbrushed with candies
1:31 - example of going from yellow to red
3:19 - a few more examples
3:27 - changing from black to white
4:12 - more thorough clean

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[austinczerwinski]

Thanks for all the free value on youtube here. I used to clean out after EVERY color and now recently I have been being more relaxed on it for certain ones. I have now confirmed thats okay for certain tones. Thanks!!

[NEB]

Thanks for the tip on split/flared nozzles. I started seeing the exact pattern you showed, but couldn't see any obvious problems. Time for a new nozzle.

[teddyjones]

Fantastic video, very helpful, Thank you very much. Everyone keep yourselves and love ones safe and healthy

[davidkoloc]

Something tangentially related to the switching of colors I noted and important to mention regarding the (very nice) monochromatic eye illustration up front in your video...

When I'm doing monochromatic pieces such as this, I prefer to mask highlights such as the white flare on the eyeball rather than overlay it with white paint after the transparent greys and black are complete.

I've found few whites which are genuinely neutral. They are typically cool and often appear unnatural when applied over blacks, most of which I've found, tend to lean warm. An exaggerated example of this same phenomenon is easily seen when applying 'out of the bottle' white highlights over most any warm color fields such as, and particularly, skin tones. They often simply don't seem to jive with them.

If realism is the goal with a monochromatic illustration, care should be taken to either allow the raw whiteness of the ground (illustration board, canvas etc) to dictate the color tone of any white highlights (buy masking them off), or an effort should be made to warm (match the tone of) the white being used for such stark highlights or cool the black being used to formulate the transparent greys used in building the painting. Of course the former, allowing the background white to dictate highlights, is always preferable as in the end, these highlights will faithfully and exactly match the unpainted area around one's subject.

Hope my commentary isn't overstepping my bounds. It's simply that as soon as I saw the eye illustration, the contrast in color between the applied white highlight and the warmth of the rest of the piece, jumped out at me. I'm new to this channel and perhaps you've covered this in a previous video. If so please excuse my interjections if unwelcome. I thought it worth mentioning as part of the conversation regarding the intermixing of residual cup colors, as that relates to color compatibilities and end results. Thanks again for sharing your experience.

[scottyturner]

Great video for someone newer to airbrushing thank you for the great content

[Warghoul]

Great video. I’m still new in my airbrush journey

[petermot]

Great info ! I use a jewelry cleaner for my airbrushes it works wonderful

[wolfman]

Cool!!! Thanks for the great I am learning more n more!!!!😀😎👍😀🤘

[donkukawski]

Definitely makes sense on certain color changes..I've been painting lures for about a year now..I never use the cup lid, does it make a difference or is this designed to help pull air through your cup for better flow?

[cherlp]

I am new to air brush painting however did cake decorating with an air brush for many years. Biggest challenge is learning new and choosing correct products. Can alcohol be used for cleaning and thinning paint. I just order air brush paints ready to experiment.

[JFMagnet]

So many great tips, thank you! What do you clean with?

[omensdeathgod]

Hi!! Great content!! You got a new follower for sure. Just a quick question. the container you use to wash the airbrush what is it called and where do you buy it? Thank you 😁😁

[thadrepairsitall]

Nice tricks. For me I can't just dump, blast, and add because I do I lot of color matches. I have noticed that a small amount of the previous color is normally not an issue.

[nobleminiatures]

So, Ive been recommending you to all my customers (Geek store). Would you be able to do a video maybe using Vallejo or Citadel paints. They seem to be a lot harder to clean in an airbrush compared to the ones youve been using (Hard to get in canada). Love your stuff.

[lancenig]

What's that bottle you use to squirter through the back called? Or is that just a condemnt bottle?

[winchesterlyon]

When I used to airbrush a lot, I only use about 6 colours. Of course, I also used 6 airbrushes, each with one of the colours. I have 7 airbrushes installed, but the extra one, I used for specialized colours or colours I can't mix with the 6 usual colours. I mix colours as I paint. So, never use orange or green. Those I mix by overlying. Purple, I will use on the 7th airbrush, if I need it.

I use the reducer to flush the airbrush with water often to reduce paint buildup when using water-based paint and thinner for oil-based paints. If I have a large job and am not finished at the end of the day, after flushing the airbrushes, I pull the needle back a bit and store the airbrushes in a jar of water/thinner until the next day. Detaching them from the air hoses, of course. The next day, I just attached them back, flush again and attach the paint jars to the respective brushes and continue.

[BC-nisk]

At one point in the video where you changed from Yellow to Red you indicated that putting it back(the yellow back into the unreduced paint bottle) into the original container even if it's reduced, is that a good idea? Reducer in paint diminishes the shelf life of the paint so would it be a good idea to pour it back into an unreduced paint bottle?

[chrisnewby]

Do you do a full clean on water or airbrush cleaner? As I seem to spend a lot of time and airbrush cleaner between colours. I say a lot, its time consuming but I like to clean it out to metal before I use another colour, as I'm new I didn't want to balls up a model paint. Although realistically if I sprayed a slight off colour I could just cover it logically, once it dries in 10 seconds. Basically I think my fear is getting the airbrush wet with water and it going rusty or wrong, but if it can handle a wetting without dismantle and drying that would be easier.

[derekmartin]

So is there no need to strip down and clean the airbrush after every use? I’ve been doing this, even going to the extent of lubricating the needle and removing the tip nozzle which causes it to leak and air bubbles in the cup. It looks so much easier just running reducer through it. So how often should I strip it down and lube my airbrush?

[rideordie]

Please explain to a total noob how the Split Tip occurs? Is this a common occurrence.
Also what does the magnifier you recommend do exactly.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge!