Introduction
Theairbrushisaprecisioninstrumentthatcancreateveryfinelinesandsoftgradienteffects.Atthattime,thefunctionoftheairbrushwastohelpphotographersandpaintersmodifythepicture.Butsoonthepotentialfunctionoftheairbrushwasrecognizedbypeople,anditwaswidelyusedanddeveloped.Theartisticexpressionoftheairbrushisvividandvivid,andthedepictionofobjectsisperfectandunique,withdelicateandnaturallightanddarklevels,andsoftcolors.Withtherapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,thepigmentsusedinairbrushesarebecomingmorediversifiedandspecialized.Therangeofairbrushapplicationsisgettingwiderandwider.Hasbeeninvolvedinallfieldsrelatedtobeautifyingpeople'slives.Hisworksincludeartgalleries,advertisingposters,commercialillustrations,coverdesign,advertisingphotography,wallcalendars,paintings,architecturalpaintings,comprehensivepaintings,makeup,temporarytattoos,etc.Asacompulsorycourseinhigherartcolleges,airbrushtechniquehasbecomeapowerfulexpressiontechniqueinartisticmodeling.
Advantages
Comparedwiththecolorpen,thepaintcanbesprayedmoreuniformly,andthethicknessofthepaintcanbebettercontrolledtoshowthesubtledifferencesincolor,lightanddark,andeasytolargeareaSpraycolorswithoutcolordifference;comparedwithcolorspraycans,itisnolongeramonotonouscolor.Youcanfreelyadjustvariouscolorsaccordingtoyourownpreferencesandneeds,andarecompletelyunconstrained.
Pigments
Generallyspeaking,allpigmentsthataremixedwithsolventsandhaverelativelysmallparticlescanbeusedaspigmentsforinkjetpainting.
Thethreetypesofpaints,namelywatercolor,resin,andoilproduction,arethemostwidelyusedinwatercolors.Thefollowingisanintroductiontowatercolors.
Watercolorcategoryincludes:watercolor,gouache(advertisingpaint),ink,colorink,Chinesepaintingpaint,etc.
Watercolor:Itispackedinatube.Ithastranslucentproperties,fineparticles,strongadhesion,butweakcoverage.Ifitisusedwithwaterpink,theeffectwillbebetter.
Waterpink:Itiswidelyused,purepigment,brightcolor,opaque,andstrongcoveringpower.
Chinesepaintingpaint:Ithasthecharacteristicsofgouacheandwatercolorandisanidealinkjetpaint.
Everycolormustbemasteredforitsproperties,suchasblackandothermineralpigmentparticlesarerelativelycoarse,needtobegroundbeforeuse.Forexample,pink,eosin,roseredandothercolorshavepoorcoverageandoftenhavepanchromaticphenomena,soyoushouldbecautiouswhenspraying.Inkisanopaqueblackpigmentwithfineanduniformcolorquality.Itisthefinestpigmentforblackandwhiteinkjetworks.Thepigmentofcolorinkiscomposedoffineparticles,hasauniquelusterandbrighttone,andhasgoodtransparency.Itcancomplementthecolorofthepicturewithoutlosingtheclearstructureofthepicture.Itcanalsobemixedwithotherpigments.
Asairbrushesareusedmoreandmore,theirpigmentsarebecomingmorespecialized.Foreigncountrieshaveproducedprofessionalairbrushpigments,whicharefavoredbytheartworld.Theirartisticlanguageexpressionismoreperfectandmature.Compressedaircolorpen,useairbrushtopaint.Thehand-madegradientcolormethodbeforetheDTPera.
Theairbrushisnotonlyusedforart,butactually,ithasaverywiderangeofuses.Thebiggestuseoftheairbrushistopaintthemodel,becausetheairbrushcanevenlyspraytheoil-basedpaintonthemodel.Onthesurface,itiswidelyusedbyadvancedmodelmakers.
Inaddition,theairbrushcanalsobeusedforcakespraypainting,camouflageoutlineandmanyotherpurposes.
Agoodairbrushhastheabilityofdouble-actionandexternaladjustment,thecapacityrangesfrom3cc-24cc,thecaliberis0.2mm-0.3mm,anditisdividedintothreeforms:upperpot,sidepot,andlowerpot.
Theairbrushmustbeusedwithanairpump,becausetheairbrushmusthavegastosprayoutthepaint.Themarketpricerangesfrom50-1500yuan,andtheupper1,000isusuallyfromaJapaneseexquisitehardwaremodelfactory.TheproductsareactuallymadeinTaiwan.Thetechnicalcontentoftheairpumpisnothigh,sothequalityandlifeoftheairpumpmadeinmainlandChinacanbecomparedwiththeairpumpofJapan,Taiwanandotherbrands.Forexample,theLongyaMeigongairpumpTC-802canautomaticallystop,whichisagoodchoice.
ElementAirbrush
Withanairbrush,itdoesnotmeanthatyoucansprayandpaint.Withoutairpressure,theairbrushwillnotautomaticallyspraypaint.Therefore,wealsoneedequipmentthatcontinuouslysuppliesairpressurewithasourceofenergy.Thisistheairpump.Forthevastmajorityofmodelmakingenthusiasts,themostdifficultthresholdinthepastisthisairpumpfromasimpleassemblingcombinationtoamoreadvancedsprayingandcoloring.Oneisbecauseitisexpensive,thepriceofnearly1,000yuanisclearlythere,andtheotheristhatitisnoteasytobuy,especiallyimportedproductsspeciallyusedformodelmaking.However,buyinganairpumpismuchsimplerthanbuyinganairbrush.Becausethemanufacturingrequirementsoftheairbrushareveryhighandthetechnicalcontentisalsohigh,itismoremindfultochooseanairbrushwithgoodatomizationeffect,buttheairpumpisdifferent.Therearemanyoptions.Aslongasyoucanproducetherightair,theairflowisabout20L/MIN,anditcanautomaticallystop.Itwillstopatabout4kg.Youcanbuyitafteryoufindthesetwoparameters.ForthosewhowanttoreallypedalFriendswhoenterthecolorfulworldofmodelmaking,airpumpsareindispensable.Ofcourse,ifyouareaprofessionalplayer,Irecommendthatyoubuyanairpumpwithatank,suchasLongyaArtPumpTC-80T(forreference).Theairpumpwithatankhasthebuffereffectofthetank,andtheairflowpassesthroughthetank.Thepressurewillbeverystablewithoutpulsation,sotheoperationoftheairbrushwillbemoreconvenient,andtheatomizationeffectwillbemoreuniformandstable.Notethattheairpumpmustbepurchasedwiththreethings:safetyventvalve,oilandwaterfilter,andpressureswitch.Thefunctionofthesafetyventvalveistoensurethesafetyofuse.Theoil-waterfilterfiltersthewaterinthegas.Thepressureswitchcanstopoperationwhenyouarenotusingit,andstartitwhenyouuseit.
Use
Rememberthatthetransfermethodofthepaintoftheairbrushonthepotdependsongravity,sothenozzleoftheairbrushisalwaysdownward,soAnotheradvantageisthatthepaintinthecupwillnotpourbacktothebackoftheairbrush,anditbecomeseasytocleantheairbrush.Otherwise,thepaintwillpourover,anditwillsticktothethimbleoftheairbrushwhenitdries,whichisnotonlyinconvenienttoclean,butalsoaffectsthesprayUseofthepen!
Thecorrectwaytousetheairbrushistopressthebuttondownwithyourindexfinger.Atthistime,theairbrushwillsprayoutairflow,andthengentlypullitback,therewillbepaintsprayingtowardsyouJustspraywhereyouwanttospray,rememberthatthenozzleisslightlydownward.
Therearetwoaspectstopayattentiontoduringthesprayingprocess.Oneistheairpressure,whichisthesizeoftheairflow.Theforceofpressingdowntheindexfingercancontrolthesizeoftheairflow;theotheristhepaint.Thesizeoftheamountistocontroltheamountofpaintsprayedbytheextentoftheindexfinger.Thereisascrewbehindtheairbrush(externaladjustmentairbrushisontheoutside,internaladjustmentisontheinside)todeterminetherearmostpositionofthethimble,whichisthemaximumamountofpaint.
Newcomersshouldpracticemore,sothatsprayingiseasytoreachthepointwheretheycanretractandreleasefreely.
Shopping
Firstbuyagoodairbrush.Stainlesssteelairbrushesthatareeasytocleanarebest.Ifthefundsaresufficient,theimportwillbegivenpriority.
Accordingtothecalibercontrolandadjustmentdevice,airbrushescanbedividedintoexternaladjustmentairbrushesandinternaladjustmentairbrushes,whicharedirectlyrelatedtothediameterofthepaintspraying,andthecontrolofthecolorsprayareaandthickness.Sopayattentiontothepurchaseofanexternaladjustmenttypeairbrush.Thecalibercanbefinelyadjustedbetween0.2mmand0.3mm,whichisbestformakingmodels.Asfollows,thesizeofthesmallpotis0.2mm,andthesizeofthelargepotis0.3mm
Accordingtothepositionofthepaintpot,theairbrushcanbedividedintothetoppotairbrushandthesidepotairbrush.AccordingtoyourowngripandFeeltochoose.
Next,buyagoodairpump.Itisbesttomakeaspecialairpumpwithasmallmodel,andtrynottobuyaself-madeairpump.
Pluginthepowerandtryitout.Thepowershouldbehigher,thesoundshouldbesoft,andtheheatdissipationshouldbebetter.Checkcarefullywhetherthereisasafetyvalveonthemainbody.Ifthereis,waterwilldripouteasily.Becarefulnottodroponthemachineandcauseashortcircuit;ifnot,itmeansthatthesafetyvalveisnormallyblocked,sodon'tforgettoaskthebossforthetrinityTheoil-waterfilteraircontrolvalve.
Somefriendsoftenask:Whatisthedifferencebetweenanairpumpandanairtank?
Pleaselookatthepictureabove.Agastankisjustacanofcompressedgas,andacanofgaswillbegoneafter80yuanisusedup.Themostfrighteningthingisthatthegasstopshalfwaythroughthespray.Unlessyouwanttouseitontheroadorareafraidoftheimpactofthesoundoftheairpump,itisnecessarytochooseanairtank,otherwiseanairpumpthatcansupplyanunlimitedamountofairisthefirstchoice.
Then,chooseanairregulatingvalve.Thebestisthethree-in-onetypeofsafetyvalve+airpressuregauge+oil-waterfilterIjustmentioned.
Tryitwiththeairpump.Blocktheairoutletandthepointerofthebarometerwillcontinuetorise.Atthistime,ifyourotatethesafetyvalve,youcanhearthesoundofgasbeingdischarged,andthepointerofthebarometerwilldrop.
Thetransparentbottlebelowisanairmoistureabsorber.Pressthebuttonatthebottomandthesuckedwaterwillbedischargedfromhere.
Finally,checkwhethertheairpipeisleaking,andtheremustbemetalshaftsforconnectingatbothends.