1st time airbrushing...awkward!

[Phil Manro]

I finally got a chance to start practicing with my Iwata HP-CS last night. All I can say is that the airbrush was very awkward in my hand. It almost seems too long and the trigger seems to have a LONG range of front-to-back movement that is hard to control.

Anyone else feel this way when they 1st started or do I just have very small hands? :rolleyes:

Phil

[adrcracing]

It just takes getting use to. To start,take a pice of paper and put little dots in a grid pattern, and use it for target practice, also practice doing fades and stuff. You'll get the hang of it.

[budlightnmyhand]

after a while of using it, it will feel like your hand :) You will know exactly how much pressure to use, how exactly your going to control the flow of paint, where its going to end up. Just keep practicing. I picked up my airbrush last night for the first time in a while. It feels really weird.

Mike

[MaxxThrasher]

To back up what AD was saying you can go here. (http://http://www.howtoairbrush.com/lesson%201.htm)

[SteveK]

You might have small hands: Are you a hobbit?

Seriously, just practice with the airbrush for a while. To save paint, use water on some colored construction paper. I've held the Iawatas a bit, and they do feel a bit skinny IMO, but I'm sure they work well.

I didn't notice that the HP-C had a long trigger travel front-to-back, but I did notice it had a much shorter travel up-and-down than my Paasche VL. That long front-back travel is good, because it means you have a lot of adjustability in the paint flow. Thinking about it, the flow of air is much less important than the flow of paint I suppose.

[Phil Manro]

Thanks for the help guys, and the link. VERY helpful. :cool:

I will be practicing on paper tomorrow night.

Phil

[HauntedMyst]

If you have a glass shop near by, you can also pick up some 2x2 sheets of plexiglass to practice on. It's similar to Lexan and you practice on it, clean it and reuse it without wasting paper.

[MaxxThrasher]

Plexiglass and even sometimes Lexan you can also easily find at any sign shop, plastics supply or more commonly found Hobby Lobby or Home Depot.

More airbrushing help you can find here (http://airbrushtechnique.com) and for direct application to RC of course there's no other place on the internet then here. (http://http://www.rctech.net/articles/painting_hauntedmyst.shtml)