dai phan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Hello all, I see many builds on the Net where the modelers constantly SHAKE the airbrush while painting. Is there a technique to this? I move my AB but not shaking like a paint mixer like what I saw. Please advise. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Mine is an open cup. Shaking would NOT be advisable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichardL Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 The only time I can see the need to gently shake the AB once in a while is when spraying NMF to prevent the metallic particles from settling down to the bottom of the color cup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 18 hours ago, dai phan said: Hello all, I see many builds on the Net where the modelers constantly SHAKE the airbrush while painting. Is there a technique to this? I move my AB but not shaking like a paint mixer like what I saw. Please advise. Dai Not entirely sure what you mean by shaking it. Like one would shake a rattle can? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Yeah, I don't get that either. 25 years of painting cars taught me to make long even strokes passing over the surface evenly without turning the (spray gun) airbrush to either side and overlap the previous coat on the next pass. That jerky, skipping motion I see on so many utube videos makes my fur stand up every time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsahling Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 If you're going for a mottled effect, filtering, heavily weathered airbrush work, think Su-27s up around the arctic circle, certain types of Luftwaffe WWII camouflage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tiny05 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 The technique is called 'marble painting' when the airbrush is shaking rapidly to create uneven, random paint pattern on the model, usually applied with 'black basing' technique. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Yeah thats an old and valid technique but not shaking it about like you see some people do on youtube. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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