Delta182 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I read somewhere that you can practice airbrushing techniques by substituting writing ink for paint. Has anyone tried this before? If so, what type of ink was used? India, acrylic??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
asvennevik Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 You can practice by spraying ink on paper. What ink you use is not really important. The paper is very important, use gloss paper. Gloss paper does not absorb ink and you'll immediately see if you are spraying correctly or not - too little and the ink becomes powder more or less, too much and it runs. Matt paper absorbs ink and thereby hides a number of mistakes you may do. Anders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 It's a little bit important which ink you use. Don't use waterproof india ink. It will be very hard to clean if it dries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drew T. Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 If you're planning on practicing airbrushing your models, probably the best way to do it is to use regular modeling paint and spray on an old model, or anything else made of plastic. Using paint instead of ink allows you to get the hang of exactly how thin you should make the paint, which can take some time to learn. Plus, some other problems that you'll probably run into with airbrushing, like orange peel, don't happen with inks, but they do with paint. Practicing with paint allows you to fix these problems, hopefully before they show up on your latest project. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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