How To Airbrush | Complete Beginners Guide

Avatar The Chef July 27, 202294  55 94 Likes

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If you want to learn how to paint miniatures with an airbrush, this is the video for you! Fletcher takes you through the basics of setting up your compressor, airbrush and maintenance of this essential tool for miniature painting.

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drdz
1 year ago

Great intro video, well explained and demo’d – thank you!

Anthony Martin
1 year ago

This was so helpful! Thanks, Fletcher. You’re a BOSS

Shortsighted Farseer

Thanks for this Fletch – I’ve had an airbrush sat in my garage for months that I was worried about using. Tried it a couple of days ago having watched this, can’t believe how much easier it makes things.

John Fogleman
2 years ago

Could we get a Fletcher’s Guide to Painting Power Weapons??

Jonathan Hunter
Jonathan Hunter
2 years ago

Fletcher’s videos are so awesome! He’s taught me so much and seems so humble. Thanks mate!

Sean Meskimen
Sean Meskimen
2 years ago

Fletcher is an absolute treasure and it was a brilliant move adding him to the team. Not only is he an extremely talented painter with some really interesting techniques, but he’s funny and charming and every time he posts a video we all learn so much. Thank you for adding him to the roster!

Ben Philpott
Lodge Member
2 years ago

I finally took the plunge and got an airbrush after your Knight vid dropped after thinking on it for years and my only regret is not getting one sooner

Mark Kittle
Mark Kittle
2 years ago

In terms of dumping paint and thinner down the loo, what are the environmental impacts of that?

Peter Hofmann
Lodge Warrior Member
Peter Hofmann
2 years ago

Thanks a lot fletcher. I am on the brink of starting to use an airbrush and this tutorial helps me a lot. It is a bit clearer and a bit more concise, then what I found elsewhere. Great job

Ross Patrick
Lodge Member
Ross Patrick
2 years ago

Having just got hold of an airbrush secondhand, this came at the perfect time!

Martin Jackson
Martin Jackson
2 years ago

Love this – thank you Fletcher!

Esat
Lifetime Member
Esat
2 years ago

Great stuff!

Robert Smith
Robert Smith
2 years ago

I was bought an air brush for my birthday years ago but never had the courage to buy an air compressor to get it to work because I didn’t know what to get. This had helped me to pick one now (the same as you) and I’ll finally get to start my airbrushing journey as of Sunday this week. Thanks for all the tips and tricks, I can’t wait to get started.

LizardWizards
2 years ago

Question – Should I adjust the pressure on my compressor while the trigger is down and air is flowing, or when the brush is resting and no air is flowing? I had always read that air has to be flowing to correctly set the pressure – however in this video it was set while at rest. Does this depend on the regulator or have I been mislead? To provide some background – I set the pressure on my regulator while at rest to 30psi, and the needle shows this, but when I press the trigger the needle on the gauge… Read more Β»

Benoit Cappez
Lifetime Member
2 years ago

Really nice vid. A lot of tips and trick. Eager to see the ones on the pressure and the trigger ^^

Nick Bentz
2 years ago

Had a good laugh at the needle-to-clean-the-nozzle bit because i do that as well and have gotten several horrified looks, glad to know SOMEONE else does this. awesome guide mate

Ground Truth
Lodge Member
Ground Truth
2 years ago

Thanks for the video! When do you suggest using a ventilation system when airbrushing?

Chris Hatton
Lodge Member
Chris Hatton
2 years ago

great vid, I have an airbrush and I find harder and steenbeck do a great little cleaning kit that scrapes the paint from the nozzle I’m sure TT have an affiliate link: https://elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/Airbrushes-accessories/cult-of-paint/accessories/service-kit-for-infinity-evolution-grafo-and-ultra2
Also i find pinching the end of the airbrush with some cleaner in and gently pullin air in (causing bubbles in the cup) is a quick way to clean the airbrush between colours. great content guys

Carl Mitchell
Lodge Member
Carl Mitchell
2 years ago

wicked vid! 100% makes me want to go and buy an airbrush now..!
also, congratulations on the lodge!

Jon Vaughan
Jon Vaughan
2 years ago

Thankyou Fletcher for all of these videos that you have done superbly informative and a real help to all those old guys that still use brushes but have been looking at air brushing as a way of saving the arthritis on the wrists. Well done sir !

Rich
Lodge Warrior Member
2 years ago

Great video, thank you good sir. Didnt know about trigger control for close up work, will have to give it a go as I only do undercoating currently. Ever use Vallejo surface primer white? Always find it a pain to get right. Black on the other hand is always great coverage. Keep up the good work πŸ‘

Brendan
Lodge Member
Brendan
2 years ago

Hey @Fletcher Giles,thanks for the rundown! About to start airbrushing my Night Lords as my first airbrush army – what’s the best way to airbrush the bolters without the overspray getting onto the Midnight Blue bits? Should I use painters’ tape to block off the blue bits? That seems a bit tedious to me, but I can’t really think of any other way offhand…

Doctor Sin
Lodge Member
2 years ago

Thanks for this Fletcher πŸ™‚

William Gross
William Gross
2 years ago

This is great!!

Stefano
Lodge Warrior Member
2 years ago

Awesome!

Andreas Jensen
Andreas Jensen
2 years ago

There are so many talented painters out there, but I think if I could absorb just one painter’s skills, I would pick Fletcher.

Rus’el
Lodge Member
2 years ago

I’ve had an airbrush for a few years now, but always been too scared to use it. I’m sure Fletcher’s tutorial will be a huge help in getting me to make that next step! πŸ‘ŠπŸΌ

Matthew Jarvis
Lodge Member
Matthew Jarvis
2 years ago

Amazing dude. Really helpful. Wish I had this when I started and even though I consider myself an established airbrush user, picked up a few good tips (that squirty bottle is genius!).

Punit Patel
Punit Patel
2 years ago

Love this, as someone who has recently bought an airbrush this is great! Love the painting tutorials as well although waiting for a vid on the grey tau scheme you guys have πŸ˜‰

Wael Riad
Lodge Member
2 years ago

Great video, just a couple of questions πŸ˜€

Can we use airbrush on trimming and small details, or just for large areas?

Can we use metallic paint?

Can i use smaller compressors, like the one we use in Airsoft?

And again thank you very much 😊

stuart Easton
stuart Easton
2 years ago

Tabletop tactics delivering the goods once again. Literally perfect timing for me as I want to explore the airbrush life πŸ‘Œ

Gbarrett1988
Lodge Member
Gbarrett1988
2 years ago

As if, I’ve JUST ordered an airbrush and super anxious to start using it. Thanks TT for thinking of me πŸ˜…

Nathan Anderson
Nathan Anderson
2 years ago

Very exciting! I’ve got an airbrush but I’ve only been brave enough to use it for priming models so looking forward to watch this tonight 😊

Mike S.
Lodge Member
Mike S.
2 years ago

Oh yeah! That’s pretty cool! I’m toying with the idea to get myself an airbrush setup. Looking forward to watch this!

But my purse isn’t going to like itπŸ˜