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Master airbrushing color shift and metallic paints with the right PSI, thinning ratios, nozzle sizes, and layering techniques. Includes top product picks.

The best airbrush for 3D prints, plus primers, PSI settings, and paint tips that actually stick to resin and FDM surfaces. A practical guide for beginners.

Find the best airbrush for plastic models in 2026. Gunpla, military, and aircraft kits compared by needle size, PSI, and Tamiya & Vallejo compatibility.

Complete guide to prepare surface for airbrush painting — metal, plastic, wood, resin, 3D prints, fabric, canvas, leather & more. Primer picks included.

Find the perfect airbrush compressor. PSI and CFM explained, honest reviews for every budget — from $50 starters to professional studio compressors.

Find the perfect airbrush for your skill level and budget. Expert hands-on reviews of Iwata, Badger, Paasche, and Harder & Steenbeck — updated 2026.

Build a DIY airbrush compressor from a refrigerator compressor — step-by-step with parts list, safety warnings, and honest advice on when to just buy one ins...

Every airbrush question answered — equipment, paint, cleaning, technique, and troubleshooting. 13+ years of experience condensed into clear, honest answers.

Best cake decorating airbrush kits — food-safe options for beginners and pros. What to look for, which food colors to use, and how to get started safely.

Airbrush not working? Spitting, spidering, bubbling, clogging — we cover every common airbrush problem with step-by-step fixes. 13+ years of real solutions.

Everything you need beyond the airbrush itself — cleaning supplies, safety gear, masking, workspace tools, and accessories organized by priority. Full checkl...

Iwata vs Harder & Steenbeck — a head-to-head comparison of the two most popular airbrush brands. Nozzle systems, build quality, pricing, and which to buy.

Best airbrushes for T-shirt art — siphon and gravity feed picks, textile paint recommendations, and the complete beginner setup guide for fabric airbrushing.

Exact thinning ratios for every major airbrush paint brand — Createx, Vallejo, Citadel, Tamiya, Golden & more. Plus what to thin with and how to test consist...

Airbrush needle sizes demystified — what each size does, which projects they're best for, and why 0.3mm is the sweet spot for most artists. Simple comparison...

Gravity feed vs siphon feed airbrush — clear comparison of both types with pros, cons, and which is best for your specific projects. Plus side feed explained.

Expert picks for the best airbrush for miniatures in 2026 — from budget starter to pro-grade. Covers Warhammer, D&D, Gunpla, scale models & 3D prints.

Learn how to clean your airbrush properly — quick flush between colors, end-of-session cleaning, and full deep clean. Plus the best cleaners and tools to use.

Complete airbrush kits compared — from $50 budget sets to $300 brand-name packages. What's actually worth buying and what to avoid. Honest 2026 guide.

Looking for your first airbrush? After 13+ years of airbrushing, here are the 5 best beginner airbrushes in 2026 — with honest pros, cons & comparison table.

Hello all! I didn't want to write too much about this airbrush work, but wanted to share at least the four pictures of interesting solution of a wall **airbrush

Very often I'm getting a question "what is my art worth?". I do write articles on various topics within airbrush niche and once I wrote an article

Here I'm writing all about compressors. That you can learn something more than just listen to some advices. Firs of all I want to mention some properties that h

In a hurry to make a lot of money the quick way some of airbrush manufacturers make a lot of mistakes. What do I mean? They are forgetting about the quality.

I would love to welcome here everyone who is still following us and all who remember when we had an entry about painting on polymer clay...

Those of you that are following me from the start may remember that I had an article about airbrush guns and now this airbrush infographic

How to build very cheap and effective diy air compressor. I have found few tips to make this compressor more comfortable to use with less maintenance

Today I'm going to present to you guys an airbrush art. This is Frank Gavere Art and his story. Forget about skulls and fire for a moment, forget about getting

If you decide to airbrush a tiger this short step by step guide may help you with that. If you remember some time ago I had tutorial with scorpion on the car ho

How to polish airbrush needle? Even if you belong to group of people that never done such thing as polishing the needle, be hold, I promise that one day you wil

One day my brother got the idea that music in his car is missing something and that he a needs subwoofer box. Also as the true airbrush artist he decided to do

Do you have any experience or do you know how to airbrush black t shirt? Well, to create a real masterpiece on the black surface that it will look like

Today's airbrush tutorial is for everyone afraid of giving their car very contrast look. You can actually keep your car in same color you have...

This is an awesome airbrush tutorial from Russian airbrush artist Sergei Alexandrovich Antonov. He owns an airbrush studio in Moscow and as many

You would say “Another gallery?”, yes indeed but yet another great airbrush artist presenting his airbrush art right now. When this guy sent me a picture..

My name is Aleksandar Paunkovic. I am 18 years old and I live in Serbia. Videos of AirbrushTutor inspired me to buy my first airbrush just 10 months

I got my first airbrush in 1993 and since then I love everything that anyway related to airbrush art. For some while when I stayed at home...

Last time I mentioned some tools for airbrush and thought that for the time being the topic is covered and wanted to prepare a “how to” about

My name is Alexej Sulkovskij, I am an airbrush artist from Ukraine. I work in airbrush art from year 2005 and work practically work in all segments where...

If you are just thinking about airbrushing and maybe just looking for some more info than continue reading about tools needed to start airbrushing..

Do you remember a while back I had Paasche Talon airbrush reviewing here? If you’ve read it you surely get the feeling that it is an amazing airbrush.

Polymer clay, an unusual topic for airbrush blog? Well, not that unusual for many artists doing sculpting. Painting on clay is not as simple

This article talks about the quality of water for airbrush, its effect on your artwork and providing some kind of solution. Mentioning CO2 ...

The project I decided to share with audience of airbrushdoc is called Monster Energy Car - Levin. The car belongs to a friend of mine who just wanted

Steven Lane, artist, who started using airbrush just a while ago and already loving it. What is also interesting is that he does not limit himself

Not that long ago I got a message from Danish Street Artist name Per Corell who decided to share excellent tool with me. It was Street Art Airbrush made from .

Have you ever got into a trouble painting guitar? Todays post has took more then over two weeks to come out even though the final piece could be done

Firs time I found airbrush for myself in one article from magazine about cars in 1999 or maybe in some airbrush magazines after year 2000..

Todays review candidate is a dual action, gravity feed, internal mix airbrush called Paasche Talon from Paasche Airbrush Company.

What is Vinylography? Perhaps you may have heard of airbrushing on vinyl or at least about vinyl. Often in airbrushing it has been used for stencils

Todays adept for airbrush compressor review is AS-189 from Chinese factory. No, I didn't buy it in China, I have a local seller here that sells this fella under

Preview of camouflage references with option to download, also a preview of stencils with option to download and of coarse some recommendations

I realized there are some unknown manufacturers offer something that looks like the high-end airbrushes, eg, Iwata CM-C Plus. People won't have the budget..

Apart of proper paint and have a skill it is important to be aware of external factors that cause real problem even if you have done everything right.

Well we all know that compressor without tank wouldn't take much space but what if we want to have tank anyway. Air tank in combination with regulator is..

Did you bent airbrush needle? Usually the nozzle cap should protect the needle and the nozzle tip but most of us love to work without the cap..

Every time when you airbrush something (as a friendly favor or part of your business) it goes into back-costs and you should include into your expenses bill.

My reason to built a silent compressor was obvious, the noise from my other one was bothering me. For materials and cost : I used fire extinguisher and copper

J W has been painting all his life and believes that the purpose of art is communication. I have been actively “communicating” throughout my life through ..

I had some interesting nice galleries posted before, dedicated to cell phones or toilet seats, you will see how creative airbrush laptop cover

This time I've added 7 new stencils to my freebie page and head on to write this entry as I think that I forgot something very important. I forgot to give a cha

No matter if you just want to try or want to start airbrushing for sure or you manage to make money already, important thing is that you do it because it is you

How far can man go, in order to underline his individuality and stand out of the crowd? A small piercing or tattoo are not going to surprise anyone this days.

The armorer Jens Andreas Paasche who emigrated from Norway in 1900 starts his own airbrush company. To become successful Jens worked 20 hours a day almost 24 ..

How do you make a layered stencil in CorelDRAW. I know it can be done, I just don't know how. Here's an example of what i am trying to do...

I'm pleased that I got Badger Renegade line in my hands.Badger says that this line especially is for "the proven elite artist". So lets see if they are right.

Just a few days ago I got comment on Silent airbrush compressor article with a question about air pressure switch. The question was really reasonable because ..

Last time I've had nice chat with author and founder of that site and he gave me the permission to use his website as my source of information. As most of my ..

What if you don't have an access to professional airbrush paint and the only source you can get the paint from is "home hardware store"?

Time to get to know some basic airbrush rules you have to follow while working with airbrush. Many of them have different tendency and some are very important.

Big problem for DIY compressor is the proper air pressure switch. I've found a temporary solution that can be made in few minutes till you get the real one.

The idea to write this article came to me when I found a video of homemade airbrush on the web. I got curious and started to look for some more.

I've made couple of reviews already and I couldn't wait to write this, the special one, about Iwata Custom Micron C Plus airbrush (CM C+).

"What final format would you prefer for a stencil" if you want to print it yourself on your printer or maybe you have access to a plotter

This is not a tutorial or anything that might help my readers to improve their work. I just wanted to post it because I spent a lot of time puting this video

A while ago I got e-mail from a guy who just wanted to thank me for an advise which I donn't even thought that eny one been reading.

This is Harder and Steenbeck Infinity review. Airbrush of German solid quality and very good price for something of this high-end class. Check this out.

I didn't want to spend a fortune on something I wasn't sure that it is worth those money. Harder and Steenbeck Evolution review. Paying just for a brand name wa

Hands-on review of the Aztek 7778 airbrush set — the multi-nozzle system, build quality, what is in the box, and whether it is worth the money.

This build was born when its author read previous article Airbrush Cleaning Station. The article motivated this guy to build that station for himself and make i

Imagine that your client wants you to show him how his car is gonna look with the motive hi has chosen. Many airbrush custom studios are doing this preview airb

Real Flame Airbrush or Skull Airbrush. Do you remember the first time when someone told you about AIRBRUSH, what associations did you get with that word? What?

It was home made and as author says it had to be a compact, low budget project. But when he started he couldn't stop. As a result not very compact and not that

From time to time I post some stuff that helps us to do our work much easier. Many of us use airbrush reference pictures on the daily basis.

This is ultimate guide for airbrush beginners about chosing the right airbrush paint for their work. Includes look at types and brands and also provides pro adv

More pictures, more angles, more details, better resolution and even some works that weren't there before. Ultimate Airbrush Gallery

When I was surfing the Net or clicked a link on facebook I have found some cool stuff to read and I share it here..

Airbrush Exhibition - no words required. Another airbrushed cars gallery. I had some problems with my computer so I had to deal with that. I hope you will enjoy

As I have read a lot of airbrush tutorials and watched many videos I got the feeling that if you want to do airbrush you don't have to be an artist at all.

I’m giving you another portion of airbrush gallery and I hope it will stimulate your imagination, just a bit, and maybe you will get some ideas for project

Airbrushed Cars?ddd - I think all of you may noticed that the last post has been posted a good while ago. I’ve planned to post another article about air compres

As usual the gallery is unusual. I have found some pictures of airbrushed toilet seats and as it's unusual to me why not to post it here

Why do we have to choose the best airbrush gun? I think that many of my visitors were dealing with this question and if you have landed on this page then you

One day I got an e-mail from guy named Colm O'Connor, an Irish airbrush artist. He discovered this website and he liked it. We exchanged few messages...

I don’t know if there is any ice hockey season going on right now but I’m going to post it anyway. Here is few ideas of airbrushed helmets that might move you..

When I need to clean my airbrush I usually use some pieces of paper that I don’t need and just spray over them but sometimes I accidentally spray on

Back in the game with more images, this time in Russian Airbrush style. I think that airbrushing skulls and flames isn't going to last forever and Russian artis

Simple and easy to follow tutorial on "How to improve Airbrush Gun "Evolution 2in1" airbrush from Harder and Steenbeck

You can airbrush almost everything! Airbrushed Phones? I guess one would need a microscope to do something like this :). Pure art from world of cell phones.

Tutorial - DIY compressor for airbrush at home. I was looking for a simple and at the same time cheap solution. As you probably already figured out ...

Mineral oil in these conditions is loosing its properties really fast. That causes compressor to overheat, raises noise level, and causes damage...

Charles Burdick came from a family of inventors and pioneers. He worked on various patents and designs throughout his life and is widely attributed with the

Walkup’s Airbrush Manufacturing Company and Thayer and Chandler had a unique opportunity to gain sales in the international art communities ...

First Airbrush book was a complex document full of woodcuts depicting every aspect of its use, giving detailed technique instructions on to how to achieve the b

Awesome airbrush gallery of art works on cars. Get inspired by another airbrush art from our eastern friends from Russia. A lot of pictures. Enjoy

Here comes one of unusual blog posts - aa airbrush art gallery from Aerografpro.ru ...imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul...

Charles Burdick and Liberty Walkup were willing to invest in the idea and paid $700 dollars for the initial design followed by another $150 for two prototypes.

How to fix a worn or stuck airbrush nozzle bearing — diagnosis, the tools you need, and a step-by-step repair to restore a clean, consistent spray.

This is my first blog post and I have no clue how to start but my first idea was to find something about the history of airbrush and post it here.