The AirbrushDOC Blog

A direct comparison answering whether miniature and model hobbyists should add an airbrush to their brush work, with workflows, time savings, and setup costs.

A complete step-by-step masterclass on painting crankbaits and wooden lures, detailing scale mesh stencils, pearl paints, and durable topcoats.

A professional guide to setting up an airbrush nail station. Reviews of compact kits, liquid acrylic formulations, and salon ventilation tips.

Compare airbrushes and spray paint for hobby projects: the real differences in cost, control, indoor safety and finish quality, and when to upgrade.

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

Which airbrush handles resin and FDM prints, plus the primers and PSI settings that stop paint peeling off a smooth print. Tested picks for each budget.

Eight airbrushes tested on Gunpla, armour and 1/48 aircraft, from the budget Neo CN to the Infinity, with needle sizes, PSI and what to skip.

How to prime and prep metal, plastic, wood, resin, canvas and fabric so airbrush paint actually sticks, with the right primer and sealer for each.

PSI and CFM explained, honest picks from $50 to studio grade, and how to run an airbrush off a shop compressor you already own without ruining a panel.

Iwata, Badger, Paasche and Harder & Steenbeck compared after hands-on use, with the best airbrush for beginners, miniatures, T-shirts and fine art.

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. 15+ 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.

Only air coming out, spitting, spidering or clogging? Diagnose your airbrush by symptom and fix it in minutes, with the real cause behind each one.

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

Eclipse HP-CS against the Evolution and Infinity: nozzle systems, spares, cleaning and price, so you can pick the brand that fits how you paint.

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

Exact thinning ratios for Createx, Vallejo, Citadel, Tamiya and Golden, what to thin with, and the milk test that tells you when it is right.

A plain chart of 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5 mm needles, what each sprays well, which suits miniatures or T-shirts, and why 0.3 mm fits most painters.

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.

Seven airbrushes tested on Warhammer, D&D and Gunpla miniatures, from budget starter to the Infinity CR Plus, with nozzle sizes and what to skip.

How to clean an airbrush at three levels: a quick flush between colours, an end-of-session clean and a full strip-down, plus which cleaner to use for each paint type.

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.

Five first airbrushes worth buying in 2026, what each one gets right, what it costs to run, and the two beginner mistakes that ruin a good airbrush.

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

Over 250 fire reference photos for airbrush artists: flames, blazes, candles, wildfire and burning vehicles, at mixed resolutions. Free to subscribers.

How airbrush compressors work: PSI vs CFM, noise, duty cycle, water traps, regulators and every compressor type, so you can judge any model yourself.

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 me and all who remember when I 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.

How to prime, paint and seal polymer clay with an airbrush so the finish does not lift or stay tacky, including which paints bond to cured clay.

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..

Hands-on with the Paasche Talon: three needle sizes, trigger feel, cleaning, and how it holds up next to an Iwata Eclipse for a good deal less money.

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

Hands-on with the AS-189 airbrush compressor: real output, noise, duty cycle, the tank and moisture trap, and the work it can and cannot handle.

Free printable camouflage stencils and reference photos to download, with notes on pattern scale, spacing, and how to mask each layer cleanly.

An honest look at Master Airbrush kits: build quality, nozzle tolerances, what breaks first, and when the cheap route ends up costing more than buying once.

Anyone hungry for stencils? Celebrity look better and show more character if they have more shades of a color then only two. Mix Stencils!

Orange peel, runs, cissing, blushing, grinning (show-through) and 13 more paint defects: what causes each one, how to tell them apart and how to fix it.

Building a small airbrush compressor with an air tank and active cooling, why the tank matters for steady pressure, and what it costs to put together.

Five ways to straighten a bent airbrush needle, which of them actually work on a fine tip, and how to tell when the needle is past saving.

What airbrush artists actually earn, how to price a job so it covers paint, air and time, and the hidden costs that quietly eat a hobby turned business.

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 story of Paasche Airbrush, from Jens Paasche's arrival from Norway in 1900 to the models the company still makes for airbrush artists today.

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...

Hands-on with the Badger Renegade line: needle sizes, trigger feel, spares cost, and whether the Velocity or the Rage suits the work you do.

How to wire and adjust an air compressor pressure switch, with the cut-in and cut-out screws explained and the wiring of a typical two-wire setup.

45 high-resolution fire photographs, 1600×1064 up to 8550×2735, sharper than the first pack and sized for close reference work. Free to subscribers.

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 ..

Using hardware-store nitrocellulose paint in an airbrush: which solvent to thin it with, the pressure it needs, and the ventilation you cannot skip.

How to hold the airbrush, set your distance and pressure, and the safety habits worth building early. Fifteen rules that prevent most beginner mistakes.

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.

Two homemade airbrushes you can build in an afternoon from a ballpoint pen or a syringe, what they can actually spray, and where they fall short.

Hands-on with the Custom Micron CM-C Plus: what the hand-matched nozzle buys you at fine detail, how it cleans, and who should not spend the money.

"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.

Hands-on with the Infinity: nozzle sizes, trigger feel, cleaning, spares cost, and whether the step up from the Evolution is justified for your work.

Hands-on with the Evolution Two in One: what the second nozzle set actually adds, how it cleans, and whether it beats the Infinity for the money.

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.

Acrylic, watercolor, gouache, candy and urethane airbrush paints compared, which brands suit which surface, and how much thinning each type needs.

Five airbrush articles worth your time, collected from around the web: technique breakdowns, artist profiles and equipment pieces worth passing on.

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.

A free download pack of skull reference photos from several angles, plus notes on using them for airbrush portraits, murals and stencil work.

Single vs dual action, gravity vs siphon feed, and needle sizes explained, so you can pick an airbrush gun that suits the work you actually do.

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

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

A pack of skull stencils in different formats, ready to print. Topic: Skulls! Download this pack for free and consider subscribing to my news

How to build a quiet airbrush compressor from a fridge compressor: the tank, pressure switch, moisture trap and wiring, plus the safety points.

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

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.

Who invented the airbrush and when, from Abner Peeler's 1879 paint distributor through the patents and workshops that shaped the modern tool.