We'll sit on the naughty step together then mate!
Nothing naughty about it….do what works for you.
I struggled with the
airbrush for years, but two things were the key for me. First was getting a decent air supply that could keep up with my
airbrush. I had an early AS 186 with no regulator that pulsed like mad from about 8 psi to 35 psi and an Aztec
airbrush that was incredibly air hungry. Try getting consistency out of that
. I thought it was me…….
Second was switching to
Tamiya/Mr colour thinned with Mr levelling thinner. I find them very forgiving regarding thinning and they spray with virtually no tip drying. Before that I used enamels, which were incredible finicky to get the mix right, and acrylics, which tip dry like mad.
Brush painting is the absolute opposite…..just remember all paint needs proper dilution to perform properly.
Enamels are the best for large areas, as they go on smooth without brush marks, but the downside is the drying time between coats. They need at least overnight, if not longer, or the next coat will reactivate the previous layer.
Acrylics are great as well. Dilute them properly and the go on nice and smooth as long as you don’t overwork an area. They skin over quickly and you can drag up the under layer if you do. They dry quickly (unlike enamels) so you can get several layers on in short order to get good coverage. Detail work using acrylics like Vallejo need a wet pallett to get the best out of them.
Tamiya/Mr colour are awful to brush paint! it can be done, but why torture yourself