Saturday, January 7, 2012

Airbrush Art work On Vehicles

By Joe Lawn


By airbrushing art on to your automobile you can create a unique splash of paint that really shows off your style. Once you've the basics down on how to work the airbrush then you can certainly pretty much create some great airbrush art on the automobile. It does not matter if you can draw or otherwise. There is no need to be able to free hand you art work either. Stencils can be used to airbrush art onto your automobile just the same as any other surface or project. The art that you create with airbrushing is only restricted to your own imagination. There are plenty of places to obtain stencils or get design ideas so that you can create your own stencils.

If you do make your own stencils for airbrushing your automobile do not use paper to create your stencils. Automobiles need a great deal of paint and this will damage paper stencils quickly. So stick with plastic or vinyl material for the stencils. A great cheap plastic to use for stencils is thin plastic folders. These could be picked up cheaply in office supply areas of most stores.

When doing airbrush art there are different types of airbrushes that exist. The best airbrush to use for putting airbrush art onto a car is a gravity fed airbrush. Here is the one that professionals use and definitely will give your artwork a top quality look. The paint may be automotive paint but make certain you use a well ventilated area since the fumes can pose a health hazard. It is best when using automotive paint to utilize a respirator at all times. When using automotive paint make sure that it is thin enough circulate through the airbrush. If the automotive paint that you've chosen does not flow then thin it down so it flows. The paint needs to be thinned to about a milk thickness. A fantastic automotive lacquer will work fine to weaken your automotive paint.

Different airbrush art calls for different psi on your compressor. PSI stands for pounds per square inch and for automotive airbrush art you need a compressor with a psi of 55-65. Iwata is a great brand name to go with and they offer four compressors which will work for airbrushing automotives. Badger is another good model that you can go with. They offer several air compressors that will work when doing airbrush art on automobiles.

In relation to any part of your actual airbrush equipment like the airbrush and its parts as well as the compressor be sure to go with name brand. Do not use any counterfeits a these will cost you more income and lots of headaches in the long run. You receive what you pay for and when it comes to airbrush art you need to go with names that you can trust. A lot of knock offs also will give for a harder time finding replacement parts after they tear up. Knock offs will tear up quicker compared to the name brands. So save yourself the irritation of being in the middle of your airbrush art project in your automobile and find yourself unable to get replacement parts to your airbrush equipment.




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