Airbrush Types Explained: Dual vs Single Action, Gravity vs Siphon Feed
The four choices that define an airbrush, explained with the makers' own figures, and the type that suits each kind of painting.
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The four choices that define an airbrush, explained with the makers' own figures, and the type that suits each kind of painting.
Five first airbrushes, from a $40 three-nozzle set to Harder & Steenbeck's own beginner model, with the compressor each one needs.
Five airbrush and compressor sets for models, crafts, cakes and art, picked on the makers' specs and what each box actually contains.
From a new box to a clean first coat: the setup Iwata describes, the trigger habit that prevents spatter, five practice drills and a troubleshooting table.
Iwata's all-round gravity airbrush, judged on Iwata's own specs: what the compression-fit nozzle changes, what compressor it needs, and who should buy something else.
Iwata's all-rounder against its beginner airbrush: the NEO sprays at 8 to 20 psi on a small compressor, the Eclipse takes thicker paint at 25 to 35 psi.