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I'm looking into an air brush kit and would like to learn how to air brush props and makeup. I have been looking at the Paasche H set (pretty inexpensive), but I'm not sure what paints I should get. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

createx should work fine for the props,as for makeup try googling airbrush bodypaint

thanks Createx was the brand I was looking at on Amazon. Wasn't sure if I needed anything specific.

Paints are like anything else, everyone has their own preferences and swear the one they use is the best, but they're actually mostly the same. I've found there is only one hard and fast rule when it comes to painting props: Never apply any oil/mineral spirits-based paint to rubber, vinyl, latex, or any other soft surface. These paints work great on everything else, but the chemicals in them attack the surface of soft materials and the paint stays tacky for months. Use water-based paints only on these surfaces.

As long as you properly thin, strain, and filter whatever paint you use in an airbrush, you'll have good results. I normally use off-the-shelf bottled water-based acrylics from Tamiya or Testors when I need general colors, but this year when I made The Creature from The Black Lagoon, and needed very specific shades of green, I went to Home Depot and had them mix me up some custom quarts of Glidden Gloss Interior wall paint. It went on just fine, looked great, and The Creature weathered through 11 pounding rainstorms without any damage to the paint. And that paint went on wood, fiberglass, vinyl, rubber, and latex, so it's a good universal paint. There's really no need to pay big bucks for a little bottle of specialized latex mask paint when it's really no better than plain jane house paint.

CLEAN YOUR AIRBRUSH MORE THOROUGHLY THAN YOU THINK IT NEEDS


Keeping it clean is the most important investment. Junkie clearance sale, or $300 professional, doesn't matter. Keep em clean, everything will turn out just fine.


Oh, and don't bend up the point of the needle. Sucks when that happens.

Createx is best used for porous type items, T shirts etc, Createx AutoAir is better for non porous like props. It is the water based equivalent of urethane & bullet proof stuff !! I use it on all my automotive airbrush work & my props. & it can be sealed / cleared with anything ! Paasche H single actions are great for the thicker paints, you'll soon find yourself picking up a double action for finer work...... airbrushing gets as addictive as Halloween...LoL

You can use any of the cheap craft AB paints from like Micheals Art store, I prefer AutoAir as I have a supply of it for my reg biz & found it second to non, low cost..... & yes as Bruzilla & Bryan316 says, well thinned - strained paint give you less headaches with clogs & clean that AB well before you put it away or you'll regret it, acrylics are hell to remove when dried inside an AB !

Bearair.com & coastairbrush.com are 2 of the best places to get online paints from & they have AB knowledgeable persons on the phone that can answer any question, not just a salesman on the other end that doesn't know the products !

You have numerous AB person's here to help you with anything to help get you started in the right direction !!

I prefer FW inks for nearly everything, even body-painting.

FW inks is probably one of the other few I also like to use on props, yes a very good ink / paint..... ! Especially on detail work with my Iwata micron.