New Forum

[ubeaut]

This forum has been put on after a number of requests mainly for Air Brushing but as it falls under the arm of spray finishes and also decorative finishes so the forum has been expanded to cover all 3.

Things that the forum could include are:

Air Brushing:

• Equipment (compressors, guns, etc)
• Finishes (types, thinning, etc)
• Techniques

Below are a few pics of air brushed finishes:

spectrum basic.jpgfirewood.jpgvase.jpgbowl.jpg


Decorative Finishes and effects:

• Techniques and ideas
• Marbeling
• Gilding
• Gesso effects
• Crackle and leather look

Couple of decorative finishes below:

Gesso2.jpg Gesso1.jpg crackle.png wrinkle.jpg

Spraying:

• Help for beginners in
• Equipment (compressors, guns, etc)
• Finishes (types, thinning, etc)
• Techniques
• Projects, hints, tips and advanced techniques.

It's here as requested.... so get in and make it work.

Cheers - Neil

[chambezio]

Thanks Neil!!!
I have come across some really great effects from Air Brushing but will need a lot of input from others who have the skills. I reckon that Air Brushing, an otherwise plain object, can change it into something stunning

[Keith_1]

Beautiful work there.

Thanks Neil for adding this to the forum. Will come in very handy learning new tips for painting and pinstriping.

Regards

Keith

[Robson Valley]

Best thing I can suggest is a cheap airbrush for the beginning. To play with for line and masking.
Grocery store food coloring kits and white paper or white icing.

If you have the hots to pursue this, buy a compressor designed for AB.
The industrial ones pump dirty, oily air that will upscrew the seals in you brushes.
I used a 1/2 bottle of nitrogen and a regulator from a welding supply because I always had to run silent.

I'll bet you have seen some airbrushed birthday cakes.
Google airbursh fantasy make up. I always won top prize for mine.

I'd think that for wood, I'd want a big AB sprayed base that I could lay the color on.
I wanted to mess with "automotive detail airbrushes" but I could not find a job to need that.
For woodwork, that's the next AB that I'd buy in a minute.

Just remember this:
All the stain and finish that you have ever used has been wiped on or brushed on.
Now, you're going to lay on a finish that sits on top like a layer of marbles.
Touch it, smudge it and POOF! it's ruined.
The first thing to do is to organize that final locking layer/varnish(?) to hold it all down.