Devilbiss DAGR – Now What…
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Just got this little guy for xmas but as you can see I have no idea where to go from here. What do you air heads think, start on some drawing boards with an acrylic paint or what.
well i usually try and tell guys who are just starting to mess around with lettering. cut out a mask maybe saying “toyota” or something. take the letters drop shadow them, shade them in to make them look rounded or embossed. you can do all that with pretty much a weak black mix then go in with some white and highlight the letters. you can also bevel edge the letters. practicing stuff like this will give you decent results quick and actually make it look like you are acomplishing something so a beginner doesn’t get discouraged. kinda keeps you motivated a bit. of course first thing would be to get the feel of it like any other spraygun. you want to be able to make a line without the dumbell look where its heavy on the ends. you know how to spray so its just a matter of getting used to the tool. the only added thing that you dont really do in normal spraying is you need to practice changing your distance off the panel. with a spray gun i’m sure you always try to keep that consistant. with an airbrush its just the opposite. distance will vary depending on the size of the line. practice making short 2 – 3″ lines that go from a point to maybe 3/8″ wide. keep doing these until you can do it without thinking about it while making them really smooth and consistant.
oh yeah, dont use acrylic paints. you are wasting your time unless you plan on airbrushing t-shirts. you have the thing to do work on cars, bikes, etc. so use the same paint. you need to get the feel for the paint you are always going to use. diamont works great. thats all we use here. reduction will always be more than what you are used to with a gun. transparency is big as well. bc100,bc201 and overreduced to make a more transparent black to airbrush and shadow with.
Well I have been playing with an Iwata Eclipse, but I can’t really give much advice because I’m not really that good. Jim is way more qualified than me to give advice. I have just been playing with some black base trying things like Jim mentioned. I am slowly getting better. I think it is one of those things where the more you practice the better you get.
Dagger strokes, dagger strokes dagger strokes. stick with automotive paints and practice on hard surfaces. the key is to get nice crisp lines not the ones that look like the paint is blowing away from the center. have fun with it though
Cool present!n :cheer:
Wish I got one! :unsure:
I want the Iwata Eclipse but Santa didnt bring me one I guess I wasn’t a god boy :exciI would do what the others said Practice practice practice
Daggr daggr daggr
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