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> It’s unfortunate that the airbrush has been cast aside by many artists in favor of Photoshop or Illustrator. I don't think so. I used to do a lot of airbrush

> It’s unfortunate that the airbrush has been cast aside by many artists in favor of Photoshop or Illustrator. I don't think so. I used to do a lot of airbrushing, in the 1980s. I even had one of these[0]. I don't miss them at all. They were a huge pain in the ass. [0] https://paulbudzik.com/tools-techniques/Airbrushing/paasche-ab.html https://paulbudzik.com/tools-techniques/Airbrushing/paasche-...

card_zero 1y ago
Ooh you had the Paasche Turbo. I nearly went for that one but decided to be sensible and got a Badger. Floating dual-action though, of course, and a stupidly overpowered reservoir compressor. Lots of stripdowns and cleaning fluid and cutting out frisk film with a scalpel. It was terrible. I should take it up again, it's probably a more artistic thing to do now it's not popular.
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
  I had a couple of regular Badgers, and a couple of regular Paasches. I almost never used the Turbo, as cleaning it was a nightmare, and I could get really fine with the regular brushes, with certain tips. I also probably inhaled a lot of toxic paint. The respirators never seemed to work that well, as I would pick some really cool-looking boogers from my nose.
  - card_zero 1y ago
    I wore a face mask (eventually, when I got tired of the paint-up-nose feeling). Jars of Magic Color were adorable objects, though, all saturated and shiny with their little rubber nipples on top.
esafak 1y ago
I always wanted one as a kid! The very name "air brush" sounded cool.
pjbk 1y ago
Things have improved. Modern water-based acrylic paints and sealers are much easier to deal with and give you similar if not better results than enamels. There are finally now some decent compact and quiet tank-less electric pump compressors. Cleaning solutions and cheap airbrushes are much better too. Some cheap airbrushes these days have improved designs and materials that make them superior to expensive 80s airbrushes. For example, I just got a Gaahleri Mobius airbrush and it is almost as good as my far more expensive Iwata airbrush, and far better than my old Paasche which cost me a fortune back then. The future looks bright!

card_zero 1y ago

Ooh you had the Paasche Turbo. I nearly went for that one but decided to be sensible and got a Badger. Floating dual-action though, of course, and a stupidly overpowered reservoir compressor. Lots of stripdowns and cleaning fluid and cutting out frisk film with a scalpel. It was terrible. I should take it up again, it's probably a more artistic thing to do now it's not popular.

ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
I had a couple of regular Badgers, and a couple of regular Paasches. I almost never used the Turbo, as cleaning it was a nightmare, and I could get really fine with the regular brushes, with certain tips. I also probably inhaled a lot of toxic paint. The respirators never seemed to work that well, as I would pick some really cool-looking boogers from my nose.
- card_zero 1y ago
  I wore a face mask (eventually, when I got tired of the paint-up-nose feeling). Jars of Magic Color were adorable objects, though, all saturated and shiny with their little rubber nipples on top.

esafak 1y ago

I always wanted one as a kid! The very name "air brush" sounded cool.

pjbk 1y ago

Things have improved. Modern water-based acrylic paints and sealers are much easier to deal with and give you similar if not better results than enamels. There are finally now some decent compact and quiet tank-less electric pump compressors. Cleaning solutions and cheap airbrushes are much better too. Some cheap airbrushes these days have improved designs and materials that make them superior to expensive 80s airbrushes. For example, I just got a Gaahleri Mobius airbrush and it is almost as good as my far more expensive Iwata airbrush, and far better than my old Paasche which cost me a fortune back then. The future looks bright!