air brush paint

Re: air brush paint

I carve reproduction fish and use airbrush paints that I get from a
taxitermy supply store. These paints are available in acrylic or lacquer
base and they also come in muted earth tones. Good luck

[pinefeathers]

Re: air brush paint

Any type of paint can be airbtushed, but some are easier to use than others. For bird carvers I recommend Jo Sonja acrylics. These are actually a guache and are excellent in the airbrush. They dry to a flat finish with no gloss, but can be made glossy with the proper additives. Fish carvers usually prefer a more glossy look, and I have no suggestions. The article in WCI was done by a fish carver who has been carving fish longer than most of us have been alive. His painting method works for him, and there probably were no other paints available when he started carving fish.

[grumpy560]

Re: air brush paint

In Woodcarving Illustrated, the sponser of this site, spring edition 2002, there is an article starting on page 24 on carving and painting a rainbow trout.
On this project they used tempera poster paints for an undercoat stating that Palmer Prism Tempera paints do a much better job of covering imperfections than acrylic.
(their words not mine)
They also state that these paints can be applied one over the other but not mixed. After painting they gave the carving 3 to 5 coats of spray lacquer.
Just noticed that the first thing they did was apply 2 coats of GESSO before the undercoat.
If you don't have this issue I'm sure you can still order it
Good Luck and I hope this helps.

I have a air brush, but don't no anything about the paint to use. I just started to carve and have some fish to paint but don't know what paint to use. I am looking for the easyest paint to use and some thing that is safe to use in the basement.