Basics of Airbrushing

Eric Lalonde

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Airbrush Terminology

Air Sources & Hoses

Regulators, Paints, Gadgets, & Cleaning

Two videos of the tech talk - you can adjust settings to change picture quality

Basics of Airbrushing - Part 1

Here are the times for the various sections of part 1:
01:18:00 airbrush terminology
22:39:10 air sources
31:24:05 hoses
35:46:03 regulators and gauges

Basics of Airbrushing - Part 2

Here are the times for the various sections of part 2:

00:00:07 the viscosity rule
24:29:01 airbrush gadgets
38:56:10 cleaning

Here are some examples of Eric's use of airbrushing to weather rolling stock