How to airbrush Tamiya lacquer and acrylic paints (plus thinning, mixing and cleaning)
It's a minefield out there for modellers when it comes to painting - especially airbrushing! Its not as simple as filling your paint bottle with
In this video, I will go over:
- the basics of paint chemistry so you can understand the five different types
- how to thin Tamiya and other lacquer paints
- what mixing, cleaning and safety equipment you need
- how to spray close and base cover using lacquers
- how to mix Tamiya acrylics using lacquer thinner
- how to quickly clean and change colors using lacquer/acrylic paints
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Be sure to use the chapters below to skip forward and back:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Paint Chemistry 101
04:20 What you need to get started
05:58 Why the right thinner matters
07:00 Mixing tools
07:53 Cleaning equipment
08:17 Safety equipment DONT SKIP
08:53 Mixing and thinning lacquers
11:54 Painting close and base painting lacquers
16:44 Mixing and painting Tamiya acrylics
22:12 How to clean and change colors quickly
Here's Will Pattison's detailed video on paint chemistry: https://youtu.be/ROeJLHULvXM