Hobby Cheating 213 - How to Clean Your Airbrush Fast

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
  • In this Hobby Cheating Tutorial, I take you through how to clean your airbrush in less than 30 seconds. Working with the airbrush can be fast and easy, as fast as anything with your brush is you clean in the right way. Hope you enjoy!
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  • @Prizzlesticks
    @Prizzlesticks 3 месяца назад +12

    Was about to start using my airbrush with no real instructions. I mean , compared to a finicky sewing machine, with so many moving parts and variables, how hard can it be? Then I remembered the horrors of broken threads, bobbin tension, gnarled masses of string on the fabric back, and I decided to use my brain and look for some tips. Because even simple things can go wrong quickly, and I want to enjoy my time away from work.
    Very glad this video was recommended on a reddit thread. I think this will turn painting my restored bird feeder from a chore into a relaxing time. I'm so glad I didn't jump into it with nothing but the barely coherent instruction manual that came with the airbrush. 😅

  • @anonymousdictator
    @anonymousdictator 4 года назад +187

    This video taught me how to clean my airbrush and also that i'm not thinning my paints nearly enough.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +29

      Thinner is usually better, it's easy enough to do two thin coats, especially with the airbrush. :)

    • @atomic1019
      @atomic1019 4 года назад +11

      This video taught me I've been doing my airbrushing wrong for 3 years.....damn it

    • @HasteHobbies
      @HasteHobbies 4 года назад +4

      yeah, I just finished deep cleaning my airbrush and i'm thinning more than I used to. Even though the stynylrez primers say "no thinning necessary" I find if I don't thin I get a clog.

    • @Eazfb
      @Eazfb 4 года назад +1

      This so much this, I think I think enough, but clearly not.

    • @kamilkordas7103
      @kamilkordas7103 3 года назад +2

      @@VinceVenturella I struggle with either having the paint too thick and clogging the nozzle or so thin that it the paint runs on miniature (in a spider web manner), even at sub 1 bar.

  • @yannisS
    @yannisS 4 года назад +83

    Funny how I have been a hardcore airbrush user for the last 4 years and Vince proves there are still tons of things to learn. You are a pillar to this community Vince. The amount, quality and worth of your content is really second to none.

  • @idiealot9958
    @idiealot9958 2 года назад +6

    Sir, you’ve convinced me to buy an airbrush. A cheap one, but it works. After watching this movie, I’m able to do 15 minutes (looking at the clock, not in my head) sessions, and had no clogging issues yet. While I admire other artists, I find you to be a true scholar and teacher in the “ways of painting minis”. Thank you. Truly, thank you.

  • @GarvialLoken
    @GarvialLoken 2 года назад +12

    Been airbrushing for years. Watched this and realised how much work I've been creating for myself all this time. Followed the advice last night and airbrushed better and spent less time cleaning. Thanks!

  • @Adrenalined1426
    @Adrenalined1426 4 года назад +35

    Only comment I'd add would be to rotate the needle while it's still fully seated to check for paint underneath. You don't want to remove the needle through the seals if paint is in fact stuck under it. Pulling dried paint through the seals is equally as bad.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +9

      Good tip for sure. :)

    • @TheAegisClaw
      @TheAegisClaw 4 года назад +12

      I always take the needle out of the front for that reason. I have once ruined a seal set by taking it out of the back.

  • @NapGod
    @NapGod 2 года назад +2

    i've been airbrushing for about 6 months now, always cleaned/flushed through the nozzle, never made the connection between that and drytip. *facepalm* once again, you have enlightened me. Your knowledge and this channel is an invaluable resource. thank you.

  • @PedroMidwest
    @PedroMidwest 2 года назад +2

    I have been brush painting as a hobbyist for years because I just don't want to clean an airbursh. You sir have just blown my mind. Buying one tomorrow! Thanks a million!

  • @eetennak966
    @eetennak966 Год назад +2

    Hello Vince! I got an airbrush AND HATED the amount of cleaning so much that I almost never used it.only for priming when I had to do a huge amount of Minis.
    So many videos told me to clean in x way and I followed their advice that it took up to 15 minutes every time to change a color. Also Vallejo model thiner says that you should use way less thinner than you did. Turns out your areright and I will pick up my airbrush more often from now on. Thanksa lot! You probably hear this a lot but you changed my hobbying a lot

  • @SandyKay65
    @SandyKay65 Год назад +2

    This is very helpful! Have avoided using my airbrush because I fear clogging it up and not being able to put it back together. Plus all the work changing colors. This video makes me feel more at ease now. I'm just starting out using an airbrush in the last week or so.

  • @kingjoshwa1
    @kingjoshwa1 4 года назад +9

    This really should be required viewing for all new airbrush users. Well done, Vince!

  • @aonjmj
    @aonjmj 3 года назад +4

    Might be *the* single most useful airbrush tutorial for the beginner. After a weekend Imperial Knight class, I can confirm two 8+ hour sessions of this being the only way this man swaps colors/cleans with his airbrush.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  3 года назад +1

      Thank you! Which class were you in (hard to tell from Screen name. :) )

    • @aonjmj
      @aonjmj 3 года назад

      @@VinceVenturella The one in Holt MI (near Lansing). I was the complete neophite in the back, Marco. There were 2 other cool guys and we came up with a goofy team name (that I now forget).
      I was over my head, but my painting improved exponentially. Thank you!

    • @tietoppers
      @tietoppers 2 года назад

      @@VinceVenturella are you still offering classes?

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  2 года назад +1

      @@tietoppers I will return to classes in 2022 when we are hopefully on the full other side of the pandemic.

  • @LangJones
    @LangJones 3 года назад +4

    Great video. I'm obviously not thinning my paints enough. The not spraying paint to clean the brush tip is gold.

  • @jesse-got-dolphins-into-heaven
    @jesse-got-dolphins-into-heaven Месяц назад +1

    not sure you will get this 4 years later, but this is really helpful, i realize i have been under thinning my paints and using the spray out pots.

  • @AcropolisGames
    @AcropolisGames 4 года назад +10

    Honestly the most underrated hobby series on RUclips! A real shame that it has taken so long for a straight forward how to clean the airbrush video.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +1

      Yeah, I am not sure how I didn't come to this one sooner.

    • @AcropolisGames
      @AcropolisGames 4 года назад +1

      @@VinceVenturella Did not mean it as a criticism, this series has helped me a lot in the hobby!

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +2

      @@AcropolisGames Didn't take it as one, I am genuinely curious myself. ;)

  • @debbiedeneese
    @debbiedeneese 2 года назад +11

    This is without a doubt the best airbrush tutorial I have seen so far. I'm just getting started, and I'm glad I saw this before I started playing. Thank you so much. And by the way, your delivery is very entertaining LOL

  • @ZSpark62
    @ZSpark62 2 месяца назад

    I know this video has been out for a while. But I got a cheap airbrush set mainly to use for priming since I live in a hot humid environment. I really struggled with it at first and decided not to use it again because it just required too much effort. This video gave me inspiration to try again and the difference is amazing! I went from just priming to also doing some of the base coats as well and it has really sped up my painting!
    Truly a great video. Thank you!

  • @timbob1145
    @timbob1145 Год назад +3

    So glad I watched this, really illuminated what I was doing wrong... Not thin enough!! Straight to the point golden knowledge. Cheers

  • @germaN87AC
    @germaN87AC Год назад +3

    I love your Hobby Cheating videos and applying your techniques to airbrushing my model railroad. This video made me enjoy airbrushing even more as I can change colors and work on multiple models while the others are drying

  • @Boingnania
    @Boingnania 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you so much for this tutorial and information! I recently bought a full airbrush kit and paint and I was really anxious and scared of accidentally ruining it so quickly, and the instructions that were packaged in weren’t the clearest. And this video helped a lot! Thanks!

  • @cronevald
    @cronevald Год назад +1

    I'm about 5 minutes in and this already feels like it's going to being lifechanging (or at least airbrush painting lifechanging.) That first cleaning tip makes so much sense.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  Год назад +1

      I hope so!

    • @cronevald
      @cronevald Год назад +1

      @@VinceVenturella I'm one of those frustrated self taught airbrush users. I've developed many of the bad habits you highlight here. It's easy to see and understand how the practices you describe will improve my airbrushing.

  • @Thanos730000
    @Thanos730000 4 года назад +34

    Video Suggestion: Sealing a model with varnish through an airbrush. Heard so many methods on how to do it. Add thinner, don’t add thinker, use floor polish with thinner etc. probably a quickie video but could be helpful to people.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +25

      Good idea, I have a sort of super varnish video planned at some point in the future.

  • @Oyxopolis
    @Oyxopolis Год назад +1

    Going for my first time airbrushing this afternoon. This video is probably my most watched on YT

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  Год назад +2

      That's awesome to hear - you can do it!

    • @Oyxopolis
      @Oyxopolis Год назад +1

      @@VinceVenturella You know what's awesome, that you replied to a ..5? year old video :D
      Yeah thanks! To be honest, I don't know if I did very well. I had some issues with backflowing my Harder & Steenbeck, because of the beak. I was also afraid of pinching it too hard, but then it wouldn't backflow at all and I think I did actually already clog it a bit (it backflows even when I'm not deliberately doing it) , even though I went out of the gate practicing cleaning and literally dropping in 15 drops of thinner for two medium brushes of GW Warpstone Glow. I think it is, because I didn't use the correct soap in the beginning. When you said Windex, I looked it up on Google and it also said Glassex, which I had at home..but that didn't feel like it was working, so I moved to regular handsoap. I'm thinking I may have messed up in the cleaning part there.
      Either way, I'm not going to give up. I'll consider this a learning needle and the Infinity came with two sizes, so I can always defer to the .4. For now, I'm practicing control, messing up some Assault Intercessors, of which I will have many more, whether I want to or not.
      Thanks for all the great videos

  • @ransolmcasterfo8864
    @ransolmcasterfo8864 Год назад +1

    New to the hobby…was struggling with tip dry/clogging. I followed these recommendations and just had the best painting session…no issues at all. Thanks for the tips!!!

  • @darthjunkus1088
    @darthjunkus1088 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much. You got me to finally start airbrushing today and I'm having a blast. So fast and easy to get a bunch of work done and looking great. Honestly had an airbrush for yrs and never used it as it was daunting and now I don't know why. Thanks again

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  Год назад

      Glad I could help!

    • @darthjunkus1088
      @darthjunkus1088 Год назад

      Update. I broke the tip off the airbrush haha. But I am not discouraged and will get a machine that is not 30 bucks. Thanks again

  • @johnpierce9075
    @johnpierce9075 3 года назад +1

    I really do not know how far I got into this hobby without finding your videos. Thank you.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  3 года назад

      Glad you like them! Always happy to help. :)

  • @mikeschnobrich1807
    @mikeschnobrich1807 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the great video. I'm new to air brushing and some of the complaints mentioned in the beginning was exactly what I was thinking. I purchased a couple of cheap plastic models to learn air brushing and rhe first one was a pain changing colors, I can't wait to try this new way on the next model and see how it makes thing more fun. Again, thanks for the great informative video.

  • @Ziforigin
    @Ziforigin 4 года назад +3

    Just like everyone else here I want to sincerely thank you sir! I have h&s evolution silverline and it's imposible to close it's nozzle with fingers, so i grabbed a cap from a pen and it worked great. I didn't got a single clog through the evening and had not to clean my airbrush with IPS every freaking 20 minutes. I poured like 2 liters of this stuff just to clean my airbrush, for like 20 miniatures in past couple months.

  • @lostsanityreturned
    @lostsanityreturned 4 года назад +51

    The pot you spray into is to stop vapors getting into your lungs.
    If you paint with lacquers it is important

    • @DiceLifeJohnny
      @DiceLifeJohnny Год назад +1

      you wear a mask anyway. no pot needed

    • @elliespohr
      @elliespohr 4 дня назад

      ​@DiceLifeJohnny it lingers in the air for quite some time afterward when your mask is off

  • @DavidLawyer
    @DavidLawyer Год назад +1

    Best video on airbrushing I've seen so far. Just starting out learning aribrushing and the one daunting aspect for me has been watching some users completely pull this apart to its smallest compenents to clean. I rather clean a brush after working since its so much less time consuming. That is until I watch THIS video! HUGE eye opener for me. Nicely done!

  • @theVariedLife
    @theVariedLife 19 дней назад

    Thank you for this video. I recently started using an airbrush and this is really helpful. Keep up the great work.

  • @theredwizard9634
    @theredwizard9634 4 года назад +1

    Since this video I have had 0 clogs- Vince is the man, respect the man

  • @WolfTau
    @WolfTau Год назад +1

    Been airbrushing for years but still learned a few things. Thanks, great video.

  • @JimmyBlimps
    @JimmyBlimps 4 года назад +6

    I just finished my very first airbrushing session and using the info in this video it went extremely smoothly and I now have a happy little squad of zenithal'd marines and a nice clean airbrush ready to go for next time. The 20:1 airbrush cleaner to distilled water works perfectly, and will make the little bottle of cleaner I bought go way further than I initially thought. Thanks!

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад

      Fantastic, happy to help as always. :)

    • @thevuntzer
      @thevuntzer Год назад

      20:1 airbrush cleaner to water or water to airbrush cleaner?

  • @mainehouse3789
    @mainehouse3789 Год назад +2

    I'm just getting back into painting minis after 6 years or so off. I can't like your content enough, thanks for all the information you've provided.

  • @coralinealgae
    @coralinealgae 4 года назад +1

    I learned this cleaning technique from Vince a while back from one of his other painting tutorials. It helped so much. Made using my airbrushes so much more pleasurable. So glad he made a video dedicated to it. Now I can link it to people who ask how to clean their brushes. Thanks Vince.

  • @pjo1980
    @pjo1980 Месяц назад

    This video made my airbrushing sessions fun instead of frustrating!
    Can't recommend this video enough 😊

  • @brentcox6201
    @brentcox6201 3 года назад +1

    older video, but thank you sir, as I dive deeper and deeper into airbrushing which I am really starting to love, I thought there has to be a faster way to clean between colors, and you have provided it, thank you

  • @johnmcglinchey
    @johnmcglinchey 2 года назад +1

    Thanks very much . This was the part that put me off airbrushing for years . Wish I'd seen this video sooner

  • @karljones9357
    @karljones9357 Год назад +1

    I’ve been saying the exact thing about those pot cleaners. I use an old jellybean tub with paper towels in it. No lid, so I can wash and shoot in the same tub. Showed my wife this video and I got ok, your right. Vince I’m now getting that tattooed on my chest. I’m right. It even sounds strange to here her say it. Love you.

  • @derekgarcia3069
    @derekgarcia3069 2 года назад +1

    I was directed to this video after discussing how my airbrush had just arrived, and already I'm feeling more confident in getting started.
    You also saved me a few dollars as I was definitely going to grab one of those pots! Haha
    Thanks Vince!!!

  • @SKAtholisch
    @SKAtholisch 9 месяцев назад +1

    i have my first airbrush and used it 3 times and i was wondering why its clogging. now i know why! i push my cup totally dry through the nossle! one of the best videos on dont mess up your airbrush!

  • @tobynmcnew3024
    @tobynmcnew3024 4 месяца назад

    This has made painting fun again. Best video I have seen.

  • @matthewwerner3656
    @matthewwerner3656 4 года назад +3

    Vince, thank you for being such an amazing wealth of information to this community of miniature painters. I dropped some serious dollars on an airbrush setup and struggled. Thanks to this video and your hobby hangout a few weeks(?) ago where you talked about you 80:20 thinner to flow improver ratio I am getting stunning results ( at least for this novice with this device).

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +1

      That's wonderful to hear, I am happy to help. :)

  • @PBeer-op7iw
    @PBeer-op7iw 2 года назад +1

    This has really helped me to save time, I was doing it all wrong for many years! Thank you Vince

  • @motorboot2822
    @motorboot2822 2 года назад +1

    This video helped me bite the bullet and get an airbrush, after 1,5 years of messing with rattlecans.
    Thanks so much Vince. I've already zenithal primed well over 60 models, and no clogs or other mishaps.
    By the time all my beastmen have been primed I'll have saved myself at least 40 bucks in cans too

  • @someguy2441
    @someguy2441 Год назад

    Vince, thank you as always. Because of what you have taught me, I put in over 200 hours on my airbrush before getting clogged and then doing a deep clean. I followed your protocol when switching colors and that’s all it ever took, besides a needle clean. No deep cleaning in all that time. I’ll be doing deep cleanings in the future, infrequent as they may be. 😊

  • @aln.8466
    @aln.8466 3 года назад +1

    Finally, an airbrush cleaning video that makes common sense. Thank you Vince.

  • @SteveT-0
    @SteveT-0 7 месяцев назад

    Wow! I wish I'd found this video before. I was told I had to disassemble my airbrush each time and I've already lost the nozzle once and had to buy a replacement. Your method is so much better, I'll do it like this from now. Thank you!

  • @richardclowes6123
    @richardclowes6123 2 года назад +1

    Hi, recently bought myself an airbrush kit etc but have been a little nervous of actually using it. Came across your video and you seemed to have made the daunting thought of cleaning between colours a no-nonsense approach. Going to get it out tomorrow and give it a go, not on anything particular, just mess about getting the feel of it. Thanks a million. Cheers, Rick the Bulldog

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  2 года назад

      Have fun! It's an amazing tool, nothing to be afraid of. :)

  • @quondamreveries7258
    @quondamreveries7258 4 года назад +2

    Oh, wow. I just learned so much about airbrushing in the last 15 minutes. The most important thing I learned is that I’ve been cleaning my airbrush wrong all these years!

  • @PMGeuze
    @PMGeuze 4 года назад +1

    Sir,
    Thank you very much for this video. It has been such an outstanding idea that it has changed my hate-hate relationship with my airbrush.
    I had been previously trying to blow out the excess into an airbrush pot, only to find that any combination of cleaner would just congeal the paint into a stringy mess. I eventually just use my ultrasonic cleaner after full disassembly to clean between colors.
    Now, just using distilled war, spray window cleaner, and a final blow through of denatured alcohol has made color changes a five minute process.
    This has made my Zenithal in-house priming an ease which now allows me to actually get to some painting my war-dollies as my wife calls them.
    Thank you again.
    Pm.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад

      Yeah, this method gives you roughly 30 second paint changes, makes the whole thing so fast. Glad it was helpful.

  • @thegoodearth7
    @thegoodearth7 3 года назад +1

    This video was incredibly helpful. I am just beginning to learn airbrushing, and with it, all the necessary maintenance. Your approach to cleaning makes the most sense. To be sure, it seems counter-intuitive to blow everything out the nozzle. I am really really glad I came across your videos. Thank you!

  • @maxwellrpower
    @maxwellrpower 4 года назад +1

    Possibly your most useful video ever, this stuff is not self explanatory and you just saved me and I bet a whole bunch of people a ton of trial and error! Cheers Vince 🖒

  • @caronamala438
    @caronamala438 3 года назад +1

    Am thinking of buying my self one for my birthday. And I am loving the information. Thank you for shearing

  • @Miketar2424
    @Miketar2424 4 года назад +11

    Vince, this was an AMAZING tutorial. I have been learning to spray for 8 months now, just for models, and I have been disassembling my H&S airbrush and cleaning between paint sprays sometimes multiple time between color changes. Even then I was always getting clogs and chunks of paint all over my work when it wasn't clean enough. I was even about to order a new nozzle for the airbrush, blaming the equipment and not the nut behind the trigger.
    I tried what you just demonstrated, and for the first time I changed colors within 30 seconds , without a clog and perfect spray consistency! SUBSCRIBED *\0/ *

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +1

      Awesome, happy to help as always and glad it's working out for you. :)

  • @vee_tinymoose
    @vee_tinymoose 2 года назад +1

    Wow!! I wasn’t actually expecting this to be game changing but it was! Thank you so much!!!

  • @TM-hf6cr
    @TM-hf6cr Год назад

    Just bought my airbrush, didnt before because of the "maintenance". This video is gold! Thank you for all the amazing content for any possible mini-painting related question!

  • @lordransoul8693
    @lordransoul8693 Год назад +1

    Vince, I was ready to throw my airbrush in the trash before I watched your airbrushing videos. I cannot thank you enough for the lessons! You really helped me a lot with airbrushing frustration. I just primed 3 models back to back to back using your methods and it was actually enjoyable for a change. Thank you again!!

  • @blastpop
    @blastpop Год назад

    A man of many talents- an "air brush artist" 8:49 and a comedian as well. The complete package... lol. Thanks for the video.

  • @jimphillips6532
    @jimphillips6532 4 года назад +2

    Thank you, with little time to paint i took your advice to get an airbrush. Saves so much time and gets a better result on base costing to be worth the cost.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад

      Excellent, it's my best hobby investment ever for sure.

  • @ZombieApocalypse09
    @ZombieApocalypse09 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for this! I was cleaning my airbrush in a similar manner but then someone recommended the spray container you showed and I thought I had been doing it wrong and started doing it the other way (the wrong way). Very happy to have seen this video and know I can go back to the much quicker and (it turns out) more effective method I had been using.
    The squeezy bottle tip is great too. Got one ordered.

  • @Grumdy
    @Grumdy 4 года назад +8

    Vince literally could have doodled anything on that paper, yet his muse guided his brush to paint an Ogor portrait.

  • @scoutlaceharding
    @scoutlaceharding 3 года назад +1

    I got an airbrush for Christmas and I've always been wary of them because I've heard they clog really easily. This gives me so much more hope, lol. Honestly, just knowing that I want to dump rather than spray the excess is probably going to be invaluable, because that never would have occurred to me. I've been a fan of your hobby cheating videos for awhile now and I'm excited to re-watch the airbrush videos and actually have the opportunity to use those tips. :)

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  3 года назад +2

      Yes, your airbrush will clog, but that's okay., Cleaning it like this AND storing it in water (always, always, always have water in the cup) will go a long, long way to preventing the clogging.

  • @glenyshanlon5112
    @glenyshanlon5112 2 года назад +1

    Great video especially for a first time user of the air brush thank you 😊

  • @ambrosearts
    @ambrosearts 2 года назад

    Thank YOU.....VERY informative....only the second video on cleaning I have seen....never cleaned an airbrush as yet...just getting the idea before I even touch my airbrush in the weeks to come. Thanks again.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  2 года назад +1

      Glad it helped - I have lots of videos on the airbrush and if you have any questions, I am always happy to help. :)

  • @GeoffreyofCastille
    @GeoffreyofCastille 4 года назад +2

    Thanks for the super easy and down to the basics tutorial. These vids and taking the CK 101 class really have been a lifesaver!

  • @matthewward1509
    @matthewward1509 2 года назад +1

    Best airbrush video I’ve ever seen

  • @lat1n0_h0t
    @lat1n0_h0t Год назад

    This video got me to finally use my airbrush for the first time and I love it. Thanks for giving me the confidence to be like, don't like the color flush it out. Thanks again for these videos

  • @AlarienEvenstar
    @AlarienEvenstar 4 года назад +13

    Vince turns his hand to test his paint on the glove and ... what colors do we see on the glove already? :) ... Of course we do.

    • @brib9716
      @brib9716 4 года назад +2

      Heretical tones of excess!

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +3

      All the excess, all the colors you would expect. ;)

    • @NordboDK
      @NordboDK 4 года назад +1

      @@VinceVenturella try a spray bottle, even faster for cleaning the pot

  • @calikingsos
    @calikingsos 7 месяцев назад

    I just picked up the cordless airbrush that good ol Ninjonny recommended a while back ago. Im finding your videos incredibly useful in getting ready to have a successful airbrush journey lol. Wish me luck
    P.S. Ive found many of your videos to be very helpful through my year back in the hobby. Thank you for the great content Vince.

  • @Colostomyboy
    @Colostomyboy 4 года назад +1

    I used to hate getting out the airbrush to paint - the cleaning offset how much painting/shading/undercoating that I got done. Then I saw this video and I'm enjoying laying down thin coats with airbrushing again. The key for me was getting the squirt bottle (tattoo artist's spray bottle), thinning the paints and not spraying out loads of paint through the nib helped too. Thanks Vince!

  • @DrParka
    @DrParka 4 года назад

    After year and 3 months of painting, I finally bought my airbrush and compresor. I'll start using it tomorrow (since I forgot one adapter for my compresor). Thanks again Vincent!

  • @emilymegan40
    @emilymegan40 4 года назад +3

    I love this. It’s such a simple useful skill that you don’t know until you know. Thanks for always sharing your knowledge to help us all out:)

  • @LukeGeaney
    @LukeGeaney Год назад

    Well, you can now add my name to the now unfathomably long list of people who have adopted this workflow.

  • @TheBigAristotle1
    @TheBigAristotle1 3 года назад

    I credit this video with reinvigorating my interest in using my airbrush, I had done a ton of priming and basing, but I've branched out more because I use this superior cleaning method. Thanks, dogg!

  • @CharlesNolanArt
    @CharlesNolanArt Год назад

    Actually, I believe you are a very good artist. When I was learning to create portraits, one lesson was to squint until the image became blurred, then check that it was symmetrical. I think you nailed it, my good man. A very good video, thank you. I'm going to subscribe.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  Год назад

      Thank you! Very happy to have you along on the hobby journey.

  • @kb61496
    @kb61496 3 года назад +1

    I am a barber and this helped me out so much thanks man

  • @sunderedpsyche4289
    @sunderedpsyche4289 3 года назад

    I have been looking for someone to explain this, this easily, for ages. That's it, I'm subscribing.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  3 года назад +1

      Awesome, happy to help and happy to have you along on the hobby journey. There is lots in the playlist to explore. :)

  • @gsw0882
    @gsw0882 4 года назад +1

    Vince, great vid. I chuckled my way through because that is almost exactly how I clean my brushes. Great minds, right? LOL A couple things I'd add to the technique - feel free to steal, if you think they are worthy. 1.) Instead of a cup, I use an old very large pill bottle. That way, I can snap the cap on when not cleaning and no worries about spillage. It's big enough to hold a paper towel, some q-tips and a couple cleanings worth of water. 2.) Instead of filling the cup with my squeezy bottle then dumping, I hold the airbrush sideways over my pill bottle and shoot a stream of water into the cup, the cup drains into the pill bottle and I am guaranteed that no bits and flecks are left in the cup to clog the tip. I posted a couple pics to my instagram (GSW0882) to demonstrate - I don't know how well the text description translates. Thanks for all the hobby cheating tricks and tips!

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +2

      1) The pill bottle is a cool call, would have never thought of that.
      2) Yeah, I know some people are a fan of the side spray, I like that method as well, just always went this way but both are equally fast and good for sure. You are right that is a great way to make sure no flecks are left.

  • @christopherrose478
    @christopherrose478 4 года назад

    Thanks for this video Vince. I have just picked up an airbrush and watched lots of videos on cleaning and has made it sound like such a difficult task. This is probably the most useful and no nonsense video I have seen. Will be using this method going forwards. Also thanks for including some ratios too reference thinner and paints. Removed a lot of worries about jumping straight in.

  • @davidallinson8248
    @davidallinson8248 4 года назад +7

    This was absolutely vital to my airbrush experience. Thank you!

  • @Wijkert
    @Wijkert 2 года назад

    I followed a airbrushing course last year (right before lockdown) and one of the most useful timesaver tips I got was to use an old towel next to my airbrush to spray on. So I get most of the paint out by forcefully spraying water in the cup of my airbrush like you do and dumping it in a open container (that I half full of water, so the paint gets diluted a lot and it's easy to dump in the sink later). The last bit I spray on the towel instead of in the cleaning cup (that I only use as a airbrush holder nowadays). I like this because a. its faster, b. I can see if there is paint coming out or not (and thus figure out if I got it all. The towel soaks up the paint/water/cleaner. This goes against your advice of never spraying more paint trough the front of your airbrush than needed, but I also never get clogs anymore. Maybe something you could give a go and see if you like this as well.
    The towel itself becomes a little random looking canvas (similar to your kitchen towels that you framed and put on the wall).

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  2 года назад +1

      Cool idea, a bright towel is a good test of how clean it is.

    • @Wijkert
      @Wijkert 2 года назад

      @@VinceVenturella exactly! Forgot to mention the whiter the towel the better, but you already concluded that yourself.

  • @nemikan
    @nemikan 3 года назад

    @
    Vince Venturella After a few years of airbrushing and watching various airbrush videos and hearing you say you never know why everyone else clogs so much, I've figured out what my primary issue has been and don't think I've heard you or anyone else really talk about this much.
    My problem was I was too rapidly moving the airbrush around while spraying paint (instead of just holding it steady and moving the miniature around). This then caused the paint to clog up on the insides of the nozzle and couldn't figure out why even after thinning my paint down a ton. Stupid simple, but makes a major difference.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  3 года назад +2

      Fascinating, I will admit, I've never even thought about the fact I tend to move the miniature around. Worth mentioning in a future video.

  • @padrespeaks
    @padrespeaks 4 года назад +3

    Vince just airbrushed creepypasta 😂😂
    Great video, thx again!

    • @auhjo8406
      @auhjo8406 4 года назад

      Also Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +1

      It is a disturbing image for sure. ;)

  • @martinelpunkt5197
    @martinelpunkt5197 4 года назад

    Wow, if i had known that before, that would have saved me countless hours of cleaning. Thanks so much, Vince!

  • @ramza813
    @ramza813 4 года назад +10

    holy shit this is the video i needed. thanks man! never figured out how NextLevelPainting changes colors so fast in the hobo sink!

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад

      This is the key for sure, it's so fast and easy.

  • @EricRex-c7w
    @EricRex-c7w 2 месяца назад

    Strange, I was unsubscribed. Liked and subscribed again. This is a great video and I have recommended it today to another group.

  • @mike-u5y7t
    @mike-u5y7t 4 месяца назад

    I'm looking to buy an airbrush and clean up was what I am dreading. This helps a lot. Thank-You

  • @MrHighAnxiety63
    @MrHighAnxiety63 4 месяца назад

    Well, if you're using acrylics, you can take the paint off. But, that's only if you're planning on taking off ALL the paint and not just a particular section. I had to remove paint multiple times in my process of trying to learn how to use an airbrush. Just use alcohol and make sure you wash the alcohol off with some sort of cleaner, such as dish soap, Simple Green, 409 or...whatever and then rinsing it off with plain water immediately after getting the paint off. And, even with enamels, you can get the paint off using thinner but it's a tedious process and then you have to make sure you don't leave it on too long and wash it all off using a cleaner and then rinsing it off.

  • @BB-pn2qv
    @BB-pn2qv 3 года назад +1

    Best painting video channel there is. Pro shit yo

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  3 года назад

      Well thank you, that means a great deal to me to hear that. :)

  • @lucky6666
    @lucky6666 2 года назад

    Thank you for the advice. I watched a couple of your air brush videos and am already feeling much more confident about starting on this journey!

  • @dennisfoulds3941
    @dennisfoulds3941 Год назад

    Glad I watched again. Thanks Vince

  • @dafruk1
    @dafruk1 4 года назад +13

    I disagree in the "you don't need this" waterpot. That is still the best place to lay my full of paint airbrush down in when I've forgotten a part in another room and need to go get it!

    • @danielklinglesmithv2732
      @danielklinglesmithv2732 4 года назад +2

      David Fraser you don’t have an airbrush holder? I feel like the benefit of a brush holder is if your running with the tip guard off it’s less risky then having to slot it in to that little blow out pot. Thoughts?

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад +2

      A fair point, I wasn't considering that I have a brush holder rack attached to my desk where I do the same. ;)

  • @bobanderson3437
    @bobanderson3437 3 года назад

    Thanks a ton for this vid. I have been looking for this kind of instruction, clear and concise, since I started down the airbrushing path a year ago. I think it's easy for people who use the airbrush day in and out for years to take a lot for granted. They just can no longer relate to the beginner's plight. You sir, have hit the nail on the head. I have nearly given up a couple of times. May you never have another dry tip for the rest of your time, even when using unreduced white pearl metalflake in Arizona.

  • @robertbritt3129
    @robertbritt3129 Год назад

    One of the best artist I know and he draws just like me wow I can't draw a happy face to save my life either

  • @roberthaddon5069
    @roberthaddon5069 4 года назад +1

    Thanks Vince. A very timely video for me, as I've been cursing in my airbrush experiences lately. XD

  • @boot_leg_ramen_noodle
    @boot_leg_ramen_noodle 2 года назад +1

    Bro, you are a life saver - Thank You !!!!

  • @hendrikg6003
    @hendrikg6003 4 года назад +1

    I tip my airbrush to the side and squeeze the water into the cup and let the water flow out by itself. The squeezed water jet out of the squeeze bottle is strong enough to get all the paint out at once. Also without spraying all the paint through the nozzle and even faster than your method. Just needs a little more water because squeezing a bit harder than normally.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  4 года назад

      Yep, that's also a good method, either way is good, as you aren't putting anything extra through the tip.

  • @MotoKingRob
    @MotoKingRob 4 года назад

    This is a fantastic review and EVERYONE should have to watch this when they are new to airbrushing!