Air Brushing – Air Brush

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Hi, Nick… If I was airbrushing windows, I would use a combination of brush and airbrush for the opacity problem you mentioned. It also helps to think in reverse of normal painting- do the airbrush work first, then cover the background with opaque paintbrushed paint. I would use a spirit-based (oil soluble) varnish to protect the work. A polyurethane spar would work fine, and I would brush this on as well. Be sure to varnish a slightly larger area than the art, so moisture can’t creep under the varnish into the artwork… I usually go 1/8" wider. Stanger

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Hi, Nicholas… Acrylic airbrush paints will work, but you will have to varnish them afterwards. There are some other fast drying paints- Japan colors and One-Shot Poster colors (which are very similar to Japans), but both of these paints have a high solids content that may wear down your tips and needles. The would also need to be highly thinned and strained before use in the airbrush as well. Good luck, and tell us what you find that works for you! Stanger

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"Nicholas Tan Boon Teck" wrote… However recently i have moved into doing window painting for shops, and also use airbrushes to do my job. I have found that using acrylic paints are not lasting and come off easily with a sponge and water. Can anyone help me find a better solution?? thanks in advance.

They make paint for use on glass.  You may be limited in color but you might get away with putting down a base coat of window paint (clear would be the ticket) then using the acrylic over it. There may be a compatibility problem between the two types so I would experiment first. — hawgeye

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Hello All.. I’ve done window painting with student’s acrylic paint (Chromacryl) and have had good results with them, except that they are not opaque enought when diluted with water. It would be really expensive to dilute with the airbrush medium made for the paints, so i just went 2 coats. But it wastes a lot of time too. I have thought of using varnish as well, stanger, but could you tell me which type? Thanks all nick

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, Nicholas… Acrylic airbrush paints will work, but you will have to varnish them afterwards. There are some other fast drying paints- Japan colors and One-Shot Poster colors (which are very similar to Japans), but both of these paints have a high solids content that may wear down your tips and needles. The would also need to be highly thinned and strained before use in the airbrush as well. Good luck, and tell us what you find that works for you! Stanger

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Hi all, I am a design student who does airbrush illustrations for my design presentations. However recently i have moved into doing window painting for shops, and also use airbrushes to do my job. I have found that using acrylic paints are not lasting and come off easily with a sponge and water. Can anyone help me find a better solution?? thanks in advance. Nicholas

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