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| Vallejo Airbrush Thinner |
When I first started airbrushing, I just used water to thin my paint. This worked, but I was constantly plagued by several problems. I'd have to wait a long time between coats, because the water greatly extended the paint's drying time. Paint had to be applied in extremely thin coats or else it would start to sag or drip. But the most annoying thing was the tendency of the paint to bead up because it was just not sticking to previous layers.
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| In-progress model painted with airbrushed acrylic using water as a thinner. |
After reading various articles on various airbrushing websites, I decided to try buying some airbrush thinner. I chose Vallejo's airbrush thinner, mostly because that was what they had at Hobby Lobby that day. The bottle advertised that it would thin paint without loss of adhesion, which was exactly what I needed.
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| In-progress model painted with airbrushed acrylic using Vallejo Airbrush Thinner. |
I was very pleased with the results. My paint dried much faster. It dried to a nice matte finish and stuck well to the model without any hint of beading. Good technique was obviously still very important to avoid drips and other problems, but the airbrush thinner made things so much easier.
I haven't tried any other brands of thinner yet, but if I do I'll try to update this post to let you know how they work.
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