Painting terms
Chad
Acrylic Paint
Flat Paint
Gloss Paint
Clear paint
Thinned paint (what's this for?)
Also, I was browsing through some airbrush products and I saw this aztek set
from testors but the parts seem foreign to me.
What are these nozzles for?
High Flow Nozzle
Acrylic General Nozzle
Acrylic High Flow Nozzle
12cc Gravity Feed Cup
28mm Siphon Cap
1 Pipette
Cleaning Station
Compressor Adapter
EGMcCann
"Chad" <darks...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I found these terms in a tutorial I was reading
>
> Acrylic Paint
One of several types of paint, as opposed to enamel or laquer. Acrylics are
often listed as "water wash-up" (do not confuse with watercolor.) Typically
dry quickly.
> Flat Paint
> Gloss Paint
Refers to the finish. Flat = nonreflective (or barely reflective.) Gloss =
shiny.
Think of it this way. Car that hasn't been washed in a month = flat. Car
after being washed = gloss. :)
> Clear paint
Not 100% sure where you saw that. It could be a clearcoat (uncolored "paint"
such as a flat coat or gloss coat) used to seal a finish and give it a final
flat or gloss, or translucent paint, like Tamiya's Smoke or Clear Blue which
"tint" instead of just cover.
> Thinned paint (what's this for?)
Paint that's had thinner of some sort added, normally to dilute it for
airbrushing.
> Also, I was browsing through some airbrush products and I saw this aztek
set
> from testors but the parts seem foreign to me.
>
> What are these nozzles for?
> High Flow Nozzle
Putting a lot of paint down on an area.
> Acrylic General Nozzle
> Acrylic High Flow Nozzle
Acrylic - specific versions of the General and High Flow nozzles. The main
difference is that they don't have the "crown" around the tip of the regular
nozzles, making cleanup of the acrylic paints (which dry faster) from the
brush easier.
Se http://www.testors.com, the manufacturer.
>
> 12cc Gravity Feed Cup
Cup with the lead into the airbrush at the bottom. Paint just "runs in" to
the airbrush by gravity.
> 28mm Siphon Cap
Larger jar that hangs below the airbrush and depends on the suction of the
air in the brush's body to draw paint up into the brush.
> 1 Pipette
Think oversized eyedropper, used to move an amount of paint.
> Cleaning Station
Product to spray used paint and thinner in while cleaning the airbrush.
Again, http://www.testors.com.
> Compressor Adapter
Adaptor for the air hose to fit a compressor to power the airbrush.
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> I found these terms in a tutorial I was reading
>
> Acrylic Paint
Acrylic-based carrier. Can (usually) be thinned with water, alcohol or
windshield cleaner.
> Flat Paint
Non-reflective. Doesn't shine.
> Gloss Paint
Shiny. Highly reflective.
> Clear paint
Non-opaque. You can see through it.
> Thinned paint (what's this for?)
Generally, paints that come straight out of the bottle are too thick to
shoot through an airbrush (or brush directly onto a model without
leaving brushmarks), so they have to be thinned (obviously!) with either
thinner (for enamels) or the above-mentioned water, alcohol or
windshield cleaner. Note: Some paints now come "airbrush-ready".
(i.e. Pre-thinned.)
>
> Also, I was browsing through some airbrush products and I saw this
> aztek set from testors but the parts seem foreign to me.
>
> What are these nozzles for?
> High Flow Nozzle
> Acrylic General Nozzle
> Acrylic High Flow Nozzle
The first is for enamels and lacquer paints and second and third are
specifically for Acrylic paints. Beyond that, I've never used them so I
can't help there...
>
>
> 12cc Gravity Feed Cup
Uses gravity to feed paint into the airbrush from the side.
> 28mm Siphon Cap
Are you sure this isn't supposed to be "28cc siphon cup"?
> 1 Pipette
Glorified eyedropper that lets you measure portions of paint and/or
thinner. Get the six-pack if you can find it -- they'll get dirty fast
if you use them enough. (And keep at least one clean for thinner-only use!)
> Cleaning Station
Expensive little device that's supposed to trap fumes and used
paint/thinner from when you spray thinner/cleaner through your airbrush
in order to clean it. I use an old half-gallon plastic milk jug that has
some cotton balls and activated charcoal in the bottom. It's cheaper and
works just as well...
> Compressor Adapter
A fitting that will/should/might let you use an airbrush with any
commercially available compressor.
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