5
Prepare the object to be painted, masking off any
area that should not be painted (be sure object is
clean and free of dust, grease, etc.). Small objects
such as models, etc. should be hung or placed on a
pedestal so all areas to be sprayed can be easily
reached (a stand may be fashioned from an ordi-
nary wire coat hanger or bottle etc.). Hold the tip of
the airbrush about 6 inches from the surface. Use
short strokes, moving the airbrush constantly at a
steady rate parallel to the surface. Don’t spray too
PAINTING PROCEDURE FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS
KEEP AIRBRUSH PARALLEL TO SURFACE
This exercise shown in fig. 1, will enable you to
draw straight lines without forming dots or pud-
dles at the beginning and end of each line. This is
triggering again, see page 3. Fig. 2 is parallel line
graduating from narrow to broad. These are made
by releasing more color and at the same time, lift-
ing the airbrush away from the surface. Practice
daily to develop trigger action control. Fig. 3, lay-
out in pencil 1/2 inch squares. Airbrush the dots
as small as possible and connect dots with
straight lines of even tone. Practice every lesson
carefully before proceeding to the next one.
EXERCISE TWO
On a board or paper, lightly pencil in a number of
1/2 inch squares. Hold the airbrush about 1/2 inch
from the surface and spray paint small dots on
the intersecting lines, as shown in fig. 4. Use liq-
uid food coloring. When you are able to place the
dots accurately, begin enlarging the size of the
dots (fig. 5) by allowing more color to flow
through the airbrush. At the same time increase
heavily. Apply a light coat, let dry, then apply
another coat and continue until the desired cover-
age is achieved.
EXERCISE ONE/FREE HAND CONTROLLED EFFECT
FIG. 1
FIG. 2
FIG. 3
