AIRBRUSH ERROR! - Page 2

unity · 02-13-2008, 11:05 AM

CAPS = BAD! :)

Not always. Everyone has their technique, but I always do two. First, you can make them darker, not lighter so doing one coat then another works really well. Its like putting black paint on a white wall, two coats will LOOk better and be more even.

Circular motions are good, but it depends on what you are spraying.

We have two air-brushes on our system. We start with the BIG gun and do a quick shot across the face, nothing much really but gets a base down. Then we do their chest, stomach and inside of arms. From there we move onto their back and back of the legs. Then they turn and we do the front of their legs. We do not spray the feet. Not that they are turned around we have them hold up their arms and do the under-arms and sides of torso. We then finish off the arms and repeat. When finished we large capacity gun, we move onto the face with the artisan brush and paint their face, very lightly, and detail the ears and hair-line. We spend a good amount of time on the face. We also find people dont squint with the smaller brush spraying the face, that means no crows-feet.

But like I said, everyone does it different. Its the outcome that matters. Try doing two or even three coats. Remember, they will likely get DARKER as the solution works. So dont get them too dark!

Also - when you are moving the gun, dont stop on the body. Brush right off the body into air before stopping and turning back.

sierra · 02-13-2008, 11:13 AM

thanks-sorry 'bout the CAPS :)

blondie's · 02-13-2008, 12:34 PM

Are you using an airbrush for their entire body?? I use an HVLP gun for the main part of the body and an airbrush for the face, jawline, hands, and feet at the end. I break the body up into sections and do two coats on each section as I go (back, then each side, then front, then arms, then I get the airbrush out for the rest).
Are you consistently having to touch up the same area on these people, or do they all have different areas needing to be touched up?

KnxTan · 02-13-2008, 01:12 PM

800 grit wet/dry sand paper will take out most runs. Follow up with 3M rubbing compound and 500 rpm orbital buffer.

eileen · 02-13-2008, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unity

CAPS = BAD! :)

Not always. Everyone has their technique, but I always do two. First, you can make them darker, not lighter so doing one coat then another works really well. Its like putting black paint on a white wall, two coats will LOOk better and be more even.

Circular motions are good, but it depends on what you are spraying.

We have two air-brushes on our system. We start with the BIG gun and do a quick shot across the face, nothing much really but gets a base down. Then we do their chest, stomach and inside of arms. From there we move onto their back and back of the legs. Then they turn and we do the front of their legs. We do not spray the feet. Not that they are turned around we have them hold up their arms and do the under-arms and sides of torso. We then finish off the arms and repeat. When finished we large capacity gun, we move onto the face with the artisan brush and paint their face, very lightly, and detail the ears and hair-line. We spend a good amount of time on the face. We also find people dont squint with the smaller brush spraying the face, that means no crows-feet.

But like I said, everyone does it different. Its the outcome that matters. Try doing two or even three coats. Remember, they will likely get DARKER as the solution works. So dont get them too dark!

Also - when you are moving the gun, dont stop on the body. Brush right off the body into air before stopping and turning back.

CAPS ARE NOT ALWAYS BAD! You obviously don't need readiing glasses yet....your day will come. hehe

I do fine with just one coat. I do 2 very light coats on the face only.

eileen · 02-13-2008, 01:41 PM

I've now tested 5 solutions and none of them compare to Infinity Sun's for color and consistancy. Some of these other solutions are probably fine in "other" airbrush guns but they run out like water in ours.

sierra · 02-13-2008, 01:59 PM

thanks so much everyone!

tangirl23 · 02-13-2008, 02:31 PM

What is it exactly about the results that customers aren't happy with?

sierra · 02-15-2008, 08:38 AM

Splotchy areas! I only have the one spray brush gun. I guess I need a bigger gun for the main parts of the body and use the smaller one for faces and such...thank you

eileen · 02-15-2008, 09:18 AM

grahamsk, you give a lot of nice ideas but why not go the extra mile and get your clients nose filters?

02-13-2008, 11:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
unity I vote for DERF! Join Date: Jan 6 2004 Location: Midwest-ish Posts: 2,064 Rep Power: 5	Re: AIRBRUSH ERROR! CAPS = BAD! :) Not always. Everyone has their technique, but I always do two. First, you can make them darker, not lighter so doing one coat then another works really well. Its like putting black paint on a white wall, two coats will LOOk better and be more even. Circular motions are good, but it depends on what you are spraying. We have two air-brushes on our system. We start with the BIG gun and do a quick shot across the face, nothing much really but gets a base down. Then we do their chest, stomach and inside of arms. From there we move onto their back and back of the legs. Then they turn and we do the front of their legs. We do not spray the feet. Not that they are turned around we have them hold up their arms and do the under-arms and sides of torso. We then finish off the arms and repeat. When finished we large capacity gun, we move onto the face with the artisan brush and paint their face, very lightly, and detail the ears and hair-line. We spend a good amount of time on the face. We also find people dont squint with the smaller brush spraying the face, that means no crows-feet. But like I said, everyone does it different. Its the outcome that matters. Try doing two or even three coats. Remember, they will likely get DARKER as the solution works. So dont get them too dark! Also - when you are moving the gun, dont stop on the body. Brush right off the body into air before stopping and turning back. __________________ Quote by mkubal on prinitng: "I think that when the print dialogue says "(borderless)" what it really means to say is "(this would be borderless were it not for the giant white border).""

02-13-2008, 11:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
sierra I love Derf!! Join Date: Jan 8 2007 Location: North Eastern US Posts: 141 Rep Power: 2	Re: AIRBRUSH ERROR! thanks-sorry 'bout the CAPS :)

02-13-2008, 12:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
blondie's Join Date: Dec 28 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 125 Rep Power: 1	Re: AIRBRUSH ERROR! Are you using an airbrush for their entire body?? I use an HVLP gun for the main part of the body and an airbrush for the face, jawline, hands, and feet at the end. I break the body up into sections and do two coats on each section as I go (back, then each side, then front, then arms, then I get the airbrush out for the rest). Are you consistently having to touch up the same area on these people, or do they all have different areas needing to be touched up?

02-13-2008, 01:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
KnxTan I love Derf!! Join Date: Oct 8 2004 Posts: 1,033 Rep Power: 8	Re: AIRBRUSH ERROR! 800 grit wet/dry sand paper will take out most runs. Follow up with 3M rubbing compound and 500 rpm orbital buffer. __________________ A liberal is someone who is so open minded, their brain has fallen out. “Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.”

02-13-2008, 01:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
eileen kiss me I'm Derf Join Date: Feb 10 2005 Posts: 6,759 Rep Power: 17	Re: AIRBRUSH ERROR! I've now tested 5 solutions and none of them compare to Infinity Sun's for color and consistancy. Some of these other solutions are probably fine in "other" airbrush guns but they run out like water in ours. __________________ under-exposure to uv rays is as dangerous as over-exposure...This is "D" life! (eileen)

02-13-2008, 01:59 PM	#17 (permalink)
sierra I love Derf!! Join Date: Jan 8 2007 Location: North Eastern US Posts: 141 Rep Power: 2	Re: AIRBRUSH ERROR! thanks so much everyone!

02-13-2008, 02:31 PM	#18 (permalink)
tangirl23 I love Derf!! Join Date: Aug 12 2006 Location: ILLINOIS/WISCONSIN Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	Re: AIRBRUSH ERROR! What is it exactly about the results that customers aren't happy with?

02-15-2008, 08:38 AM	#19 (permalink)
sierra I love Derf!! Join Date: Jan 8 2007 Location: North Eastern US Posts: 141 Rep Power: 2	Re: AIRBRUSH ERROR! Splotchy areas! I only have the one spray brush gun. I guess I need a bigger gun for the main parts of the body and use the smaller one for faces and such...thank you

02-15-2008, 09:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
eileen kiss me I'm Derf Join Date: Feb 10 2005 Posts: 6,759 Rep Power: 17	Re: AIRBRUSH ERROR! grahamsk, you give a lot of nice ideas but why not go the extra mile and get your clients nose filters? __________________ under-exposure to uv rays is as dangerous as over-exposure...This is "D" life! (eileen)

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