How Assemble And Airbrush A Miniature

Basecoat, Mid-Tones Highlights

What you'll learn

How to use the airbrush to create clean transitions

How to control the airbrush trigger

How to prime a miniature using the two step method.

Techniques such as glossing the model and applying a wash to bring out the detail

How to drybrush to bring out more detail of your miniature after the wash is applied

Requirements

Airbrush Flow Improver

Miniature Paints

Paint Brush size 1

Air Compressor

Description

About This ClassThis class shows how to assemble, prime, basecoat, add midtones and highlight a miniature with an airbrush.Class OverviewHow to airbrush a miniature. Creating shadows, midtones and highlights. The class will then teach how to gloss varnish and use washes to bring out the detail in your miniature.Finishing off with the drybrushing technique to bring more of the detail out.Why You Should Take This ClassAirbrushing is used all over in different industries from advertising, make up, comics, vehicle art. These are just a few industries.The skills learnt on this course can be transferred into any other projects you want to as the techniques are the same.For example airbrushing fine details on a miniature can be easily transferred to say makeup or nails.Having over fifteen years experience in airbrushing and painting I feel I have gathered a wealth of information that I can share along with some top tips!If you have knowledge of using the airbrush then that is a plus but there is absolutely no reason why you can't learn to use an airbrush through this course. 100% all are welcome to learn!This class is aimed for people in the arts who would like to branch out into other mediums or anyone who wants to learn to just airbrush miniatures. The skills are transferable.Whilst the airbrush can be tricky to learn at first, stick with it, with a small degree of patience and discipline, anyone can achieve similar results and better.What You Will Learn- How to use the airbrush to create clean transitions- How to control the airbrush trigger- How to prime a miniature using the two step method.- Techniques such as glossing the model and applying a wash to bring out the detail- How to drybrush to bring out more detail of your miniature after the wash is appliedMaterials/Resources What you will need for the courseAirbrush:Budget AirbrushPremium Airbrush - Harder & SteenbeckPremium Airbrush - Iwata HPCSAirbrush CompressorTools For Miniature PrepFilesCraft KnifeMini CuttersModelling PuttyCement GlueSupergluePaints, Primers & Brushes (optional)Acylicos Vallejo PaintsBlack & Grey PrimersWinsor & Newton Series 7 BrushWet PaletteMiniatures

Overview

Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Introduction To The Airbrush

Lecture 3 How To Use The Airbrush

Lecture 4 Airbrush Miniature Paints

Lecture 5 Airbrush Flow Improver

Lecture 6 Airbrush Varnishes - Gloss, Satin & Matt

Lecture 7 Airbrush Exercises

Lecture 8 Cleaning Your Airbrush for Colour Changing

Lecture 9 The Wet Palette For Painting

Lecture 10 Tools For Filing The Mold Lines

Lecture 11 Cleaning Your Miniature

Lecture 12 Dry Fitting The Parts

Lecture 13 Different Types Of Glues

Lecture 14 Assembling Your Miniature

Lecture 15 Using Putty To Fill In Gaps

Lecture 16 Different Types Of Primer

Lecture 17 Two Step Priming Technique

Lecture 18 Priming Your Miniature For Painting

Lecture 19 How To Airbrush The Basecoat

Lecture 20 How To Airbrush The Midtones

Lecture 21 How To Airbrush The Highlights

Lecture 22 Gloss & Wash Technique

Lecture 23 Drybrush Technique

Lecture 24 Conclusion

Beginners to Advanced