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Okay so I have seen all the airbrushing on here and looks great. I went out and bought a simple external feed airbrush and a can of propellent, but it almost made me cry. I couldn't figure out how to mix the citadel paints with water, so it either didn't work at all, was too watery, or it was too big. I tossed the airbrush and the can into the back of my closet and forgot about it until yesterday. I decided to try again but this time I am going the correct route. Rather then a $20 airbrush and can of air, I did some research, read a lot of post and made some purchases. I bought a new G44 Masters Airbrush and a Testors Mini- Ice blue air compressor. So here is my question...I cannot mix paint...at all...I am terrible at it. I heard that it you buy the Vallejo Air Paints that they do not require mixing in thinner. Is this what everyone is using, or does anyone have suggestion about a good airbrush paint that would not make me want to drive my head thru the wall, lol. Any help is appreciated...thanks.

First - airbrushing has a big learning curve - there is NO way around it. Practice on terrain...

Secondly when you thin your paints, get a proper airbrush medium (liquitex or golden) to make your life easier. Then try to achieve a mixture with the consistency of 'skim milk'.

No mix is ever "too watery" for an airbrush. Make sure that your compressor is giving somewhere between 15-20 PSI of pressure.

Vallejo airbrush paints do still typically need thinning and are really not that special.

The airbrush you have is fine, it just takes practice and patience.

If your paint is to thin and you aare flooding the area you are trying to paint you need to try to let less paint out, Either adjust the flow using the sirbrush settings or try pushing the button less.

I used spray guns as an architectural modelmaker and there is a very steep learning curve... Do any of your friendly local hobbists I.E. your opponants and friends or anyone from your local FLAGS use airbrushes maybe they can sit with you and show you some hints and tips???