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So I seen multiple OSL tutorials.
They virtually all use airbrushes and I want to start incorporating OSL into my mini's, its been put off long enough but I don't have an infinitude of money to blast on air brush kits.

Can someone suggest a reasonably priced air brush / air comp for doing OSL, I'm not looking to do much else with it but that currently, perhaps undercoating but other then that nothing.

Can anyone suggest a decently priced compressor (to get an idea of what I would need) that could get the job done? Mainly under coating, glow affects and partial shading no super fine stuff @.@

Have you looked into any OSL tutorials done by hand?

I really haven't found any. I found one but it was done on metallic which doesn't really relate to what I'm trying to do and I couldn't get much from it. Everything else I see its all airbrush.

The theory is the same for airbrush as with hand brushing. Airbrushes just make it easier to do a lumimous halo type effect, but its not the only game in town. Blending and drybrushing can get similar effects without the expense

I used drybrushing: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/332410-.html?m=2

Have you seen Yggdrasil's OSL tutorial?

He does his all by hand and the finished product looks great.

I do all of mine by hand, it is truly about working towards the brightest point, lighter and lighter highlight layers as you get toward the "hottest point" or the source of the energy, one thing to really consider when doing OSL is where the light would actually travel, hard edges around a plasma gun coil are going to create shadows so it won't bleed down onto the sides of the gun really at all. Also really think about ambient lighting, do you envision your guys fighting during the day most of the time? then the light isn't going to broadcast out onto their armor like the popular trend suggests, the source of light would have to be literally blinding in the dark for it blast out across the armor like that during the day.

I do all my OSL by hand... I'm not fond of breaking self-shadowing (bloom). You get more control by hand.

You can get a reasonable airbrush from ebay for about £15. I only have a 50ltr compressor way too big and noisy for in the house so i fill an old tyre inner tube and take it in the house. gives a good few minutes of spraying, use really low pressure for detailed stuff anyway.

Could someone link me to a decent reasonably priced compressor for me to take a look at, that would get the job done so I can kinda look into them? It seems like getting the actual brush is the easier part.

The big problem is that "reasonably priced" is highly subjective.
A cheap compressor might run 60 quid, a decent one twice that, and a really nice one 200+ quid.

I use a Revell Master Class. I added a link to a webshop with GBP prices. They sell it at 239 quid.
Note: I'm not based in the UK, I don't know this shop.
It seems to have a smaller brother, the Revell Standard Class Compressor @ 149 quid.
And wouldn't you know it, there is also a starter model, at 70 quid. That doesn't seem to have a condensation water mechanism, so the water will end up splotching through your nozzle.

There are two ways here, either you go as cheap as you can - buy a Revell kit that goes for 80 quid or so and comes with a crappy compressor and a crappy airbrush - or you spent around 300 quid and get yourself a mid-range compressor and an all metal starter brush from Harder & Steenbeek, Iwata or Badger. Whatever you do, don't buy a Revell Airbrush, unlike the rebranded compressors, they are all junk.

 Sasa0mg wrote:
Could someone link me to a decent reasonably priced compressor for me to take a look at, that would get the job done so I can kinda look into them? It seems like getting the actual brush is the easier part.

This question gets asked LITERALLY about once a month, or even more often.

I suggest a quick search, to find tons of info on it.

I personally like my paasche 3000r, but a cheap "airbrush compressor" from most hardware places will work.

Just make sure you get one that has a regulator, and you will want a moisture trap.

Airbrushes are amazing, and while doing basics does not require a ton of skill, but once you master one the possibilities are endless.

best of luck!