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A friend of mine gave me paints and upon looking at them I realized that they were airbrush paints, I was wondering if due to them being watered down for airbrush would they have similar properties to the contrast and speed paints?

No, they just don’t cover as well. Contrast paint has specific properties that are different to normal acrylics.

Yeah they will just behave like thinned paints, which is probably what they are. Contrast paints have a differnt pigment and medium setup.

As far as I am aware airbrush paints are good for doing stuff like layering because they are so thin but never tried it myself.

Or get an airbrush, they are great fun

In general, airbrush paints are good for mixing with other mediums. I sometimes mix them with standard acrylic medium to create filters and glazes. Often, the airbrush paints are too thin to do this on their own, and don't adhere to other painted surfaces without some kind of binder.

If you want to play around with them, try painting a model in black and white and brushing the airbrush paint over the white parts to get a sense of coverage. Use a matte medium to make it thicker, if needed.