JTB: How to use cheap craft paint in an airbrush 

I ordered a similar airbrush on Amazon a few days ago and it's arriving today. I have a lot of acrylic paint and was planning to buy some alcohol ink (don't have the money right now for it). This video helped a lot because, now, all I have to do is go get a big bottle of alcohol for under $3 and just mix it with the paints I already have!!!!! 🎉🥳🥳 The pluses are that: - don't have to spend $10-$20 on alcohol ink - can stretch out my paints to last longer -- do more airbrush projects, and - because of the addition of alcohol to my acrylic paints, the paint will dry much faster I'm totally winning. THANKS! 🤗

Thank You and Thank You for getting to the point. I hate when my ADHD kicks in on some of these Airbrush vids!.

Thank you for sharing these tips and secrets. Everyone makes it seem like its super complicated, but you made it easy to understand.

Great info. I've watched 30 min videos that didn't give as much info... I'm ready to try acrylic, thanks to you.

Dude thank you so much, have the exact same airbrush and paint as you and I have just been using them straight from the bottle and it has been a nightmare… thanks so much for this easy tip (coming from multiple videos saying you have to buy super expensive chemicals etc… ugh)

Wow! Thank you! So tired of ordering expensive airbrush paints from Amazon and waiting for it to arrive, this makes me happy! Happy! lol thanks for showing this!

I just saw another crafting channel do this in passing and it BLEW MY MIND! This makes make much more inclined in looking into an air brush - thanks!

Just purchased my first airbrush.Thanks for a great tip

Thank u so much this is my 1st time using a air brush just like urs and let me tell u there r no straight to the dam point videos on how to simply do what u just did! Thanks again !

1 litre/quart of water with 6-12 drops of rinse aid works as a thinner. add 6 drops of vegetable glycerin to make it dry slower

A small nut works well in the bottle to aid in mixing in lieu of a ball bearing.

3:32 Majestic. You need to put this in an Art Gallery.

This was such a helpful video because you answered all the questions I had. Thanks :)

Just what I needed, thanks so much for this great tip xx

I used these same paints for a long time. You need to mix thinner, thin, stir, and strain for good measure.. I got by using them and had ok results but was always getting tip dry and the occasional clog. I have Createx colors and thinner but I was trying to be thrifty and use cheap paint. Cheap paint can be used and it can work pretty well... But the other day I started using the Createx paint. What a difference! The flow and response of the brush changed dramatically. Even in my cheap $30 brush I had way better control and spray. The paint would flow as soon as I started to pull the trigger back. The brush would make tiny spots and fine lines instantly and every time. I was so used to fighting with trying to get the paint to flow I was doing very little actual painting. Not to mention the on and off, sometimes it flows sometimes not, and not being able to spray the same way twice was wasting all my time. Those cheap paints have a place I suppose.. If you need to fill a sky with blue or a ship with grey and you have a big cup gun you can spray it well. But to thin it to get it to spray detail and cover without blowing spiders all over is a challenge. It just might be worth it to put a few dollars worth of paint in your gun instead of wasting time for minimal results. Also the shading was horrible and the finish was dusty and gritty to touch. I sprayed a pic on glossy poster board (with Createx paint) yesterday and the paint lays so flat and clean it has a perfect glossy finish you cant even feel or see. Its amazing how smooth and clean it looks. Like day and night as they say..

Thank you so much for this, i am a beginner to the airbrush and got so confused about thinning waterbased acrylics.

Thanks so much for sharing this. Tried using Flow improver but the air just pushed it round the model. A friend recommended Isopropyl or Thinner. Have some Alcohol on the way but tried the thinner and it was better. Same airbrush. Will swap to the Iso Alcohol when it arrives. Using W&N Artist Acrylic and found about the same 1:1 ratio about right.

Thank you so much, I'll definitely have to try this! Before, I used water mixed with clear acrylic paint for this. I hope your way works better.

This definitely was useful. Thanks!

Bro thank you so much much this is actually a really neat and useful tip.

Great tips thanks for sharing

I have an airbrush just like that! This is going to save me sooooo much money! THANK YOU

I finding tutorials for water based inks can be used cause they are thin but still researching this, use bottled water of pure tap water where I live is very hard harsh on many things, so found big bottles at dollar tree and can use my food stamps for bottled water, also thinking of food coloring as well haha that on paper won’t eat it lol.😅 thank you for your videos here the time you take to show us some fun the know how and to do better in our art projects what ever they maybe…

thank you so much. funny enough I just got that one! this video helped so much!

Thats kinda game changing. With cheap acrylics i can practice with cheap paints on model kits i dont care about. Im hyped now.

Thanks for making this simple!

I use this for my Model Railroading crafts... Works Great!

This makes much more sense I mean you can use water but the alcohol substitute is genius. 👍🏾👍🏾

That's really helpful since I always wondered what kind of paint is used.

I am a bit nervous. I painted a pour painting, and want to put a waterslide. But the painting is rather dark. Since I have a little airgun I thought I could just put some white or light pink and just spray a thin transparent layer where my waterslide will go. So thank you for teaching me how to mix the paint! I think I will make a paper cutout just a bit bigger than my waterslide and put that down so I won't overspray. Otherwise, it's just paint and I can do it over. :) thank you!!

Great thank you for that tip 👍

Great teacher thank you

Alcohol reacts with some cheap craft paints and it will gum up your airbrush something terrible. Ask me how I know... It was "Folk Art color shift" paint that I was using and it does not work with alcohol. I now use distilled water with a couple of drops of vegetable glycerin or the paint manufacturer's recommended thinner. Before using any mixture, I would test it before trying to spray it through your airbrush.

THANKS YOU SO MUCH I’m using my machine for nails so I’m defiantly gonna share these tips on my account

Thank you!

The best!! I DID IT 😁 THANKS 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you 😊 🙏🏽

Omg that is amazing

Thank you for this. I'm new to airbrushing and was wondering if I could use these paints on a mask I'm doing for Halloween this weekend.

Very interesting.🤔

Thank-you

It's better to thin with floor polish because it's an acrylic polyurethane which give it more body and adhesion....................

Would you consider doing a vid about your airbrush and tiny compressor? Where to get them, what you think of it, how well it works for you etc. Does the vibration of the compressor effect your ability to do detailed work? I have really limited hobby space so something like that looks almost Ideal to me.

Hi, thank you for the video. Have you done a reciew on the airbrush you use or do you have it linked somewhere?

Thanks for sharing great tip for a low budget but I do have question for ya does it matter how much percentage of alchol you get I got 71% polypropylene alchol does that really make a matter compared to 93% etc.etc.??

Thank you .... 🍻

great video. how long you use the airbrush? is it any good for primer and base coat?

Guys watch out with this method. I use it myself, but some paints will react with alcohol and gum up the paints, sometimes immediately. ESPECIALLY METALLICS.

Dude this is a awesome ideas thank you for sharing . Do you have to use 91% isopropyl alcohol or will any do?

really nice video, it helped me a lot, how do u wash the airbrush?

hey thank you for your video! is any specific alcohol that you use? Thank you

GYMNOPEDIE NO. 1 IS SO GOOD 😭😭😭😭😭

Question, can I use this technique if I want to make some tshirts with airbrush effect? Or will the cheap acrylic paint wash out?? Thanks for the tutorial anyway!! Super helpful for other projects I have in mind :)

Sit, thank you for the video. I would be happy if you answer me. Can use your airbrush on my car paint, for small things. Lets say painting the rims just one by one. My question is about that how big area it can sprey etc. Can you make a video about it, test it on a white paper something like that

I am so sorry if I missed it being answered, I didn't see it in the website you linked, but any chance you can link the airbrush that you use?

Thank you omg

I didn't realize you were so famous Quin!

I bought the exact same cordless airbrush, actually surprised me. Do you find the cheap paints wipe off your work easier. Thanks for the video mate.

Windex has already worked way better for me than alcohol.

Hey great video, I use cheap paints with my airbrush on my channel. Cheers!

This works really good on plastics? Could you show a video doing that? :)

When airbrushing with these acrylic paints and alcohol does it require ventilation? I am in a nursing home and would love to try this method of painting. I would need to make a paint booth out of a box to eliminate overspray and I was worried about the fumes from the alcohol.

50/50 windex water with some glycerine for smooth flow home made brew

Do you finish your piece with water based poly or anything? Or s the thinned acrylic good to go?

Great videos ..thanks for showing us. I'm hoping to use artisan mixable water based oils in my air brush .....is this possible. I have so much paint .....would love to make good use of it

I am looking for a cheap airbrush for my models ... is this a good one to start with as I keep seeing people say you need to buy ones with compressor and tanks .. my budget is limited

What is you air presure and nozzle size? I tried using windshield washer fluid but i got splatters is it because my mixer was to think?? Thanks my friend, Dana

Hi. What brand and model of self-contained airbrush/compressor are you using in this video? Did you ever make a review video of it after you purchased it? Thanks! 😀👍🇺🇸

Seeing as iso alcohol is nigh impossible to come by thanks to the Rona, would it be possible to use a 190 proof grain alcohol in lieu of iso? Would there be any difference, save for the paint drying a bit quicker? Also, thanks for these tips and tricks, i love them because they are short, prompt, and to the point

Thanks for the video. can i use this method to paint plastic?

Can you use this for artwork on a motorcycle for artwork and Clearcoat after?

Thanks so much for this ! But I’m not sure if you’re able to answer , is this safe for body painting ??

Interesting tip! Is that a more expensive airbrush since it doesn't need an air compressor with it?

Hello, I have an airbrush Iwata and the problem is when I want to make a fine line I cannot get the color out and when I press the trigger more a lot of color comes out, I do not use special colors for airbrushes, just use oil colors and dilute them with petrol, please help me, thanks

I got a question. What base paint do you use to paint on t shirts. I see all these videos saying how to do it and stuff. But none explain what base paint they are using. Just naming a brand. So I want to know if it’s oil, water / acrylic etc..???

How is using the air compressor thing on that airbrush Can you adjust the psi on that one ?

How do you do the chameleon pigment or chrome texture?

can we use it for painting any object like steel,plastic..please tell me

Does it also help make the cheap paint more transparent? I hope so.

Can I dilute speedball fabric paint the same way, for airbrushing a shirt

I was using alcohol but it can strip the crome from your airbrush and cause it to rust and be no good you can get denatured alcohol so it doesn’t do that more pricy but it’s not as strong

So how do you go about cleaning it before a colour change?

I was wondering if thinned down chalk paint can be used? I just little details to furniture

How would you suggest using say a syphon brush and these paints? Would you keep a tank of just alcohol to clean between colors?

Do you use denatured alcohol or the common alcohol that stings when you put it in an open cut? Thanks!

I have been doing this for awhile now. Do you have any tips to make the gloss paint actually shiny? All my paints come out matte.

Curious, what’s the base on that airbrush is it hoseless? Link for it?

I actually just tried this and i couldnt get any paint flow. I checked for clogs, fiddled with pressure, but at no point could i get air out. and when i went to clean the paint that had been in the pot was chunky, so guessing it had already started hardening by the time i was ready to paint?

The alcohol turns the paint to sludge when I try this mix, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong?

How would one of those airbrushes work on a plastic model? Is the paint flow usually thin line? Thanks..

Have you ever tried windshield wiper fluid?

You probably already know this, but a spray bottle of water is really handy for color changes.

Just bought one of these, never used one. Unsure about thinning the paint?

Hi, my husband and I are starting out with airbrush. We would like to know, can you use fingerpaint in an airbrush gun?

Would this work with any acrylic paint ?

Don't mix paint in the colour cup, mix externally and filter through pantyhose material, no lumps no grains, more fun time...

Where do you buy your paint at!

Hadn't considered using alcohol for this, good tip, but will have to wait until after things calm down as you just can't get alcohol now. Also, any info about that airbrush?

Has anyone used liquid watercolors? Also do the thinned metallic acrylics clog the air brush ? I am also wondering if the liquid metallic water colors will cause clogging. I make my own calligraphy inks with very fine mica powders that are found in both acrylic and water color paints. I am able to make very fine and intricate lines with my pens but do not know how the mica will do in an airbrush.

you ever try pledge clear floorcare