Article: Set your air compressor close to your work area so you can easily access it. Push one end of the air hose onto the nozzle on the side of your compressor so it has a tight fit. Find the long air nozzle on the bottom of the airbrush stylus and push the other end of the hose over it. Make sure the hose fits tightly or else the airbrush won’t get the right amount of pressure. Many airbrushes are sold in kits that include a small air compressor and hose. Look at hobby stores or online for airbrush kits. Paint is too thick to load directly into your airbrush and won’t apply smoothly to your work. Pour a small amount of paint into a mixing dish and add an equal amount of paint thinner. Stir the paint and paint thinner together until it has the same consistency as the plain paint thinner. Continue adding more paint or thinner until it’s thin enough to use.  If you’re using acrylic paints, you can use water to thin your paint. If you’re using enamel or lacquer paint, then use either paint thinner or lacquer thinner respectively. The ratio between paint and thinner depends on the brand and base of the paint. Look on the paint’s packaging to determine how much thinner you need to use. Once you thin the paint so it works in the airbrush, use a pipette to transfer the paint from the mixing dish to the cup on your airbrush stylus. Only use a few drops at a time since airbrushes don’t need much paint to work. Once you load the paint, be sure not to tip the stylus over, or else it will spill. You can use either a top-loading or bottom-loading stylus. Switch the air compressor so you can use your airbrush. Check the dial on the air compressor and reduce the amount of air pressure to 10 PSI when you first start. As you get more comfortable painting with the airbrush, you can adjust the pressure to get different results.  Higher pressure is less likely to clog the airbrush and forms tiny droplets, but the paint dries quickly and there’s more overspray. Lower pressure lets you paint fine details and uses less paint, but it’s more likely to clog and the paint texture will look rougher. Put the airbrush in your dominant hand like you’re holding a pen. Rest your index finger on the trigger button on top of the airbrush. Point the airbrush nozzle at the object you’re painting so it’s about 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) away and perpendicular to the object.  Wrap the airbrush hose around your arm so it doesn’t get in the way of the object you’re painting. The distance between the object and your airbrush affects the thickness of your lines. If you want to paint finer details, hold the airbrush closer. When you’re ready to start painting, use your index finger to press down on the trigger. Keep your wrist locked in place and move your arm to control where the airbrush sprays. When you want to stop, let go of the trigger so the airbrush doesn’t spray anymore. Practice drawing different lines and shapes so you can warm up and get comfortable using the airbrush.  Some airbrushes require you to pull back on the trigger to apply the paint. More paint will come out of your airbrush the further back you pull the trigger. Test spraying the airbrush on a scrap sheet of paper first to make sure the paint comes out smoothly. Use a stencil if you want to copy a design perfectly. If you need to handle the piece you just painted, wait at least 30 minutes or until the paint isn’t tacky. Then, leave the paint alone for at least 24 hours to let it fully cure. If you put on a thick application of paint, it may take longer to cure since it will stay wet for longer. You can speed up the drying process by using a hair dryer or heat gun.

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Connect the air hose from the air compressor to the stylus. Thin your paint in a mixing tray before you load it into the airbrush. Put 4-6 drops of paint into the airbrush cup. Turn on the air compressor so it’s around 10 PSI. Hold the airbrush 1–2 in (2.5–5.1 cm) away from the object you’re painting. Push the trigger on the airbrush down to apply the paint. Let the paint dry for 24 hours so it can cure.