juicy74

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I a newbie and have been having trouble with faskolor paints when i am doing flames. I can't seem to stop the paint from pooling and running when I try to 'highlight' the flame. I've tried low and high pressure but the paint is just too runny.
I tried using Spaz Stix paints and they are much easier to work with cause the paint seem to stick and dry so much quicker.
What am I doing wrong with water based paints like Faskolor?

Jim85IROC

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Have you adjusted the needle on your airbrush? I'm not sure I could even re-create your problem. I've never had a problem with it running, in fact when I spray faskolor I have to thin it with water just to get it to go through my airbrush.

MooseBlitzRacer

I have to agree. I'm not very experienced but have found that when shading having a thinner mix with the faskolor at a lower pressure and starting the air flow before paint flow and stopping paint flow before letting go of the air makes smoother shading. Take your time you don't need to get solid coverage with one pass. Use light passes you can always add more paint with more passes but dry time in between helps a ton. I also clean any dried up paint on the end of my nozzle and needle with a wet Q-tip every 6 to 8 passes. Keep playing around with your set up you"ll get it figured out.

juicy74

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Thanks for the replies, guys.
Jim, what do you mean when you say 'adjusted the needle'?

Moose: Yeah, low pressures seems to work best cause I can get closer for a sharper and a more precise spray but the tip dries really fast and I get splatter and running. Its really frustrating. Maybe I just need more practice.