GIGO. It took me a over decade to learn this... I suppose it was because I thought at the time that I knew what I was doing. However, it finally dawned on me that if I start out with a bad reference, I will most likely end up with a bad portrait painting. It's far better to start out with...
Mistake 12: Beware of airbrush gimmicks. It's a commonly held belief that simply throwing money at something will make it better. However, when it comes to airbrushing, this is rarely the case!The internet has made it easy for anyone to purchase a wide variety of items to trick out their airbrush. Artists will often throw money at a new product...
Putting lubricant in the air valve assembly. Just don’t do it! Nope. Never. Most lubricants will just leave a residue that will make your airbrush sticky in the long run. Dry is good. Residue is bad. If you feel that you HAVE to use a lubricant (and there really is no good reason that you would ever need to), use...
