Here is how to level up your airbrushing game by masking your miniatures- get better results with this airbrush painting tutorial!
When you’re airbrushing, sometimes you have to mask off areas to get the best results, and sometimes it can be a pain! However, with these three easy tips, you should be able to get great results! If you’ve been getting into airbrushing, this is really something you should check out to up your skills there!
Let’s see how to do it.
3 Airbrush Masking Tricks: Miniatures Painting Tutorial
The first tip is something most people don’t think about, you don’t want to use paint that is too thin. If it’s too thin, it will actually seep into and beneath the tape! So, make sure the paint isn’t too thin, or the tape will have no effect.
Tip #2
This one seems simple, but a lot of people make this mistake. Once you get your tape where you want it, do not touch it! Even the slightest movement can throw off your pattern, so get it where you want it, and leave it there. This is especially important if you have cheap tape and not tape meant specifically for painting.
Overall, you want to use a good quality painter’s tape with “low tack” for removing. Also, matt coating your miniature and letting it dry before you mask is also advisable.
Tip #3
The last tip is you don’t want to wait! Once you have your paint where you want it, take the tape off right away. If you wait for the paint to dry, it might dry in between the tape and the surface, which could cause some of the paint to rip off and ruin what you just did!
These are three super easy tips to implement, and if you’re airbrushing, give them a try next time!
That does it for this one, quick and easy to follow! If you want to see more, check out Hellfire Hobbies’ own tutorial by clicking this link here.
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
