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What kind of airbrush should I get?

1) If you intend to do T-Shirt work (or anything using higher viscosity paints like Createx), you will most probably want a Double Action "tip" ("cone") airbrush. "Double" means that you push the trigger down for the air flow, and pull back for paint flow. Among the most popular T-Shirt Brushes are the Paasche VL and VLST-PRO, the Vega 2000, the Badger Crescendo, and the Iwata Eclipse (ECL2001). You can click on any of the underlined text to see them now. We encourage you to look at the other fine T-Shirt brushes, as well. In the hyperlinks, above, click on "Our Airbrush Inventory". We recommend using Createx paint for T-shirts, and Auto Air for Automotive, Helmets, and other non-porous surfaces.

We do not recommend using the smaller compressors, such as the Paasche D500 or the Createx Mini-compressor, with these airbrushes, especially if used with the heavier viscosity multi-surface paints like the Createx line.

2) The above brushes are excellent for work on automobiles, motor-cycles, car tags, vinyl signs and other multi-surface applications using heavier viscosity paints where artistic, "painterly" effects are desired. For large background sprayers, click on "Our Airbrush Inventory" where brushes are listed by category, or just click here.

3) A Single Action airbrush is great for spraying a constant fixed amount of paint at each spray. An external mix, single action airbrush (click here) allows for heavy viscosity materials to be sprayed, with less chance of clogging and with easy clean-up. Great for "assembly-line" work, ceramics, etc.

4) Our hobby and craft airbrushes and "sprayers" are great for beginners or infrequent users. They are inexpensive and simple to use. For information, click here.

5) Illustration, nozzle-type: While it is possible to do illustration work with a Double Action "cone" ("tip") airbrush, most professional illustrators and fine-artists use the "nozzle" type Double Action airbrushes to ensure greater line integrity. For our inventory of these, click here.

Illustration airbrushes are best used with lighter viscosity materials, such as liquid watercolors, liquid acrylics, or illustration-type paints (click here). They can also be used with our smaller diaphragm or piston compressors. These are also the kind of brush most used in nail art, specifically brushes like the Badger 100SG Medium (click here) or the Iwata HP-A (click here).