Airbrush With Fp Ink?

[chad.trent]

I have spent a good portion of my life with an airbrush in hand. FP inks should spray quite nicely through an airbrush. Since they are so thin (compared to paints) they won't require as much pressure. I have sprayed india inks through my brushes (mostly Iwatas - my main brushes are HPCs) and it sprayed very nicely and was easy to clean out.

[MisterBoll]

Yea, I was looking at that on Amazon. The price is definitely in my alley, the Deluxe kit is under $10.-, and seems like a lot of fun! Have you ever used it? I wonder if those pens are refillable with FP ink....

 

According to the manufacturer they cannot be refilled but I'm going to order a small set and see if this is true. I get the feeling they can be reused. I'll report back once I find out.

[MisterBoll]

What about this? It's called the Perfect Airbrush and will work with any marker - including the refillable ones.

 

[amberleadavis]

That's kind of cool.

[MisterBoll]

The Perfect Airbrush can be had on amazon for about 11 smackers. The Montana refillable markers are cheap at Utrecht Art.

 

EDIT: I just ordered The Perfect Airbrush and a small Sprayza set so I'll figure out which one works the best.

Edited April 30, 2014 by MisterBoll

[flyingfox]

 

According to the manufacturer they cannot be refilled but I'm going to order a small set and see if this is true. I get the feeling they can be reused. I'll report back once I find out.

 

Yea- even if they are not "supposed" to be refilled, I am wondering if an ink syringe might do the trick... Looking forward very much to your comparison report, although I might not be able to wait and end up buying a set for myself in the mean time!

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

An airbrush system that uses markers as the feed is offered by the Copic Co. : http://store.copicmarker.com/pages/overview-airbrush-system

 

Bye,

S1

[yamaha_no_46]

You can airbrush fountain pen inks and you don't need to dilute them, If you want to go serious with it, you may either select the Paasche VL, Badger 100G or 100LG with a fine needle and tip setup. For excellent results an Iwata HP-C with a 0.3mm tip or HP-B with a 0.2mm are one of the best which many artists use for photo touch-ups and illustration. Of course, a silent and compact airbrush compressor is a must for continuous use. These tools may seem a little bit pricey at first but will pay back over time. But if you chose to experiment with airbrush-like toys (no offense meant), that is also fine. Good luck!

Edited April 30, 2014 by yamaha_no_46

[MisterBoll]

Yea- even if they are not "supposed" to be refilled, I am wondering if an ink syringe might do the trick... Looking forward very much to your comparison report, although I might not be able to wait and end up buying a set for myself in the mean time!

 

Isn't the saying "wait not want not"? Just let us know your findings.

 

An airbrush system that uses markers as the feed is offered by the Copic Co. : http://store.copicmarker.com/pages/overview-airbrush-system

 

Thank you Sandy. I was not aware that the Copic (I always want to call this company 'Coptic') markers were refillable.

 

You can airbrush fountain pen inks and you don't need to dilute them, If you want to go serious with it, you may either select the Paasche VL, Badger 100G or 100LG with a fine needle and tip setup. For excellent results an Iwata HP-C with a 0.3mm tip or HP-B with a 0.2mm are one of the best which many artists use for photo touch-ups and illustration. Of course, a silent and compact airbrush compressor is a must for continuous use. These tools may seem a little bit pricey at first but will pay back over time. But if you chose to experiment with airbrush-like toys (no offense meant), that is also fine. Good luck!

 

Thanks! Serious................who knows. I have looked at the Iwata HP-C but the experimental aspect of creating with toys might be better for this particular project.

[MisterBoll]

Since I found one of the (Sandy recommended) Copic Airbrush sets for 16 dollars I will add it to the review of air-toys as you can also get empty markers for these.

 

[MisterBoll]

Just a down and dirty little review -

 

The SprayZa works fine you just need to have good wind. The markers can be opened and refilled.

 

The Perfect Airbrush ain't so perfect. It will only take very thin markers and with the squeeze 'mechanism' you would be hard pressed to do anything but little splots of ink.

 

I'll have the Copic system early next week. I'm thinking this will probably be the best of the lot in so far as ease of use and convenience.

[MisterBoll]

If anyone is still here......................(with an echo)

 

The Copic system works wonderfully.

Edited May 6, 2014 by MisterBoll

[amberleadavis]

Pictures or it didn't happen.

[MisterBoll]

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

Forthcoming.

[MisterBoll]

Here's the proof. Forgive the horrid photos as I could not locate my photographer's hat today. The first is a few pages of the stationery. The second is a close up showing the makeup of the pieces - part airbrushed part inky wonder.

 

 

[amberleadavis]

Looking good.

[MisterBoll]

Looking good.

 

Thanks!