Question - How to get Airbrush effect?

Nothing like an airbrush really. Can you spray glaze at all? Sponging is another way to get layering of different colours. Goodluck

i've seen, & was given, a manual air brush. you blow thru it! you stick one end in a dixi cup og glaze, aim, and fire!

~ yet to try it....

see ya

steve

I've got one of those. Apart from just about blowing my cheeks inside out, it didn't do much. I could get plain water going through it fine, but anything thicker and yeah just a good cheek workout. :o)

maybe it's only good for stains

see ya

steve

Xtra News wrote:

I heard about that one...but sems a bit danergous...or at least asking for trouble....the sponging someone mentioned i have tried...nice effect but need finer texture....

steve snipped-for-privacy@aol.com wrote:

...sounds more like a gag or joke gift than a working ceramic tool...

Xtra News wrote:

We used to be able to get a mouth sprayer with an attached cup, the mouth bit was quite big, so you got a decent amount of air into it and a good result without too much effort. It produces a fairly coarse spray. I find it very good for colour, the only trouble is, it is best to work outside with the wind behind you or it is easy to inhale the spray. They originally came from Taiwan. I was told they were a relic from the days before steam irons; you sprayed water onto your ironing! :-)

Steve Bath UK

In article , Jim Aberle writes

Someone has just given me a self-tan spray kit. You attach an air cannister to it to do the blowing for you. It is like a pen and definately looks the business. Haven't tried it yet. My friend tells me that this same sort of kit is available from craft suppliers and is widely used by model makers for spraying enamel paints. Should be OK for well diluted glaze.

I read something recently about using glycerin with the glaze to get a softer effect. Anybody else see that in Pottery Making Magazine?

In article , Roz Lacey writes

The only problem with spray kits involving an *air canister* is that the canister will either contain CFCs which do irrevocable damage to the Ozone layer, or, if they are labelled *CFC Free* are either Propane or Butane driven with the consequent danger of ignition.

Air on its own will not compress sufficiently to make a viable propellant canister; look at how big and hefty air tanks for scuba diving are!

Do please be very careful

Steve

But then you can fire the pot as well as glaze it...... (Tee Hee) Hugs Eddie ps don't try this at home (or anywhere else) it WILL bite you..... Mind you we used to use an old inner tube for an air reservoir.... pumped up to about

Actually, from most model supply shops that sell those airbrushes, you can purchase an adapter to go on a car tyre. which is a hell of a lot cheaper than either cans or a compressor. Having used these for years, I can vouch they work really well. Good luck, Ten80