Brush Painting

Anyone got good results by brush painting. Also how did you do it. I cant afford a compresor or a air brush as i am a student!!!

Brush painting what? Car bodies? No, I'm yet to see even an average result with that (tried it once and will never again). For interior painting, it could be OK, I suggest you run a search for brushpainting for a longer answer (IIRC, there's something in the FAQ as well, but I'm sure you know about it, right?;))

One thought would be to brushpaint the body, then sand the paint smooth with 2000 grit, then clearcoat it with Future (which goes on great from the brush).

I once brush painted an old model with some watered down acrylics. It didn't come out as bad as I thought, but my paint scheme wasn't comparable to anything in actuality.

If you just want standard colors (i.e. no custom mixes), go the spray can root. I still use rattle cans for most of my bodies, even though I have several airbrushes.

Today's gloss paints really aren't suited to brush painting. In the past they had additives that would help the paint flow and dry smooth, and perhaps Humbrol still does...but in general it's going to result in a model that really doesn't look too realistic unless you spend a tremendous amount of time perfecting the technique. Future floor wax will brush on nicely, but it has to go over another color (or colored plastic). If you do attempt to brush paint a body, get a good quality wide brush made for watercolor painting that you keep immaculately clean, and keep it that way. Your best bets brush painting will probably be with acrylics such as Gunze or Tamiya, and perhaps Testors Acryl. Avoid any metallics, it just won't work!

You are better off on a budget buying spray paints before you graduate to an airbrush. Save up what you can to get them, in the long run you'll be much happier...especially if you can find/afford Tamiya sprays which are wonderful. They aren't cheap, but their results are fantastic. I use them many times instead of using my airbrush.

Brush painting flat/semi-gloss acrylics for interior and chassis detailing will work quite nicely. Especially if you overcoat them with a flat-clear spray that smooths out all the finishes.

Good luck!:)

airbrushes are'nt so expensive, heres how I got mine.............

Compressor.........local Pawn Shop for 19 bucks!!!!!!!!!! The same Brand and Model costs 129.99 at Tower-hobbies.com

Paasche airbrush- 39.99 at local hobby shop.

I am set, I dont have to buy 5 dollar Tamiya cans anymore, alot of compressors are expensive, why dont you try looking in a swap shop or a pawn shop for a small compressor, the pawn shop I went to had two, the one I got and a slightly bigger one.

Not sure if your school has a store that sells art supplies and such, but you might be able to find a good deal. Or maybe some store that offers student discount by showing student ID.
If that doesn't work, I also recommend spray can. It needs some getting used to, but it's actually easier to use than airbrush, because you have less factors to control, such as air pressure, paint consistency, flow rate etc. Just watch for the distance to the object, amount of paint per stroke, and try to apply several layers of light coats.