Lessons of airbrushing.

[bladespark]

Lesson 1 - brushing long fur requires one to get dye all over one's hands, because the tips of the fur just blow around in the breeze from the brush, and won't hold still to get paint on them, so you have to hold cunks of fur in place as you go. My hands are VERY orange just now.

Lesson 2 - I should listen to Lance when he says something, because he was right about the double action being a pain when one is working on fur. I'll get used to it eventually, I'm sure, but I did a rather blotchy job. Happily rubbing it with solvent re-activates the stuff and lets me blend it about with a rag, so the blotches aren't evident. Well, except for where I was trying for a streaky look, which I think I kind of got. But anyhow, solvent is useful stuff, Which leads to...

Lesson 3 - dye solvent is alcohol based. One should NOT try and blow solvent through the brush to clean it, even if it does clean much, much better than water does. You could get high, or possibly drunk off of the aldohol fumes in here right now.

I'm sure there will be more lessons to come as I figure this thing out.

Comments

[reaverta.livejournal.com]

"Lesson 4 - Given that I'm a mormon, trying to explain away a hangover the next morning is somewhat difficult."

(Also, reccomend cleaning the airbrush outside next time, preferably with fan and/or breeze present. Then the fumes won't getcha so bad.)

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Hrm. This makes cleaning an airbrush into a massive project. I'll just clean with water, not with alcohol, that's all.

[reaverta.livejournal.com]

...It's that hard to get the airbrush outside?

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

I'm a lazy bum. But yes. Because to clean it, it has to be ON, thus I have to haul it, and it's compressor, and the compressor's power supply outside, meaning getting an extention cord. And it lives upstairs, and the door is downstairs, thus airbrush, compressor, and extention cord have to go downstairs. I might be able to manage without the extention cord, actually, I have no idea where the plug nearest the door is, but it might be close enough. But even then I still have to haul compressor and brush down, and also have to watch for the cats, because with cord trailing out I can't shut the door all the way, so a cat could paw it open and escape. Too much effort. Walking three feet to the bathroom and getting a cup of water is much easier.

[reaverta.livejournal.com]

Ahhh. OK, I follow now.

Does the room have a window you can lean out of to do it the same way?

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Er... if I want to pop the screen out, yes. But putting a screen back into a second story window is a pain, as you can't get at it from the outside.

[reaverta.livejournal.com]

Oh, well. It all becomes clear now...

Either use water, a fan pointing outside, or get drunk! ;)

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Um, I think I'll choose water, thanks.

[reaverta.livejournal.com]

Ahhh. OK, I follow now.

Does the room have a window you can lean out of to do it the same way?