& dyes, enamels, lacquers, stains, etc. The Model 200™ works especially well with BADGER Air-Opaque™, Air-Tex™, and MODELflex™ paints. The Model 200™ bottom feed is an ideal tool for artists, high school students, hobbyists, van painters, taxidermists, etc.
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Operate the airbrush, spraying on a scrap Model 200 is piece of paper until the color is gone and only air is designed to be sprayed. Spray with clean water first, then Air- tightened firmly by Opaque™...
CLEANING OF YOUR AIRBRUSH Do not push forward with great pressure, as the To clean the airbrush, take a clean color cup or jar needle may split the delicate paint tip and also dam- full of cleaner. Insert it into the airbrush, spray age the needle point.
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PAINTING PROCEDURE FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS heavily. Apply a light coat, let dry, then apply Prepare the object to be painted, masking off any another coat and continue until the desired cover- area that should not be painted (be sure object is age is achieved.
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the distance between the airbrush and the paper or practicing until you can spray paint any size dot board. If the airbrush is held too closely to the exactly where you want it. This simple lesson will paper with the trigger pulled all the way back and give you control of position and density of dots down, “puddles”...
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EXERCISE FOUR/VARYING SHADES This lesson is similar to the previous one. This time you will start at the top and gradu- ally fade into white (fig. 12). Do not fade abruptly and do not carry the tone further than 2/3 or 3/4 of the page. Remember, you must stop your tone shorter each time, since the overspray will build up.
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EXERCISE FIVE/THREE EFFECTS USING MASKS OR FRISKETS Rendering these basic forms will provide instruc- Only practice will enable you to know how dark to tion and sequence in shading these shapes, which paint one side of the subject while the other is comprise all of the shapes you will encounter.
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TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR AIRBRUSH 1) GRAINY SPRAY. Caused by paint being too 7) CURVED STROKE. Caused by arcing arm too thick. Add water or thinner sparingly to the close to the paper. Arm should always be mixture and check the needle and regulator tip parallel to the work, unless this effect is desired.
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Air-Opaque the ready to use airbrush colors. ™ Offers you a choice of 35 colors plus 8 pearlescent colors. All 43 are pre-reduced for instant use, color- fast, waterproof, vibrant, quick drying, non-bleed paints. They are formulated for use with airbrushes, ™...
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR BADGER AIRBRUSH Your new BADGER airbrush should provide you with many hours of enjoyment. However, because of the nature of airbrushing and of the composition of materials which you may use in your airbrush, we are providing you with information about potential hazards. Many materials commonly used in arts and crafts projects (such as lacquers, varnishes, adhesives, fixatives, powders, acrylics and solvents) can be extremely hazardous.
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