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Under binding simply means the binder within the paint has been over thin to the point it struggles to do its job: that being bind the pigment particles together.

Simply adding reducer by itself, whether it be water alone or store-bought, can result in what is known as under binding of the paint. However, acrylic medium will not breakdown the paint like water or regular thinner will. It can be used stand alone, or incorporated in with one of the following options listed above.Īcrylic medium is commonly much thinner than acrylic paint by itself. Regular tap water commonly has a lot of impurities in it that will mess with the paint… Airbrush Acrylic MediumĪirbrush acrylic medium can work great for thinning your airbrush paint. But ensure you are using distilled water instead of regular tap water. However, if you’re really on a tight budget water alone can work as airbrush paint thinner. Simply because, water alone does not include the added ingredients that aid in the fluidity and dry times of airbrush paint thinned using alternative options than just simply water. However, thinning your paint using water won’t be as effective as using a store bought reducer, or homemade reducer. Given that water based paint is just that (Paint with water as the base…), it allows you to use water to thin out the paint. There you will find a couple of recipes that I personally use and have found to work very well.

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If you’d like to start making your own homemade airbrush thinner do check out my post titled: how to make your own homemade airbrush thinner / cleaner.

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Plus it also doubles as an airbrush cleaner. However, It got expensive… Nowadays I prefer to go with a homebrewed recipe for the most part, given just how much money I can save.

In the past, I use to purchase and use the paint thinner that was designed specifically for the paint I use. It’s quite common to be able to make triple or even quadruple the amount of homemade airbrush thinner at the same cost as a bottle of store-bought airbrush thinner. Though you do need to understand the paint before making your own recipe… Making your own thinner gives you both versatility in the ingredients to which you add, and is much easier on the wallet. Homemade airbrush paint thinner has likely been made since the airbrush was first conceived. The cool thing about water-based airbrush paint is that the ingredients commonly found within the manufactured thinners are easy to find and or mimic. However when I’m simply practicing, or working on lower value projects I’ll use a homemade airbrush thinner… Homemade Airbrush Thinner Note: Typically when I’m working on High value projects I’ll use the “4012” reducer to thin my Createx paints.

Vallejo Recommended Reducer: Vallejo Airbrush Thinner (Available On Amazon).

Createx Colors Recommended Reducer: 4012 High Performance Reducer (Available On Amazon).

To which can be found in the “TDS” (technical data sheet) provided by the manufacturer of the paint. You’ll likely have to look up the exact thinner manufactured for the paint you intend on using. This will ensure no problems come from the paint, assuming you thin it to the manufactured specs.įor example, I paint with Createx Airbrush Colors and they recommend the use of their product “ 4012 High Performance Reducer” for thinning down the paint. If you want the utmost best results out of your paint, I’d recommend you go with the thinner that is made by, & recommended by the same company of the paint you use. Virtually every paint manufacturer out there makes their own paint thinner that is formulated to work well with their specific paint. Let’s discuss in greater detail a few of the options you have for thinning your paint. Water-based airbrush paint allows for a significant amount of versatility when it comes to the options you have for reducing your paints.įor instance, you can use anything from the store bought airbrush paint thinner down to just straight water. What To Use For Thinning Water-Based Airbrush Paint

The Manufactured Reducer (Solvent-Based).

You can use one of the following when reducing solvent-based airbrush paints:

Airbrush Acrylic Medium (Ether by itself, or along side the others listed above).

You can use one or multiple of the following when thinning water-based airbrush paints: Though we will discuss briefly a few of the options you have for reducing solvent based airbrush paint as well.Īnyway, below is a short breakdown of what you can use to thin your airbrush paints, we will go into further detail below. Specifically your water-based acrylic airbrush paints, given that water-based paints are what the majority of airbrush artists use… Today we will be discussing the options you have to thin your airbrush paint with. Given that an airbrush requires such thin paint, its important that you know what to use for thinning airbrush paint, and how to do so properly…

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