Vallejo FLOW IMPROVER explained in 5 minutes | Miniature Painting
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- Vallejo FLOW IMPROVER explained in 5 minutes. We all know that the Vallejo Airbrush Flow Improver is a retarder to help prevent tip drying. But I hope this video further explains thinning or not thinning with the airbrush thinner and Vallejo flow improver. Also discussed a bit are Vallejo "air paints" and most especially Vallejo Mecha Colors.
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I started using my Vallejo again after switching to lacquer 2 yrs ago. I can no longer stand the fumes. Thanks to you, I learned the proper ways of using Vallejo acrylics. Keep it up!
I got my first airbrush last week and it’s a bit daunting worrying about not cleaning it properly and ruining it, the painting part I’m looking forward to now because I’ve found the secret recipe for the thinning sauce lol. That’s going to help a great deal. Thanks so much for making these videos for us they are invaluable.
How's your airbrushing bro? ☺️🎨🎨🎨
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@@eva091 Always! 😉
This video has been excellent in helping me understand better your fantastic airbrushing technique! I’ll put it into good use. I agree that the flow improver is super important for good airbrushing. I almost always use Vallejo colors for my modeling and I’m very happy about them.
Woah... thank you bro! I will try to improve the audio and will make more videos like this one. Cheers! ☺️
@@DonSuratos, yes, please, more videos like this one will be very useful indeed! Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks with us. BTW, the audio felt fine to me…. Ciao!
Great tutorial !!! Thinner and flow improver are just two must for air-brushing Vallejo. Good thing is that they work for all Vallejo ranges. Liquid gold doesn’t count….
Agree! I am actually working on a Liquid Gold tutorial for our main @vallejocolors channel. ☺️🎨🎨🎨
@@DonSuratos Really looking forward to it ! I like liquid gold, they really shine.
And the alcohol thinner is perfect against the pandemic. 😅
I'm just getting started and will be brush painting with Model Colors. I bought some Airbrush Flow Improver after watching another tutorial, in the hopes of being able to better control the thickness of the Model Color paints (they're so thick!). I'd love to know your thoughts on using Airbrush Flow Improver in this way? Do you have any tips on getting the best brush experience with the Model Color range?
Model Colors are the best for brush painting amongst all the allejo paint range. Flow improver ill work, but it was formulated for airbrush use... The retarding effect does not give a huge difference in comparison to water. Cheers!
Thanks for the quick and dirty explanation. Just ordered both.
Dirty? I forgot my explanation. Haha. Thanks for watching! 😊🎨🎨🎨
Sorry if I missed out on info from previous videos. What is your thinning mix & ratio(s) if airbrushing (or paint brushing) Vallejo Model Color paints? Have you ever seen the need to use Vallejo Retarder medium in your mix? What's the difference between Vallejo airbrush thinner and thinner medium? Thank you for your videos.
For airbrushing? No need for retarder medium. Airbrush thinner is for airbrush thinning, thinner medium will add a bit of transparency but has the consistency perfect for brush painting. Not airbrush use sir. For base coating with Model Color, I thin roughly 3 parts paint and 1 part medium or water. For airbrushing Model Colors, it is roughly thinned 1:1 with airbrush thinner or water ( make sure to add a few drops of flow improver ). I hope I answered your Qs. ☺️
The roosters! Hahaha
Thanks for the pointers on using the flow improver! I definitely learned something.
Hahaha! Yeah bro, can't help it... our studio is as open as a park. Glad you learned something bro. ☺️🎨🎨🎨
Your videos are always very informative thank you 🙏🏻
You are most welcome! Glad you found the short video informative. ☺️🎨🎨🎨
Very informative! Thank you! 🙏
You are most welcome! Thank you for watching! ☺️🎨🎨🎨
Thanks for another great video. But it would be good to have some tests to show why flow improver is needed and how it help airbrushing. Just my opinion.
Thank you so much for the feedback bro. I need feedbacks to help improve the content. ☺️🎨🎨🎨
I found 2-4 drops of Flow Improver kept my Vallejo Primers black from seizing up on the needle, but adding any more than one drop to the White about ruined it.
I'll have to experiment more when I dig out some new minis.
Hmmm… White primer can be a pain. Just prime with grey, then airbrush white paint. If you are a Vallejo painter, I recommend Vallejo Premium White. 😊
@@DonSuratos hey talk me into or out of using my Vallejo airbrush cleaner as an end-of-session paint brush cleaner (followed by a distilled water rinse)
Another great video and awesome fly through the studio :)
Thanks as always bro! Just reorganized, now I can show the studio, was too chaotic a week ago. 😅
Nice video. Well explained. I was interested in your 'sauce'. One part flow improver, three to four parts thinner but how many parts paint?
Ah... once you have the thinning sauce, most "air paints" thin around 3 parts paint to 1 part thinning sauce. 😊
@@DonSuratos Thank you, Don. Keep up the good work.
Bro, this is soooo 👍🏻 You are soooo good! I learned a ton 🙏
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. ☺️🎨🎨🎨
Thanks, this was very helpful.
Glad you found the video useful! Thanks for watching! 😊🎨🎨🎨
But what IS the flow improver? what is in the formula or what's another name for it?
It’s practically a retarder. 😊
Hello from Brazil, I have a question, what is the best mixture to use vallejo airbrush model air + vallejo airbrush thinner + vallejo airbrush flow improver, how many drops for each? and how many psi? thankyou
Hi, mix the thinner ( or water ) 3 parts and 1 part flow improver = thinning sauce. Then now you mix 1 part thinning sauce to 3 to 4 parts model air. ☺️
@@DonSuratos I thought the video was basically saying add a drop or two of flow improver then add the air paint and boom, no thinner required?
Subscribed. Found you thru the Vallejo Insta page. I'm just starting airbrushing and right now only use Vallejo Model Air acrylics. I like them, but it seems like a science when to thin, when not to.
One question...what does their Flow Improver consist of that thinner doesn't? I know what their improver is designed for, but not the difference technically between their improver and an acrylic thinner\water. Thanks!
Hi! Welcome to the channel bro. Model Airs are generally easy to airbrush, so easy sometimes, you do not have to thin them as much. Where do you live, I mean the weather and such plays a huge role in thinning and the use of the flow improver. IF you are using a .5 airbrush at 20psi, a couple of drops of flow improver + model air will suffice. ☺️
@@DonSuratos Thanks. I use a .3 tip. And the paint dries pretty quickly because of the environment (room) I'm in. I have thinned while practicing even though it's Air paint, but got tip dry pretty quickly. Just wondered if the Improver ingredients will help in that regard better. I'm a newbie so have a lot of practicing to do. 🙂
@@G_Machine_Joe Yes, I think you need the flow improver more, than the thinner. I hope this video helps bro 👉🏼 th-cam.com/video/4RQUPsTpCgY/w-d-xo.html
@@G_Machine_Joe This playlist could also help bro 👉🏼 th-cam.com/play/PLgfApb4GBA1soiep0-zUVTWiviQnFwp7o.html My videos are short and should be easy to consume. ☺️🎨🎨🎨
@@DonSuratos Very cool. Have a good weekend!
So, if my Game Air colors are giving me dry tip when trying to airbrush very thin lines and details, and Airbrush Thinner doesn't help, should I use the Flow Improver or the Retarder?
Always the flow improver sir. More important than thinner. Since water will work.
@@DonSuratos More your important than Vallejo Retarder Medium as well?
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No... thank you for discovering this tiny channel! 😁😁😁
after this video ,now i can spray Vallejo with my evolution with 0.2 duse and 1.5 bar ,i'm happy.
bye
Haha. Yes you can. ☺️
@@DonSuratos hello
I'm trying to paint my second "minia",Archaon .i hope do a good work.
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something wrong with the recording audio, pop filter in front of the mic is advised ;)
Thank you! Working on it. My rhode mic broke last week. Using a cheaper mic for this one. ☺️
@@DonSuratos Great thank you :)
Flow improver is nothing more than soapy water. Soap has a low surface tension. That why when you shake it it has bubbles. Just use a few drops of dish soap.
Wow I learned something new today. Thanks but sticking to my flow improver. Cheers! 😊🎨🎨🎨
"As a Reward" when You read this untill the end, you will probably get more viewers soon. Buy less acrylics and get a good microphone for the money instead.
Thank you! Will do. Researching ona good microphone and will get one from my Patreon money. Cheers! ☺️