It is indeed early Christmas Morning.. But we had our family gathering last night. Alli (my wife) has to work today so im just home chilling. Its honestly earlier than I normally like to get up these days :) But im kicked back drinking coffee No problem at all ! Merry Christmas!
Glad it was helpful, I was planning on going over this topic again soon.. but really a refresh, same basic I do but perhaps a better demonstration. But it's always good to hear it helped someone!
@The AIR space hi bill I am very new to airbrushing just a few months into it.i keep going to dark on a portrait to get form. I start off very light but always end up going to dark. It is because am using transparent paints?. I've read to build it up slowly but at what point do I stop adding layers. The portrait just looks flat.Thanks great video as always Bill keep up the good work.
Thank you! I will have a follow up on this topic, which will actually branch off to more info that will help. Eventually there is a color series playlist, and my goal is over the next months to have that playlist about 12 videos long. Keeping in one playlist so all things color related can be found in one place... at least thats my goal : )
Just a little part of an entire series of color videos. Id like to say id wrap up color theory soon, but theres still a lot to go over and other tutorials to do!
Ill have a followup to this very soon to clarify a few statements i made.. and of course add info. This is a foundational skill... which means when you watch another video of mine later you will know exactly what im doing!
Great video Bill. As a general guide and in your opinion, are portraits better in opaque or transparent? Or is it better to layer transparent over an opaque base layer?
I really should remake this video with better color and well just better quality video in general. Its pretty old However there is some long answers to a very seemingly simple question. One It definitely depends on surface im using. I personally use transparent over opaque on portraits in most instances. Because I feel that gives the greatest depth of coverage. And color accuracy can be controlled much better. and it is easier to correct mistakes on opaques. However transparent paints work much better with erasing/ scratching techniques. You can also build much faster Since you wont need to mix a light tone and then a darker tone. And color mixing and matching can take up a significant portion of time. Hair is an instance where you will almost certainly want some transparent. Vey light skin tones are much easier to get accurate with opaques. As for surfaces, on a rougher surface opaque definitely does a much better job filling in the little rough surfaces in a more even color. For instance I paint a lot, far too much on out of the box canvas. If im painting a dark skin tone it really can be fine transparently. But if a very light skin tone And spraying very light layers on the base layer i can definitely see how it wont fill in the weave well. over larger areas. Because if you start to spray heavy with the transparent it pools up deeper inside the little bumps in the canvas. And you cannot really get an eraser in there to even them out. It is not something easy to show in pictures really, but in person the depth of beginning with an opaque layer on rougher surfaces is definitely visible in person. I used to work transparently almost always and if you can avoid going too far its definitely a faster process. It also feels more intuitive. And the picture will come together and seeing the progress quicker. But opaques are much easier for someone who has not developed an eye for mixing on the surface. But they also need to understand it will definitely have an uglier stage and often you cant lay in the darks first and allow the overspray to creep up into the darks. (because they will muddy the dark layers, but I often will and just go back over the darks again) So again like many things "it depends" But on skin tones i personally think most people would have the most accurate representation beginning with a semi opaque layering and finishing with a transparent for very minor color corrections.
Theres definitely a little more to it and obviously thousands of differing applications. But i get to them as I can. Only so much you can cram in a video.... and if you make it like a college lecture NOONE will watch! Thanks!
@@TheAIRspace yeah, ive just ordered some golden fluid transparency colours, ive been using just vallejo air colours, so these transparencies should be good, im just starting off with the airbrushing really, i have been using the underpainting technique, it suits me better, i have been getting help from, and watching Tim john luke smith's videos. th-cam.com/play/PL0nqmgFbIQZMWwaTALgLmH3EcFg8EzPWK.html
@@RobBob555 Tim is a very talented artist. Although he is focused on a style right now. A fantastic one ! Goldens will flow a million times better than the vallejo.
Great Information. I'm just starting out, and would you recommend LINK to a set of Transparent paint set I could start off with. Ready to Spray !! Thanks
Updated the description (this is an old video) But createx illustration are transparent and a 1 oz primary kit is a great way to try them out without much investment amzn.to/3vU7RED ++Aff link above++
Solo una domanda Bill. I colori opachi (creayex airbrush color) si possono graffiare e cancellare? Se si con che cosa? con quai gomme a mano o elettriche? Grazie infinite
The ability to erase or scratched is way more dependant on the binder used than the pigment. Also how thick you lay the paint has a dramatic affect. Very thin layers of paint erase much smoother and easier than thicker layers. I suspect when people tell me they have trouble erasing opaques is more a matter of using much thicker and complete covering layers.
How do I layer colors? Is there a specific way? As in do lighter layers need to be 1st or darker ones?’if anyone can help or have any advice please please don’t hesitate! I’m new to airbrushin, I do have some drawing and art skills. I have fell in looove with airbrushin, the challenge and possibilities are endless. But I need a whole hell of lot more practice. I’m not doin models or anything like that. I want to be able to do things like Batman/joker things, fire, animals ya know those kinda things and I know it’s gone take a long time and a lot of practice. Any tips are greatly appreciated
If you are using opaques you will want to work light to dark whenever possible. With transparents it is still a good idea to work light to dark, however you have more ability to mix colors on the surface. If you watch my bee video you will see me layering light colors over darks. This particular video is part of a color series to help understand the way colors behave a little bit, however techniques are better shown in many other videos.
Short answer no. Longer answer, you can thin them with transparent base and make them a little less opaque appearing. But if you spray them over a dark you will see that little hazy effect. Some pigments are more opaque than others. And no matter how much you thin them they will just be less or more bunched together.
absolutely. And I have some videos doing just that. its important to remember the color will work like a transparency sheet as I show here. blue over red will move to purple.. etc. :)
Its a lot to attempt in one sitting. Hence why i am splitting these up over time. Enjoy it, embrace the color :) You already fantastic at values and shading.
wleonartistry . I can get the general colour, it’s just the homing in on the shade and value. Knowing what colour to attain the right shade etc. Will have practice with the colours again before they dry up and I got all the candy20’s and ain’t really used em yet. Not that I mix candyz
Many thanks for a very detailed and helpful answer especially at holiday time. 👍
It is indeed early Christmas Morning.. But we had our family gathering last night. Alli (my wife) has to work today so im just home chilling. Its honestly earlier than I normally like to get up these days :) But im kicked back drinking coffee
No problem at all !
Merry Christmas!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you for your research and sharing this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I understood more from this video than 20 others ...thank you
Glad it was helpful, I was planning on going over this topic again soon.. but really a refresh, same basic I do but perhaps a better demonstration.
But it's always good to hear it helped someone!
Great information, thanks for sharing!
A pot of gold there Bill full of valuable information... 😀
This needs seeing by all new and old to Airbrushing 🎨😎
It will get a follow up and clarification video very very soon. Thanks Brother!
@The AIR space hi bill I am very new to airbrushing just a few months into it.i keep going to dark on a portrait to get form. I start off very light but always end up going to dark. It is because am using transparent paints?. I've read to build it up slowly but at what point do I stop adding layers. The portrait just looks flat.Thanks great video as always Bill keep up the good work.
Very informative and easy to follow
Thank you! I will have a follow up on this topic, which will actually branch off to more info that will help. Eventually there is a color series playlist, and my goal is over the next months to have that playlist about 12 videos long. Keeping in one playlist so all things color related can be found in one place... at least thats my goal : )
Love the sheet example
Just a little part of an entire series of color videos. Id like to say id wrap up color theory soon, but theres still a lot to go over and other tutorials to do!
Bill great video thanks so much for the insight us newbies really appreciate it. God bless.
Ill have a followup to this very soon to clarify a few statements i made.. and of course add info. This is a foundational skill... which means when you watch another video of mine later you will know exactly what im doing!
your a bloody legend Bill , Thanks for the great info , Much appreciated, Cheers
Not sure im a legend, but hey I try and share a bit of hard earned knowledge! Thanks!
Awesome. Thanks man. That was really helpful for me.
Glad it helped!
really usefull information
Great info in this video!
Thank you!
Refractive Index. Will use that to impress my friends. And thanks for another piece of the puzzle to understanding air brush paint.
well id imagine most people would not be too impressed .. unless they were gem cutters, or understood visual distortion. :)
Thanks for coming by!
do you think maybe you could do a tutorial on painting skin color? I would love to see that
Absolutely I will have one in the works soon. I also plan on a mini tutorial with the color videos just on skin tones.
thank you for this video. Good stuff.
Awesome! Glad to help in whatver little way I can!
Great video Bill. As a general guide and in your opinion, are portraits better in opaque or transparent? Or is it better to layer transparent over an opaque base layer?
I really should remake this video with better color and well just better quality video in general. Its pretty old
However there is some long answers to a very seemingly simple question.
One It definitely depends on surface im using.
I personally use transparent over opaque on portraits in most instances. Because I feel that gives the greatest depth of coverage. And color accuracy can be controlled much better. and it is easier to correct mistakes on opaques.
However transparent paints work much better with erasing/ scratching techniques. You can also build much faster Since you wont need to mix a light tone and then a darker tone. And color mixing and matching can take up a significant portion of time. Hair is an instance where you will almost certainly want some transparent. Vey light skin tones are much easier to get accurate with opaques.
As for surfaces, on a rougher surface opaque definitely does a much better job filling in the little rough surfaces in a more even color. For instance I paint a lot, far too much on out of the box canvas. If im painting a dark skin tone it really can be fine transparently. But if a very light skin tone And spraying very light layers on the base layer i can definitely see how it wont fill in the weave well. over larger areas. Because if you start to spray heavy with the transparent it pools up deeper inside the little bumps in the canvas. And you cannot really get an eraser in there to even them out. It is not something easy to show in pictures really, but in person the depth of beginning with an opaque layer on rougher surfaces is definitely visible in person.
I used to work transparently almost always and if you can avoid going too far its definitely a faster process. It also feels more intuitive. And the picture will come together and seeing the progress quicker. But opaques are much easier for someone who has not developed an eye for mixing on the surface. But they also need to understand it will definitely have an uglier stage and often you cant lay in the darks first and allow the overspray to creep up into the darks. (because they will muddy the dark layers, but I often will and just go back over the darks again)
So again like many things "it depends" But on skin tones i personally think most people would have the most accurate representation beginning with a semi opaque layering and finishing with a transparent for very minor color corrections.
just what i was looking for thanks
Theres definitely a little more to it and obviously thousands of differing applications. But i get to them as I can. Only so much you can cram in a video.... and if you make it like a college lecture NOONE will watch! Thanks!
@@TheAIRspace yeah, ive just ordered some golden fluid transparency colours, ive been using just vallejo air colours, so these transparencies should be good, im just starting off with the airbrushing really, i have been using the underpainting technique, it suits me better, i have been getting help from, and watching Tim john luke smith's videos.
th-cam.com/play/PL0nqmgFbIQZMWwaTALgLmH3EcFg8EzPWK.html
@@RobBob555 Tim is a very talented artist. Although he is focused on a style right now. A fantastic one ! Goldens will flow a million times better than the vallejo.
what if I was distressing clothing. would I use translucants in layers going from dark to light colors?
you could go either way with transparents on clothes.
Great Information. I'm just starting out, and would you recommend LINK to a set of Transparent paint set I could start off with. Ready to Spray !! Thanks
Updated the description (this is an old video) But createx illustration are transparent and a 1 oz primary kit is a great way to try them out without much investment
amzn.to/3vU7RED
++Aff link above++
Brilliant thank you
You're very welcome
Solo una domanda Bill. I colori opachi (creayex airbrush color) si possono graffiare e cancellare? Se si con che cosa? con quai gomme a mano o elettriche? Grazie infinite
The ability to erase or scratched is way more dependant on the binder used than the pigment. Also how thick you lay the paint has a dramatic affect. Very thin layers of paint erase much smoother and easier than thicker layers. I suspect when people tell me they have trouble erasing opaques is more a matter of using much thicker and complete covering layers.
@@TheAIRspace Grazie, ora ne so di più e devo solo trovare le gomme adatte.
How do I layer colors? Is there a specific way? As in do lighter layers need to be 1st or darker ones?’if anyone can help or have any advice please please don’t hesitate! I’m new to airbrushin, I do have some drawing and art skills. I have fell in looove with airbrushin, the challenge and possibilities are endless. But I need a whole hell of lot more practice. I’m not doin models or anything like that. I want to be able to do things like Batman/joker things, fire, animals ya know those kinda things and I know it’s gone take a long time and a lot of practice. Any tips are greatly appreciated
If you are using opaques you will want to work light to dark whenever possible. With transparents it is still a good idea to work light to dark, however you have more ability to mix colors on the surface. If you watch my bee video you will see me layering light colors over darks. This particular video is part of a color series to help understand the way colors behave a little bit, however techniques are better shown in many other videos.
I’m trying restore some shoes, they’re white and I don’t know to get the white transparent or the white opaque
opaque for sure to cover up solid color. But painting shoes is an art. theres a few youtubers who do almost all shoes you may want to search for.
Can I make a transparent paint from opaque mix
Short answer no.
Longer answer, you can thin them with transparent base and make them a little less opaque appearing. But if you spray them over a dark you will see that little hazy effect. Some pigments are more opaque than others. And no matter how much you thin them they will just be less or more bunched together.
What's the difference between transparent paints and inks from the air brush?
inks are USUALLY transparent. so from a pigment use age very similar. some a very transparent.
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so can u paint transparent paints only🤷🏾♂️...besides white or black
absolutely. And I have some videos doing just that. its important to remember the color will work like a transparency sheet as I show here. blue over red will move to purple.. etc. :)
@@TheAIRspace got u....i love portrait ...
You only got one friend, and you even forgot that dude.
Hah I know right!
My head hurts!
Its a lot to attempt in one sitting. Hence why i am splitting these up over time. Enjoy it, embrace the color :) You already fantastic at values and shading.
wleonartistry . I can get the general colour, it’s just the homing in on the shade and value. Knowing what colour to attain the right shade etc. Will have practice with the colours again before they dry up and I got all the candy20’s and ain’t really used em yet. Not that I mix candyz