Getting up to speed

     Now that a person has gotten all the equipment to start airbrushing, it's important the have some fundamental skills. Or should i say skill. The one airbrush skill that is essential to paint anything is...... The DAGGER STROKE. or rat tail or whatever others call it. This is when a person is able to bring the airbrush stroke to a point at the end of the stroke. This is tricky to do at first. But once mastered, one will have total control of the gun. The dagger stroke should be able to be performed in all directions, widths and lengths. The easiest way to master this is to practice doing palm trees. That's right palm trees, like the ones seen on those cheesy airbrush beach scenes that are so popular and that pay oh so well. Now the secret is to keep the air on and just rock the paint flow back and forth, swooshing in close to the surface as the paint is shut off.  But.....leaving the air on. Like i said it's tricky. But after a few thousand times it can be mastered and you are on your way to making money. Next time we'll talk about how to turn $2.00 into 20.00 in less than one minute.