 FW Ink: A Beginner Friendly Airbrush PaintFW Ink acrylic paints (or inks) are my #1 recommended BEGINNER paints!!These are by far the easiest paints to paint with that I have ever encountered ... I'll be honest... ... I don't exactly know WHY these paints are so easy to paint with but I have a suspicion (and I am sticking to it!)... I think that these paints (or inks) must have extremely fine paint pigments in them ... think about it ... there intended purpose is to be used in calligraphy pens. I would think that a non-air-propelled system like a calligraphy pen must mean they are highly susceptible to clogging. The finer the pigment the less clogging. That means when you use them with your airbrush that you get nearly NO clogging - because you have the extra advantage of air propulsion (ooooo - big word!) FW Ink is a MUST try for beginners! Paint Formula FW Inks are a 100% water based acrylic paint. The fact that the paints are acrylic makes them really easy to clean up - just soap and water does the trick! This makes them really easy for beginners to use. The consistency of the inks is really thin as compared to other airbrush paints. More like skim milk that 2%. While the consistency makes for easy painting, don't get too used to it, because when you switch to a more "traditional" airbrush paint it will be much thicker. FW Ink claims that their product is really light-fast and durable ... and it may be when used in a technical pen or a calligraphy pen ... but I have personally not found this claim to be entirely true when applied with an airbrush. As discussed above, the best thing about this paint is the lack of clogging due to the fine fine fine (three fines) pigments. And, while this is AWESOME ... I don't recommend that you rely on these paints for all time .... think of it like "airbrush training wheels"... when your ready, take off the trainers and step up to the big kid version. Packaging FW Ink is only available (as far as I know) in 1 ounce containers. The bottles are SUPER CUTE but not terribly practical. The bottle itself is thick clear glass and the lid is a plastic screw top that has a handy eye dropper built into it. At first I found this really nifty ... but later I noticed that opening the bottle and using the dropper was a two handed affair (man, does that sound lazy!! Side StoryLet me elaborate (to subdue my own laziness guilt) ... here is the scenario ... I am holding my airbrush, paint cup full of paint, and I want to add a drop of red FW Ink ... I also don't want to put down my airbrush and risk spilling the paint. So, I fumble with one hand to get the lid off the bottle and expertly add a drop of paint ... THEN, I lazily place the dropper/lid loosely on the bottle... ONLY to LATER SPILL the WHOLE WORKS on the CARPET!! While the bottles aren't terribly functional (while still cute - that is worth mentioning twice) they are extremely reusable because they are made with such high quality materials. Application Do I have to say it again?!? These paints apply like a dream! Uses Considering the intended purpose of these paints is calligraphy, I would stick to using them only in fine art type applications ... you know... thinks like paper, canvas, illustration board, etc Not helmets, motorcycles, murals... Colors FW Ink is available in 38 colors. Short of ordering off the web though I can typically only find primary colors, black, white and some of the fun ones in stores. OH! I forgot to mention! When you go looking for these ... look in the calligraphy section not the paint section But here is a cool thing they have several pearl colors and a few metallics! Thats FUN! FW INK COLOR CHART (my best interpretation anyway) Oh shoot ... one more note before the chart ... I had to guess on a few of the colors as to whether they were opaque or transparent.
Wrap Up I think you'll like this paint... if you haven't tried it you should see if you can get your hands on a few colors to try out! Learn how to use FW Ink at Airbrush-guidance.com! |
