Ricky Spanish
"The Hi-Line Bandit"
Hello There
I just wanted to swing by and properly introduce myself. I'm a resident of Northern Ontario Canada and started airbrushing roughly 8 years ago. Even though I started 8 years ago it wasn't a consistent practice and at times I would put the brush down for extended periods of time (Mainly because of a lack of knowledge of equipment, materials and techniques). It wasn't until a year ago that I started to get back into it heavily by devoting more time and money into my practice.I have been concentrating lately on portraiture because of the use of multiple techniques into producing a portrait (masking,dagger strokes and micro texturing to name a few). My major influence to starting airbrushing was because of H.R Giger ( the detail and subject matter just blew my mind), As well of Vince Goodeve's automotive work.
The equipment I use is primarily Iwata ( Iwata to me is comparable to how Snap-on is to tools... The best. That's just my opinion). The airbrushes that I use are: Iwata Hi-Line Ch ( which I converted to the .20mm needle and head assembly for finer detail), I also use the Iwata Eclipse BCS for larger areas. My air source is The Iwata Power Jet Pro compressor which was worth every penny. The paints I use are: Createx Wicked, Createx Illustration, Candy 02 and Autobourne ( But I had used Tamiya for the first 6 years airbrushing). I have a tent which is 4x4x6 that I do heavy spraying and clear coating in. The tent is hooked up to a 6 inch inline fan which is hooked up to a air filter which is then directed to the outside.
Anyways I'm looking forward to being a member of this community as well as lending a hand when I can, and learning from others.
Take care
I just wanted to swing by and properly introduce myself. I'm a resident of Northern Ontario Canada and started airbrushing roughly 8 years ago. Even though I started 8 years ago it wasn't a consistent practice and at times I would put the brush down for extended periods of time (Mainly because of a lack of knowledge of equipment, materials and techniques). It wasn't until a year ago that I started to get back into it heavily by devoting more time and money into my practice.I have been concentrating lately on portraiture because of the use of multiple techniques into producing a portrait (masking,dagger strokes and micro texturing to name a few). My major influence to starting airbrushing was because of H.R Giger ( the detail and subject matter just blew my mind), As well of Vince Goodeve's automotive work.
The equipment I use is primarily Iwata ( Iwata to me is comparable to how Snap-on is to tools... The best. That's just my opinion). The airbrushes that I use are: Iwata Hi-Line Ch ( which I converted to the .20mm needle and head assembly for finer detail), I also use the Iwata Eclipse BCS for larger areas. My air source is The Iwata Power Jet Pro compressor which was worth every penny. The paints I use are: Createx Wicked, Createx Illustration, Candy 02 and Autobourne ( But I had used Tamiya for the first 6 years airbrushing). I have a tent which is 4x4x6 that I do heavy spraying and clear coating in. The tent is hooked up to a 6 inch inline fan which is hooked up to a air filter which is then directed to the outside.
Anyways I'm looking forward to being a member of this community as well as lending a hand when I can, and learning from others.
Take care