1st Airbrush, what brand of colours do i get

Hi Jo… I am self taught, and don’t have the luxury of a Dinky Doodle… I am running on a $20 ebay special.
I know there are specialist airbrush colours that are available, which probably do work best.
As a self-confessed “Queen of budget”… I use what i have.
I have found that the main thing is, your colour has to be pretty thin, otherwise your airbrush will clog and spatter.
Normal liquid food colours can be thinned with alcohol. I use vodka. The benefit of this is, alcohol will speed up drying time between layers as well.
I am a recent convert to Progel colours as well. Although they are a gel, they do thin with alcohol & have an amazing colour range.
I have a few tips put together on my facebook page. I will try to insert a link for you.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=529551687125014&set=pb.450634018350115.-2207520000.1389178924.&type=3&theater

P.S. Ensure you clean properly after each use, to ensure no residue build-up inside the airbrush.
Hope this helps
Julez

OK… it appears that the link has worked (you can see I am no tech-head!).
I attached my tips to a photo card, so it can be found in my album, and not get lost in my feed.
Unfortunately, this means not all the info is not instantly visible… the blue writing that says “see more”… will open up more of the info.

Good luck… You WILL have great fun!

Julez XXX

I have just got a dinkydoodle too. Apparently the dinkydoodle paints are the best because they dry really quickly and can be layered. They can also be used on chocolate. I have just bought a couple of cheap colours from Lakeland to practice with, until I get the hang of it. There are quite a few airbrush paints in the UK to choose from – Cassie Brown is the other one available on the high street (Hobbycraft)