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Welcome to the Airbrush Events Academy Video Library
Here you’ll find free tutorials, tips, and demonstrations to help you grow as an airbrush artist—at your own pace, on your own schedule. From mastering the basics to refining your speed and style for live events, our lessons are organized by category to make it easy to jump in wherever you're at.
All videos are led by Master Instructor Takeshi and grouped into playlists for each skill level and focus area.
New content added regularly—check back often or subscribe on YouTube to stay up to date.
New content added regularly—check back often or subscribe on YouTube to stay up to date.
Free Video Lessons
Airbrush Basics - Tools Needed to Get Started
First things first; what materials you’ll need to begin your airbrush journey. Takeshi takes us through the essentials.
Airbrush Basics - Setting up the Air Compressor
Setting up a compressor requires adjusting pressure, ensuring proper airflow, and maintaining cleanliness. A fan is crucial for cooling during the process. Proper setup is key for effective airbrush use, especially for beginners.
Airbrush Basics - Compressor Pressure
Takeshi explains how to set the pressure on an airbrush compressor. The ideal pressure is 75 pounds for consistent performance. Maintaining this pressure is crucial for effective airbrush use.
Airbrush Basics - Setting up Your Airbrush Gun
Takeshi covers the basics of airbrush setup, highlighting essential components such as the airbrush, adapters, and paint bottles. He explains how to assemble these parts, the importance of tightening techniques, and the role of lubrication for optimal performance.
Airbrush Basics - How to Hold an Airbrush
Holding an airbrush gun requires specific finger placement for optimal control and stability. The left hand supports the bottle while the right hand manages the trigger. Proper positioning improves mobility and reduces slipping risks. Regular practice strengthens fingers and develops calluses. Emphasizing comfort and control is crucial for effective airbrushing.
Airbrush Basics - Painting Dots
Consistent dot size is crucial, and using card stock paper helps in practice. The distance from the paper significantly affects paint buildup. Practicing both smaller and larger dots enhances skill over time, leading to better control and quicker execution of airbrush techniques.
Airbrush Basics - Let's Make Loops
Takeshi introduces us to painting loops which helps to improve finger control and sets you up for painting letters. He stresses the need for consistent practice to advance skills.
Airbrush Basics: Line Control Practice
Master fundamental line control techniques essential for airbrushing. Learn proper finger control by practicing with guided lines, starting with thin lines and progressing to thick lines.
Airbrush Basics - Blending Two Colors
Airbrush Events Academy teaches color blending techniques using primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. It highlights the importance of careful blending to prevent unwanted hues.
Airbrush Basics - Mastering Fades
Learn how to create stunning fade designs using airbrush techniques. The process involves blending colors like pink, yellow, blue, and black, focusing on achieving clean lines and smooth color transitions.
Airbrush Basics - Painting With Less Overspray
Learn how to create a stunning beach scene using stenciling and airbrush paint. The process involves avoiding overspray, using thin strokes for detail, and adding depth with various colors. Key steps include establishing a horizon line, painting clouds, and incorporating elements like sea oats.
Airbrush Basics - Cleaning Your Compressor
Regular cleaning of a compressor is vital to prevent dust buildup, which can lead to overheating and a shorter lifespan. Draining condensation frequently ensures optimal performance. Keeping filters clean and maintaining proper lubrication boosts efficiency.
Airbrush Basics - Using a Shirt Board
Putting a shirt on a board requires selecting the right board size and ensuring a proper fit. Techniques to avoid wrinkles are essential, including tucking the shirt under the chin for better control. Adjustments are made to achieve a flat surface, and careful handling during removal is crucial to maintain the design’s integrity.
Airbrush Basics - How to Prevent Oversaturing a Stencil
Airbrush Events Academy shares essential techniques for using stencils in painting. It highlights the importance of avoiding oversaturation to keep stencils in good condition. Proper application methods involve using light pressure and gradually building up paint.
Airbrush Basics - Painting the Alphabet
Learn basic airbrush lettering techniques starting with simple lines to form letters, beginning with the letter A. The focus is on maintaining clean and straightforward lines throughout the process.
Airbrush Basics - Lettering Techniques
Takeshi showcases lettering techniques by creating two names in script styles. A method that boosts readability, particularly for children’s designs, is preferred. The importance of design placement is highlighted, focusing on how to effectively fit lettering with designs.
Airbrush Basics - Painting Lowercase Script
In this video, we will focus on lowercase lettering techniques. Takeshi demonstrates script lettering, detailing the process and offering tips for each letter.
Airbrush Basics - Painting Z's
Takeshi highlights the importance of using capital letters for better clarity and demonstrates these techniques with names. He also shares his personal style preferences and encourages audience feedback to enhance the learning experience.
Airbrush Basics - Let's Paint Palm Trees
Learn airbrush techniques for beginners by creating palm trees. The session covers essential drawing skills like dagger strokes, shadows, and tree structure. It simplifies the process for quick learning and emphasizes a fun, cartoonish style.
Airbrush Basics - Creating Your First Design
Here we’ll teach you how to create a basic design by adding names, drawing circles, and applying colors. Key techniques include layering, drying, and careful application to prevent oversaturation. Lettering is essential for maintaining design integrity, and adjustments enhance the overall appearance.
Airbrush Basics - Creating Your First Design
Here we’ll teach you how to create a basic design by adding names, drawing circles, and applying colors. Key techniques include layering, drying, and careful application to prevent oversaturation. Lettering is essential for maintaining design integrity, and adjustments enhance the overall appearance.
Airbrush Basics - Creating AWS Sample Designs
Learn how to create custom airbrush samples using pre-cut logo stencils. The process demonstrates layering fluorescent purple and blue paints to achieve specific design variations. Techniques such as fading colors, adding starbursts, and integrating freehand names with logo elements are highlighted to create polished results.
Airbrush Basics - Simple Crown and Name Design
Learn how to create a simple crown and name design using fundamental airbrushing techniques. The process covers creating clean lines with thick and thin strokes, applying dagger strokes for detail, and managing paint flow by cleaning the needle tip. Tips for effective color layering are included to ensure a fast, polished finish.
Airbrush Basics - Instructor Takeshi Shares The Tools He Uses
Instructor Takesh shares some of the tools he uses on a daily basis.
Airbrush Basics - Mastering Finger Control and Loops
Learn how to master airbrush finger control by practicing loop designs. The process covers pressing down for air while pulling back the trigger at specific increments to control paint flow. This fundamental exercise builds essential skills for beginners.
Airbrush Basics - Controlling Overspray for Cleaner Lines
Understand the causes of overspray and how to control it for cleaner, more professional lines. The process covers identifying how air pressure creates a fade around edges and how holding your airbrush at an angle impacts paint flow. Mastering the technique of painting straight onto your subject is emphasized to prevent a “dirty” design effect while achieving focused results.
Airbrush Basics - Preventing Oversaturation and Bleeding
Learn how to manage paint application to prevent oversaturation and bleeding. The process covers slowly building up paint layers and using air from the brush to dry the surface. Proper pacing is highlighted to avoid damaging absorbent materials like t-shirts and ruining designs.
Airbrush Basics - Mastering Loops for Finger Control
Learn how to improve airbrush finger control by practicing loop patterns within guided “ghost lines”. The process involves using straight edges for precision and progressing through various loop thicknesses. Advanced techniques focus on adjusting paint flow and maintaining optimal speed to achieve smooth, symmetrical results.
Airbrush Basics - Finger Control and Dots
Master the fundamentals of airbrushing through finger control and dot practice. This video demonstrates double action techniques, including pressing for air and pulling back for paint. Learn how to adjust flow to create various dot sizes and line thicknesses, ranging from fine details to wide coverage. Maintaining consistent air pressure is emphasized for precise application.
Airbrush Basics - Customizing a Hat with Names and Numbers
This video provides a demonstration of the techniques used to airbrush a name and number onto a green hat, noting that starting with the name first is often simpler. The process involves using a very light application of paint to define the writing area before dragging color down into the bill for a stylized effect.
Airbrush Basics - Creating a Personalized Number and Name Design
This video demonstrates the rapid process of airbrushing a custom design on a light-colored hat, featuring the number eight and the name “Juliette”. Takashi utilizes techniques such as dagger strokes and color blending with pink and fluorescent blue to cover the hat’s surface and extend the design onto the bill.
Tip 2 Tip - Changing Colors When Using One Airbrush
Changing colors with the IWATA double action siphon fed tool is straightforward. It uses water-based paint and requires no chemicals. The cleaning process involves removing the tool, rinsing it with water, and ensuring all paint residue is removed.
Tip 2 Tip - Fixing a Bent Needle
A bent needle can be easily fixed using a fishing hook sharpener. First, remove the needle and run it along the sharpener to eliminate any kinks. For severe bends, pliers are used to straighten the needle. Improvisation is essential when tools are limited.
Tip 2 Tip - Troubleshooting a Stuck Trigger
A random stuck trigger can happen due to dry paint. To resolve this, apply a drop of oil, like fishing reel oil, to lubricate the trigger. Moving the needle helps to unclog it. In cases of severe issues, a complete cleaning is required. This method offers an easy solution for keeping the trigger functional.
Tip 2 Tip - Fixing the Nozzle Cap
Dropping the airbrush may bend the nozzle cap, leading to uneven paint application. Regular inspection and timely replacement of the nozzle cap are essential to restore functionality and achieve crisp lines in painting projects.
Tip 2 Tip - How to Clean the Tip of the Airbrush
Cleaning the tip of an airbrush is crucial for its performance. Effective methods include using a Q-tip dipped in water, preferably with a plastic stem for easy needle access. Fingers can be used with caution, and a hand rag or old t-shirt can also help.
Tip 2 Tip - How to Oil Your IWATA airbrush
Master airbrush artist, Takeshi, shares an important tip on oiling your IWATA airbrush
Tip 2 Tip -Pouring Paint Back Into Bottle
Learn the most efficient way to fill paint bottles to ensure optimal airbrush performance. It is important to leave enough breathing room at the top of the bottle to prevent the vent from becoming clogged. After securing the lid, shaking the bottle helps mix new paint with any remaining old paint. This method is suitable for both 2 oz and 4 oz paint bottles.
Tip 2 Tip - Filling Paint Bottles
Learn the most efficient way to fill paint bottles to ensure optimal airbrush performance. It is important to leave enough breathing room at the top of the bottle to prevent the vent from becoming clogged. After securing the lid, shaking the bottle helps mix new paint with any remaining old paint. This method is suitable for both 2 oz and 4 oz paint bottles.
Tip 2 Tip - Clearing Clogs with a Spray Out
.Address airbrush clogs effectively by utilizing a designated spray out area to clear the tip. Instead of spraying into the air and creating a fine mist, use a specialized pot or a homemade tool made from wood wrapped in t-shirt material. These methods ensure a cleaner workspace by preventing paint from building up on surrounding easels and walls.
Tip 2 Tip - Fixing a Sticking Quick Connect
Takeshi demonstrates how to fix a sticking or rough airbrush quick connect by applying a small amount of lubricant to the connection points. He explains how to work the oil into the mechanism to ensure smooth operation and help the part last longer.