Troubleshooting yourairbrush
喷涂常见问题
在喷涂时，为了获得良好的效果，您应该记住下面几点：
首先，你应该非常熟悉自己的喷笔。你所使用的的油漆类型也很重要，因为不同的油漆类型会产生不同的效果。即使是相同类型，不同品牌的油漆也会有自己的特点。你需要记住两件非常重要的事：第一是气压，第二，最重要的就是油漆的稀释比例。这两个因素在你喷涂的时候务必要认真对待。对于喷涂底漆，我始终建议稀释比例稍大一点，也就是稀一点。大多数模型制作者喜欢3：7开的比例稀释（译者注：也就是漆3，稀释剂7，当然这里可能指的是硝基漆），当然稀释比例并不是绝对的，可以根据你自己喷涂的需要做调整。有时候我喷涂补土和清漆的时候往往用到7：3的比例（就是漆7，稀释剂3）.在喷涂模型底漆的时候，您应该采用较为快速的手法薄喷数层。两层或则三层薄喷的效果肯定比一层厚喷来的好很多。在喷涂迷彩或者斑点的时候，根据你想要达到的效果，稀释比例往往也会不同。如果你想要硬边迷彩，那漆的比例就要多一些，如果想要边缘比较柔和的花纹，那就把漆调稀一点。当然气泵的气压对喷漆的效果液会产生影响。还是老话，实践出真知，要多练！
When airbrushing there are a couple ofthings that you should keep in mind in order to obtain good results.
You should be familiar with your airbrush.The kind of paint you are working with is also important because differenttypes of paint will give various results. Even different brands of the sametypes of paint contain their own characteristics. The two major things that youwill need to keep in mind are the air pressure and, most important, the paint-to-thinnerratio. All of these factors need to be considered for the various tasks thatyou will need an airbrush for. For a base coat it is always recommended to usea thin mixture. Most modelers prefer a mix of 30% paint to 70% thinner ratio.This ratio can vary depending on the paint. I airbrush some primers andvarnishes at a 70% paint to 30% thinner ratio. When airbrushing scale modelsyou should start with applying rather thin layers using quick passes whenapplying a base coat for example. Two or three thin coats will always lead to amore satisfying result than one thick coat. When creating camouflage stripes orblotches the paint to thinner ratio will sometimes vary depending on the resultyou would like to obtain. If you are after a rather hard edged pattern it isrecommended to use mixture containing a bit more paint. Patterns with softeredges are best applied using a mixture with more thinner. Of course theair-pressure that your compressor is set to also has an effect. Again,understanding all of this will come with practice.
在模型上喷涂之前，应该现在一张废纸上喷一下检查一下效果是否满意。以下图片展示了喷涂时可能遇到的集中典型不理想状态。随图片的文字会告诉你需要作出哪些调整以改善结果。另外还有个问题就是喷笔的状态也是造成喷涂问题的原因之一，您要确保喷笔的清洁，并且没有余漆残留在喷嘴和喷针上。
Before even getting your airbrush close toyour model you should check the result first on a piece of scrap paper. Thefollowing pictures display typical unwanted result that you may encounter whenairbrushing. The accompanying text will give you an idea on what needs to bechanged to improve the outcome. Another source of problems is the condition ofthe airbrush. You need to make sure that it is always clean and that there areno paint residues from past projects inside adhered to the nozzle and needle.
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在这幅图片中看到的结果就表示油漆调的太稀，需要增加额外的油漆。
The result seen on this first exampleindicates that the paint is clearly too thin. Extra paint needs to be added tothe mixture.
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在图案周围呈现大量不均匀的分散斑点，这可能意味着涂料太厚，应该增加稀释剂。
An uneven application with wildly dispersedspeckles probably mean that this time the paint is too thick and more thinnershould be added
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在这个例子中，有两个错误。首先，油漆太稀，另外，喷涂的时候气压设置的太高了。所以形成了这种我们称之为“蜘蛛脚”的形状，出现这个，就是告诉你气压太大了！
On this example two errors have occurred. Firstthe paint mixture is too thin containing not enough paint and the air pressureis set too high. The so called "spider legs" are always an indicatorof excessive the air pressure.
