Use and Care Guide

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Technical Data Sheet
Createx Airbrush Colors
Water-Based
Acrylic Resin
Made in U.S.A.
Edited March 2021 – This tech sheet supersedes any other
inconsistent information, including the label
Description
Createx Airbrush Colors are fluid acrylic colors with specialized
performance for airbrush and spray-gun application.
Colors are made with a supple, yet durable acrylic resin that is
well suited for painting fabric and textiles with a finish that
leaves a “soft-hand” feel.
Createx Airbrush Colors are designed to cover and spray best
with larger tip-sizes at higher psi settings compared to Wicked
Colors and Illustration Colors which are better suited for fine-
line performance through smaller airbrush tip-sizes at lower
psi settings.
Createx Airbrush Colors are made with lightfast pigments, the
same pigments Wicked Colors and Illustration Colors. Createx
Airbrush Colors dry semi-gloss.
Products
Opaque Airbrush Colors
• Cover opaque out of the bottle in 2 – 3 coats.
• Best sprayed with a 0.5mm / large tip-sized
airbrush at higher psi settings, 35 – 45+ psi.
• Not for small airbrush tip-sizes smaller than
0.35mm. Even when over-reduced, Opaque
Colors work better with large tip-sizes.
• For Opaque Colors which can be sprayed through
medium and small tip-sizes down to 0.18mm at
under 20 psi; Createx Illustration Opaque Colors
work best.
Transparent Airbrush Colors
•
Translucent colors with a high pigment volume for semi-
opaque coverage out of the bottle.
•
For increased transparency without over thinning, extend
with 5601 Transparent Base. Mix in any ratio.
•
Best sprayed through large to medium airbrush tip-sizes,
down to 0.3mm. For smaller tip-sizes, i.e. 0.18mm,
Createx Wicked Detail & Illustration Colors spray better.
•
Psi can vary per tip-size, best 25 – 40+ psi.
Fluorescent Airbrush Colors
• Not Lightfast! Not recommended for long-term or
exterior applications.
• Tip: if using for an exterior finish (such as a
helmet), first apply Createx Opaque Airbrush
Colors (or AutoBorne Sealer) as a color-keyed base
to better hide eventual color loss from direct light
and improve coverage.
• Highly translucent, low viscosity colors.
• Spray well through most tip-sizes, 0.5mm – 0.3mm.
• Psi can vary per tip-size, best 25 – 40+ psi.
Pearlized Airbrush Colors
• Cover semi-opaque.
• Best applied over white, grey or black base, such as
Createx Airbrush Opaque Colors.
• Best sprayed with a larger volume, tip-sized
airbrush operated at 35 – 45+ psi
• For medium tip-sizes, 0.3mm+, sprayed at reduced
pressures, extend generously ~ 50% per volume
with 5601 Transparent Base, then thin 10% - 20%
with 4011 Reducer.
5601 Transparent Base
• The colorless resin base to Createx Airbrush Colors.
• Add to extend paint for increased transparency
while maintaining a higher viscosity compared with
only adding 4011 Reducer.
• Also works as a light protective coating, especially
t-shirt and fabric painting.
• Fabric primer: Apply direct to shirt to “lock down” fabric
knap, allowing for tighter lines & cleaner colors
• Refer to Transparent Bases TDS for more
5602 Opaque Base
• A colorless resin base, with refined clay, for mixing
with colors for increased opacity.
• Chroma of color will be lowered after mixing.