To those that have by no means tried airbrushing make-up it could actually appear intimidating and tough. Utilizing a compressor and airgun in addition to liquid make-up could be very totally different from the standard make-up and brushes. Nonetheless, the elemental ideas of make-up utility stay the identical and the earlier you choose up an airbrush make-up system, the earlier you’ll notice how straightforward it’s and will likely be in your solution to creating stunning HD seems to be.
The Instruments
An airbrush make-up package is comprised of a compressor, an airbrush (or ‘stylus’) in addition to the make-up. The compressor feeds air by means of a hose which is connected to the airbrush which releases a combination of air and make-up when the set off is depressed with the index finger. There are two varieties of airbrush: a single-action and a dual-action. The only-action solely has one setting: a predetermined mixture of air and make-up. The twin-action permits extra management of the quantity of air that’s launched by means of the airbrush, thus supplying you with extra management.
The Make-up
There are a number of varieties of make-up utilized in airbrush make-up techniques. Alcohol-based, silicone-based and water-based. Each alcohol and silicone may be an irritant to the pores and skin so it’s important to check it on a small space earlier than protecting your whole face. Water-based airbrush make-up is just superb pigments blended with water and customarily really feel lighter on the pores and skin. Silicone-based airbrush make-up will produce a extra Excessive Definition look however you will need to observe that it has very particular reflective qualities which may trigger undesirable reflections with a camera-flash or video and movie lights k beauty.
How It Works
Mainly airbrush make-up is a superb mist of tiny particles of liquid make-up that sits on the pores and skin versus being rubbed into the pores and skin. The benefit of spraying droplets of make-up is that you could construct up layers to step by step mix the look that you really want, leading to a way more pure look and flawless protection.
Making use of Airbrush Make-up
Little or no make-up is used when airbrushing make-up. For basis 6-12 drops is sufficient. Many manufacturers can have a wide variety of basis shades and may also help you discover the proper shade for you. Additionally it is potential to combine airbrush make-up to search out simply the proper shade – which is completed within the airbrush cup and by back-bubbling till the 2 shades combine. You by no means need to maintain the airbrush nearer than 6 inches out of your face or additional than 12. Use round motions or a back-and-forth motion and step by step layer the muse till you’ve got achieved the consequence you need. Be assured and belief your eye. Maintain your wrist regular. Ensure you do the identical variety of passes on either side.
When contouring & highlighting, making use of blush, eye-shadow or eye-liner a decrease PSI is preferable. This enables for extra management round tough areas. For contouring and highlighting you want a shade or two darker corresponding to a bronzer. Making use of blush after basis, contouring and highlighting means that it’ll stand out extra. For those who do it before-hand then will probably be extra delicate. The areas across the eye solely require 2 drops of make-up. Watch out to not squint whereas making use of eye-shadow because the make-up will intensify the strains. It is loads simpler to use eye-liner and do your brows with stencils although, with practise, it’s potential to do it freehand.
All the time bear in mind the golden rule with airbrushing make-up: Much less is extra!