There are many different airbrushes available which vary in price according to brand names and versatility.
A great allround airbrush for multi use purposes has an internal mix, is suction fed and is a dual action. Made from Brass with teflon seals and has affordable accessible spare parts. But saying that there are many variations when choosing an airbrush for applying temporary tattoos. It is not necessary to have an airbrush that is the top of the range unless you are planning on painting car graphics as well and need to achieve high detail.
Internal Mix:
Is where the fluid and the air is mixed and atomised inside the tip of the airbrush.
These airbrushes are used to achieve fine lines and detailed work they are ideal for adding details to your temporary tattoos such as highlights.
External Mix:
Is where the fluid and the air is mixed and atomised outside of the tip of the airbrush.
These type of airbrushes are suitable for applying temporary tattoos, as they are used mainly by hobbysts for coating work which does'nt require fine lines and detailed work and are a very cheap setup.
Single Action:
This is regarding the action of the trigger. A single action airbrush controls the air only by pushing down on the trigger. They are available as an external or internal mix.
With the external mix you adjust the flow of fluid by turning the tip at the front of the airbrush.
With the internal mix you adjust the flow of the fluid by turning the knob at the back end of the airbrush.
Double Action:
A double action airbrush controls the air and the fluid.
By pushing down on the trigger controls the air and by pulling the trigger back yopu control the flow of the fluid.
Suction Feed:
This is regarding the position of the storage container for the fluid (paint) A suction fed airbrush has the container attatched to the bottom (underneath the airbrush) which is detatchable and can be ideal when using several different colours.
Gravity Feed:
This is where the container is positioned to the top or the side of the airbrush and the fluid is fed into the airbrush by gravity.
This allows you to run the airbrush with a lower air pressure than the suction fed airbrush and is designed for doing more detailed work using fine lines although you can also do coating work as well.
