Airbrush Nozzle Size Chart

Simply because the smaller the nozzle size the harder its going to be for the material to leave the nozzle of the airbrush.

Nozzle mata jet pump. Just like with a regular brush there is a size for every task. Although they have some effect on the line an airbrush produces nozzle sizes fine medium heavy or 1 3 and 5 apply more to the material that should be sprayed through the airbrush than the fineness of line an airbrush will produce. Nozzle flow rate chart with volumes at top makes it user friendly.

That is assuming your using a thicker viscosity of paint. Paasche vl vl 1 fine vl 3 medium vl 5 large. Capable of fine detail.

Airbrush needles typically vary in size from 01mm to 05mm. Nozzle sizes there are varying airbrush nozzle sizes for spraying a range of materials. Extra fine vl 1 pol needle also available.

I have 02 03 and 05 nozzles for my airbrush. 14 oz color cup 1 oz and 3 oz bottles 3 oz plastic bottle 2 oz metal cup with cover excellent for artwork of any size. Versatile airbrush for small to medium artwork.

The nozzle and needle work together to produce the result you want. The smaller airbrush needle sizes 01 to 02 will lend themselves much better to fine detail work and the larger needle sizes 04 to 05 will allow much better large area coverage. Airbrush nozzles come in numerous size variations but the majority of airbrushes come with needle and nozzle when bought buying a set will however give you the option of changing between a couple of nozzles and needles.

Smaller needle sizes are better for detailed work bigger ones for colouring in large areas. What size needles do airbrushes take. Try to operate at a spray pressure thats in the middle of the nozzles operating range.

To the left the nozzle size and corresponding operating pressures are now visible. Taking our 0808 gallons per nozzle rate and using the teejet sizing chart for this model of spray tip we scroll down the capacity in one nozzle column to the nozzle size most closely matching our desired specifications. For an air induced nozzle the range is usually from 30 to 90 psi so the middle is 60 to 70 psi.