Airbrush - Hobby Lobby Coupon = Yippee!
Decorating By Cakepro Updated 24 Mar 2006 , 12:52am by jdelectables
Well, today I finally got my hands on a Paasche double action airbrush kit from Hobby Lobby. I used the 40% off coupon from their website which took the total from $110 to $70. Woohoo! Then I went to the cake supply store and bought two big bottles of Americolor airbrush color (ha, for the same amount of money I spent on 11 bottles that I ordered from KopyKake earlier this week - impatience is expensive!).
Now I'm so intimidated by this thing! LOL 
Are there any websites out there with instructions on beginning airbrushing?
Thanks,
Sherri
Can someone email me the coupon? I can't pull up their site for some reason.
Thanks,
Julie
I don't have a website that gives instructions, but I used to use one to decorate cakes at Dairy Queen. They are fun to use once you get the hang of it. I would practice on a damp (old) towel before you use it on a cake. The only way to get a feel for your airbrush is to practice. It is a mix of how close you hold the nozzle to your surface and how far back you pull the trigger. If you hold the nozzle close, you will get a line of color. You will get a mist of color if you hold it back further. Also, the more you pull the trigger back, the more color you will get. I hope that helps to get you started.
Congrats on getting your airbrush 
Great deal!
Here's a couple helpful links...
http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/airbrush/lessons-AB.htm
I like looking at the cakes at Pastry Wiz too because the instructions include airbrush directions and you can kind of use it as a resource...to see how to get certain effects.
http://www.pastrywiz.com/cakes/cakedecoration0001.htm
What section in Hobby Lobby did you find that? Ours is fairly new and I couldn't find anyone to help me (I had 2 kids in tow and didn't want to hang around too long).
Thanks for the links!
KittisKakes, the airbrushes are in their locked glass art case. Hobby Lobby only sells one Paasche brand airbrush, a couple of really cheap ones that require really expensive needles (22 bucks each!!) and a couple of other single action ones.
Julie, here's a direct link to the coupon, and I've emailed it to you. http://www.hobbylobby.com/site3/weekly/coupons/coupon.cfm]Coupon Link 
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