What's the Best Airbrush to Get?

Atif posted:

In this website https://www.cdhpl.com/best-airbrush-cake-decorating/ A complete Set of Airbrushes Kit For Cake Decoration is available on number one position, do you recommend JULIA for a bakery business. 

I would have recommended my JULIA system, as I specifically tailored the design to cookie and cake applications. I tested and tweaked it over the course of a year and a half, which I doubt can be said of many of these other systems. However, as I posted on this site about two months ago, I am no longer offering the system for sale. I love it, of course, but I had some differences of opinion with the manufacturer.

Does anyone know anything about THIS PointZero airbrush system? I watched an Amazon video and this was ranked #2.  It gets great reviews on Amazon.  There are several other PointZero airbrush kits that are different prices (due to having different things in the kits), but this video liked this one best.  I read the previous responses and there is one mention called Vogue Air.  I searched for it but cannot find it.  Can someone provide a link?  Thanks.

Rachel Boothe posted:

Does anyone know anything about THIS PointZero airbrush system? I watched an Amazon video and this was ranked #2.  It gets great reviews on Amazon.  There are several other PointZero airbrush kits that are different prices (due to having different things in the kits), but this video liked this one best.  I read the previous responses and there is one mention called Vogue Air.  I searched for it but cannot find it.  Can someone provide a link?  Thanks.

Don't know the brand, but the compressor looks to be the same as the Master compressor (they all come out of China from one or two places), and that compressor is as good as any. The price is also good, though I'd be wary of buying from Amazon, as the service is likely to be non-existent.

Julia M. Usher posted:

Rachel Boothe posted:

Does anyone know anything about THIS PointZero airbrush system? I watched an Amazon video and this was ranked #2.  It gets great reviews on Amazon.  There are several other PointZero airbrush kits that are different prices (due to having different things in the kits), but this video liked this one best.  I read the previous responses and there is one mention called Vogue Air.  I searched for it but cannot find it.  Can someone provide a link?  Thanks.

Don't know the brand, but the compressor looks to be the same as the Master compressor (they all come out of China from one or two places), and that compressor is as good as any. The price is also good, though I'd be wary of buying from Amazon, as the service is likely to be non-existent.

Thank you.  

I know this is an old thread, but is the #ABCS Complete Airbrush system still available?   I am having issues with spotty spray with the airbrush system I have (not #ABCS).  I don't know of anyone else who has this problem because it is highly rated.  I have never read a rating of it that is below 5 stars.  I have tried everything and cannot seem to get a smooth spray.  The company sent me another compresser identical to the one that came it and I still have spotty spray.  The max PSI is 30 and I have it turned all the way up (The speed is controlled with a knob).  Can someone recommend an airbrush system to me that will give me smooth spray if the #ABCS is no longer available?

Hi everyone, I am not sure if this topic is still active or should i post somewhere else

I am just looking for the right airbrush for myself, it will be my first, never used one and I want that to be good. I could not find almost any of the airbrushes listed above, i think it's because the post is really old...

i will be very thankful for any advice on which airbrush will be better for me. I am looking for the lighter and smaller version and so I can purchase it from Amazon.

thank you

@Bake Queens posted:

Hi everyone, I am not sure if this topic is still active or should i post somewhere else

I am just looking for the right airbrush for myself, it will be my first, never used one and I want that to be good. I could not find almost any of the airbrushes listed above, i think it's because the post is really old...

i will be very thankful for any advice on which airbrush will be better for me. I am looking for the lighter and smaller version and so I can purchase it from Amazon.

thank you

The post is still live (they all are), and it is best to "reactivate" old posts by posting under them as opposed to starting a new one - so thanks. I still have no system I prefer more than my JULIA one that I no longer sell. The feature set is important  - it is dual-action (better control), has a large cup and cap (so no spills and not constantly refilling), runs on a larger compressor (so the spray pattern is less speckled) and has a quick-connect adaptor (to easily swap in guns with different colors). I think the Paasche system has most of these features, though their guns are heavier and harder to handle in that regard. It will be a more expensive system than the single-action ones, however. I have now used most of the smaller single-action systems (Cookie Countess, Creative Cookier, Artfully Designed Creations (ADC), etc.) and they are all still available and good, inexpensive starter systems, but the spray patterns on all tend to be more speckled because their compressors are much lower output. They also have small coloring cups, which I don't much care for. Creative Cookier's has a quick-connect adaptor, and her service is exceptional, so if you go single-action, hers is the way to go.

@Julia M. Usher thank you so much for your reply. The recommendations are really helpful! Though, I got Amazon gift card as a birthday present yesterday, which I am willing to spend on Airbrush, none of the brands mentioned above are available there. Also, I live in Tbilisi, Georgia (Country) and shipping from the USA is expensive and can not afford at this point compressors weighing 10 pounds... so I have three options to choose from: Watson and Webb Airbrushing system, Master Airbrush Multi-Purpose Airbrushing System Kit with Portable Mini Air Compressor or U.S. Cake Supply - Complete Cake Decorating Airbrush Kit... if any of these are familiar to you or the brands that you use and trust, it would be a great help. it will be my first airbrush, so i don't expect it to be the best, but i don't want to be disappointed either, as I really want to learn airbrushing. thank you again!

@Bake Queens posted:

@Julia M. Usher thank you so much for your reply. The recommendations are really helpful! Though, I got Amazon gift card as a birthday present yesterday, which I am willing to spend on Airbrush, none of the brands mentioned above are available there. Also, I live in Tbilisi, Georgia (Country) and shipping from the USA is expensive and can not afford at this point compressors weighing 10 pounds... so I have three options to choose from: Watson and Webb Airbrushing system, Master Airbrush Multi-Purpose Airbrushing System Kit with Portable Mini Air Compressor or U.S. Cake Supply - Complete Cake Decorating Airbrush Kit... if any of these are familiar to you or the brands that you use and trust, it would be a great help. it will be my first airbrush, so i don't expect it to be the best, but i don't want to be disappointed either, as I really want to learn airbrushing. thank you again!

If you can send me links to all three of these systems (just post them in a comment below), I can look at their features and tell you which one I would get (which I think is best based on its feature set). I am familiar with some Master systems, but not the other two. The other consideration is making sure you can access someone at the company to help with service questions, if and when you have them.

you are so kind, Julia, thank you for helping me!

The second one, I think is the best in these options, the compressor seems to be quite powerful for the price and size... Can't wait to hear what you think

1. https://www.amazon.com/Master-...14445818&sr=8-21

2. https://www.amazon.com/Airbrus...2URY?ref_=ast_sto_dp

3. https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...LIL0E0ONXE&psc=1

4. https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Cak...aps%2C312&sr=8-5

@Bake Queens posted:

you are so kind, Julia, thank you for helping me!

The second one, I think is the best in these options, the compressor seems to be quite powerful for the price and size... Can't wait to hear what you think

1. https://www.amazon.com/Master-...14445818&sr=8-21

2. https://www.amazon.com/Airbrus...2URY?ref_=ast_sto_dp

3. https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...LIL0E0ONXE&psc=1

4. https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Cak...aps%2C312&sr=8-5

I couldn't find the compressor size on the second one, but I have a feeling it's smaller/less powerful than what I use. Also, you're getting two siphon-fed airbrushes with it that you will likely not use - they're not really designed for food coloring. All the others have small compressors, likely to give you speckled spray patterns. This Paasche system is close to what I have, though it has no quick-connect adaptor on the hose that I can see: https://www.amazon.com/Paasche...aps%2C187&sr=8-9

This airbrush is actually what mine was designed from, though this Badger Patriot 105 does not have the quick-connect adaptor: https://www.amazon.com/Badger-...aps%2C453&sr=8-5 My system is hooked up to a 1/5 hp compressor that is nearly identical - if not identical - to the Paasche one in the link above.

If you are just starting out - come to think of it - you might try the TruColor battery-operated, portable one. It's heavy and a bit awkward to handle, and has a small compressor in the handle, but it actually does a pretty decent job and has a big capped cup. I've got a couple of them and sometimes use them. Their spray pattern isn't quite as even as mine, but it's better than some of the smaller ones I mentioned earlier. This one is similar to - if not the exact same - as the TruColor one: https://www.amazon.com/ROADTEC...TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== (Note: This airbrush is made in China and so you'll see different brands of it, but they are all basically the same machine just private-labelled differently. Likewise, all the compressors come from China, and the US companies just private-label them; the only US-made airbrush guns that I know of are Paasche and Badger. I say this, because any compressor coming out of China is likely to be of unpredictable quality, but that's all we've got to choose from . . .)

Got to run now, as I am supposed to be taking this weekend off!

Oh my God Julia, I can not thank you enough for your time and kindness. I think I have got more clear idea now, which one is suitable for me. I will post my airbrush work as soon as I get one. Thank you again!

I am new to cookie decorating and want to start airbrushing. I realize this is a really old thread and that Julia's airbrush system is no longer available. I also realize there may have been many improvements to airbrush systems for cookie decorating since the last post in 2017.

I could use some advice in what to look for in purchasing an airbrush system personal recommendations, as well as what to avoid when purchasing. Thanks so much!

@Honey posted:

I am new to cookie decorating and want to start airbrushing. I realize this is a really old thread and that Julia's airbrush system is no longer available. I also realize there may have been many improvements to airbrush systems for cookie decorating since the last post in 2017.

I could use some advice in what to look for in purchasing an airbrush system personal recommendations, as well as what to avoid when purchasing. Thanks so much!

I have nothing to add. Airbrushes are ages-old tech and not much has changed as far as what's being offered in the cookie marketplace. I still hate the small compressors and small uncapped cups (so many spills)!

But if you want a small starter single-action system, go with Creative Cookier. Her service is the best.

Thanks for your help. I read the specs for your Julia system and tried to match those as best I could. Perhaps sometime in the near future, you can find a new partner company to produce your dream airbrush system.

@Honey posted:

Thanks for your help. I read the specs for your Julia system and tried to match those as best I could. Perhaps sometime in the near future, you can find a new partner company to produce your dream airbrush system.

I hope your system works out for you! On the latter comment: Maybe - though I am a bit burnt out on partnerships at present. I am working on a couple of other ventures right now, and they are very slow going. I need to get them launched first, and that will take me through end of the year.