Painting outdoors?

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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I asked this question in a post on another thread but I forget what forum it even was.

Because I have a modeling UNfriendly room and ventilation is as far as I’ve been told too expensive for me I will probably be forced to paint and use lung-cancer-causing substances outside. But I live up in the rural Adelaide hills where it’s dusty and dirty. It’s not as bad as it sounds, it’s just that on a windy day the dust can really fly.

Would airbrushing outside be risky for the sake of my paint jobs or would doing it be alright on a clear subtle day?

I’ve got another question. At the moment I completely brush paint my models. I give the parts a light wash, let them dry, stir my paint, shake it, swirl my half decent brushes in Tamiya X-20 and paint. Does that, possibly the most basic paint job type, still give an acceptable finish?

Cheers

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Check the local bargan shops to see if you can get a small pop up tent. This will keep the dirt, dust and bugs off the paint.

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I’m not sure what they are called here, let alone in Australia, but the kind that is mosquito netting on all four sides would be ideal.