Create your own airbrush tool using common household objects
An airbrush tool is a machine that uses air to spray paint onto a surface. Airbrush tools are commercially manufactured and can be purchased at most art supply stores. Though prices vary based on the type of airbrush tool you purchase, they can be quite costly. Making your own airbrush tool can be done at home using a variety of common household items. Unlike commercially manufactured airbrushes, however, these homemade tools are operated by your breath.
Instructions
1. Wash the spray bottle and nozzle to remove any excess dirt or fluid. Cut the nozzle off the spray bottle head using an X-Acto knife.
2. Drill a hole into the side of the nozzle using a drill bit approximately the size of the spray bottle's tubing.
3. Cut a length of tubing from the bottom of the spray bottle system about 2 inches in length. Insert the tubing into the hole in the nozzle and glue them together around the edges. Be careful not to get glue inside the tube as it can cause blockages.
4. Drill two holes on each side of the bottom of the film canister for the metal straws.
5. Measure and cut the metal straws so that there are two pieces, one at 6 inches in length and the other at 2 inches in length.
6. Push the 2-inch metal straw through one of the holes in the film canister until it is about halfway through. Glue it in place being careful not to get glue inside the straw.
7. Place the cap on the film canister and insert the 6-inch straw into the film canister. Push it through the free hole until it is nearly at the top of the film canister without touching the lid. Glue it in place.
8. Remove the tip from the marker using the X-Acto knife, then drill a hole at each end of the marker and one hole in the center of the marker.
9. Glue the film canister to the center of the marker, with the cap side up, on the opposite side of the center hole with the metal straws sitting astride the body of the marker. Allow the glue to dry before continuing.
10. Cut three pieces of tubing approximately 4 inches in length.
11. Take one piece of tubing and thread it through the front of the marker, then bring it up through the center hole. Connect the end of the tubing coming from the center hole to the outside end of the 2-inch metal straw. Attach the free end of the tubing to the nozzle.
12. Connect another piece of tubing to the free tubing that you connected to the nozzle earlier. Glue these two pieces together, then thread the other end of the tube through the open front and back ends of the marker.
13. Connect the last piece of tubing to the open metal straw and then pass it through the third hole in the marker. Glue the pieces together.
14. Remove the cap from the film canister and fill it with paint. Be careful to not overfill past the higher of the metal straws. Use the airbrush tool by pointing the nozzle at your surface and blowing on the second and third tubes.
