How to paint with the best results possible?

[nachoman]

I agree with Wayne wholeheartedly here. While I have sprayed with water based paints with some success, and while I know others have had great success, I greatly prefer spraying with an oil or lacquer based paint. I live in an area of good weather and acceptable temperature, so i do all my painting outdoors. But i also live in an area of extreme dryness, and the water based paints either dry before they leave the airbrush, or is mostly dry by the time it hits the model, leaving a rough blotchy surface. If I do spray any water based paint, the airbrush gets cleaned with acetone after each color.