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@albertaxpr there is SO much information out there! Some of it is conflicting too, it is hard to know where to start. I will lay out some basics, and hope it helps! There are different types of airbrush paints, water or solvent based. Both can be used, but start with water based acrylic airbrush paints. Solvent based paints can mess with finishes and the chemical fumes can be dangerous. Like Anyfish mentioned, don't start with cheap thick non-airbrush acrylic paints as they will be very hard to thin and spray. A good quality airbrush paint for the most part are ready to spray right out of the bottle without any thinning. You can get the small bottles of paint as they do last a while, a little paint goes a long way. Here are some examples of brands acrylic airbrush paint you can use. Createx (Createx Opaque Surf Blue – Maple Airbrush Supplies) -opaque/pearl/iridescent/transparent/pearl/fluorescent, also the wicked (slightly higher end) subset of colors. These are ALL good! (Avoid the Createx Candy O2 to start as they need some additional care). Golden - High Flow Acrylics (Airbrush | Michaels) I like these a lot, easy to spray right out of the bottle. They have pearls/transparent/opaques etc... Jacquard Airbrush color (Jacquard Products — Airbrush Color) Also good selection and easy to paint. There are many others! Feel free to ask. When you are new, don't experiment with homemade cleaners and thinners. You can run into problems with things not being compatible and making it worse when you are trying to learn. IF (or when I should say) your paint is a bit thicker and is spraying chunky, it may need thinning. Use an actual thinner (Createx 4021 Airbrush Paint Reducer – Maple Airbrush Supplies) to thin the paint to skim milk consistency (lots of videos on the topic). The same goes for airbrush cleaner, a bit expensive, but at least you know it is good for cleaning and ok for the airbrush. There are many recipes for homemade cleaners, which is fine, I'd recommend starting with a proper cleaner (Createx Airbrush Cleaner – Maple Airbrush Supplies) Lots of info, hope that helps!