With that said I was looking at this website and was wondering do you need a shop type or would a simple portable compressor do the trick.
http://www.aircompressorsdirect.com/comparingcompressors.php

What do these mean: CFM @ 90 PSI:   .8 especially the CFM

Billy D.

Sunny is the expert on this topic.....however I have some knowledge since I own one and use one myself.  When it comes to compressors I bought one at my local hardware store pretty reasonable price mainly for inflating tires ect......It worked well but you had to make sure you set the PSI right so you would not blow up your airbrush due to the air pressure.  It took a few minutes to wait for the tank to fill up while it made terribly loud noise.  You would get about 5 minutes of airbrushing before that machine started up to fill the tank with air to keep it at the right pressure for a consistent flow.  Trust me when that machine turned on I would almost have a heart attack since it would be so quiet and suddenly it would start.  Not great when you want to work in a house with others trying to talk on the phone or watch television. 

Soooooo........

I decided to buy an air brush compressor and it was like night and day with noise reduction and just worked better with the air brush in general you may pay more but the overall value and workability is so much nicer and they loose little value should you ever choose to sell them again.  My little compressor is a Iwata a well respected company but I know others are out there that are just as good.

I use a Paasche airbrush and happy with it as well, I would say it is more in the middle ground price and quality wise in this brand name.  You don't really need an expensive one since most of the use for puppet making needs are basic features when it comes to an airbrush. 

I use paints for plastic car,plane, people models that you get at a hobby shop....you will need to add a few drops of water or alcohol to thin it out a bit but this knowledge can come when you cross that bridge.  But the paints are pretty reasonable price and the colour selection is vast.....each and every colour you could imagine.  I rarely mix until I need a colour slightly darker or light which you just add black or white to adjust accordingly.  I have bought the airbrush paint premixed and all but find it over priced and not as much selection of colours......I find it hard to find the colours I want....the store is sold out, or they either don't carry it or a colour does not exist.  They are also hard to find unless you go to a specialty shop. 

I hope this gives you some basic knowledge and things to think about......Sonny can get into more details and knows the lingo with airbrushes. 

Daryl H

Thanks Daryl......................... I was thinking that about the air compressors. I use to work in a Bakery and decorated cakes and that is what we had it ran so quiet. A bit out of my price range at the moment.

Billy D.

If you can afford a silenced compressor they are a god send! I have worked in the scuba diving industry and let me tell you the sound of a BIG compressor isn't that much worse than a bad small one! It is so antisocial!
I used to make plastic models before I made puppets and used a very cheap air brush that ran on cans or, later, I got an adapter for a car tyre. I'd pump up an old tyre at the petrol (Gas) station and use it for three or four projects. If you went down this road you can also get 12volt compressors that run off your car cigarette lighter (loud but very cheap, Au$20 at K-mart). So these options mean you can do it all without leaving home, on a tiny budget, but the airbrush I'm talking about was pretty crude! I think for a puppet you'd need to invest a little further eventually. I too am looking forward to Sonny's answer on this...

Here's another buying guide for air compressors, I found it useful: http://www.thomasnet.com/articles/machinery-tools-supplies/Buying-Guide-Compressor, and you can browse for suppliers here: http://www.thomasnet.com/products/air-compressors-17092800-1.html

Hope this helps...

 He is ver good !!Is it wood ??

Great for anatomy. Thanks!

Looks like polymer clay, wire, and some type of foam? Is it a stop motion puppet?

Super impressive!

Starting to think about a big, "monstrous,"  muscular body in foam. I'm going to follow similar anatomical structures to get to the right shape, this looks a lot like my sketches, as Rikka said, good for anatomy and would have saved me some time! =)