*/ AVAILABLE FOR EVENTS & BULK ORDERS (25+ PIECES ONLY). NO IN PERSON STUDIO WORK OR SINGLE PIECES \*
*/ AVAILABLE FOR EVENTS & BULK ORDERS (25+ PIECES ONLY). NO IN PERSON STUDIO WORK OR SINGLE PIECES \*
115 Kensington Street Brooklyn, NY 11235
This FAQ guide is divided up into sections in order to help you find the answers to your questions, in an efficient manner.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to call us at 1-877-ITS-FUN-7 or CONTACT US HERE,
or if we are online and you have a quick question, feel free to use our messenger service at the bottom right of each page.
A. We love this question and the answer is, it is not messy whatsoever. People think we are showing up with spray cans and that is simply not the case. We use airbrush “guns” that target the paint with direct precision, without any paint splattering whatsoever. All our paints are also premixed and in plastic bottles (not glass), thus minimizing any spillage.
A. This is our most asked question and the good news is, we will not distract the attention away from your event and here is why. Though the guests may get excited to watch, we make certain that the assistant lets them know that the items will not be ready for at least 45 – 60 minutes. At that point the guests may watch for another minute or two but once they realize it will take some time in receiving their item, they usually scamper off to something else more exciting (like the food or DJ, lol)!
But seriously speaking, rest assured we will not distract from your Guest of Honor’s big day.
A. Great question! It’s quite simple. Two weeks before your event, we will ask you to email us a TYPED, alphabetical list of your guest’s first name and last initial, and what size they take.
This may seem like a daunting task, but we have been doing all our airbrush events like this for 20+ years and it’s not as complicated as you think.
If you are having a kid’s party such as a Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, etc., simply ask your child to send out a mass text to their friends who are attending and you’ll have an answer usually within minutes, lol! And if adults are to receive an item, that’s on you mom and dad to text your guests! :op
If the name is not on the list, we cannot add them during the party because that would cheat someone else out of receiving an item (sorry Aunt Nancy, but we can’t make you items for your 5 kids who aren’t in attendance :oP).
We also know just how many we can produce per hour and adding names will require an overtime rate to compensate for our time.
If for some odd reason you cannot provide a name list (for example a large corporate event, or for another rare reason), please let us know ahead of time so we can offer suggestions to ensure everyone receives.
A. We have artist’s that live in all 5 boroughs of NYC, Long Island (Nassau County), as well as Northern and Central New Jersey, as well as Westchester County NY, and Parts of Connecticut.
We Currently serve the following areas:
NYC (The 5 Boroughs): Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens, Manhattan,
Staten Island (Richmond County), & The Bronx.
Long Island New York, NY: (Nassau County and the more Western Part of Suffolk County).
Upstate New York, NY: (Westchester County, Putnam County, Orange County, and Rockland County).
Northern and Central New Jersey, NJ, and parts of the Jersey Shore.
Connecticut: Darien, Greenwich, Fairfield, Byram, Stamford, Wilton, New Canaan, Westport , Stratford, Norwalk, Danbury, and other near about areas.
Our main office is Located in Brooklyn, New York.
A. Our most popular items are Airbrush T-shirts, Trucker Caps, Sweatpants, Hooded and Non-Hooded Sweatshirts, Socks, Basketballs, Footballs, Soccer Balls, and Water bottles, but if you have anything else in mind, just let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.
A. Yes. Our minimum is 3 hours- no exceptions regardless of the “size” of your guest list.
A. For Airbrush Clothing events, we generally charge by the hour, not per item made, and we have a minimum of a 3-hour booking for our airbrush party services.
For more costly items such as Sport Balls, Water Bottles, Sweatshirts, or Sweat Pants, we charge hourly for labor, and only charge you for the actual number of pieces that you need made, this way you save a ton of money.
Also, in general, if you request overtime, overtime is billed in half hour increments.
A. This is a VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION, so please read this carefully, because this is where some companies may try to pull a fast one on you.
For almost all clothing items, we can produce approximately 18 pieces per hour, (the exception is if we are doing smaller items such as just trucker caps and you allow us to choose the design, we can usually produce 18 – 20 pieces per hour).
For items that require a lacquer protective coating to seal in the paint such as basketballs and other sports balls, as well as water bottles, we can produce closer to 15 items per hour (we can always double up on artists and will discuss with you in detail when we chat).
If a company is promising you 20 – 25 items per hour with just one artist and one assistant, rest assured you are probably being duped because that would mean they are producing an item every 2.5 to 3 minutes… or they are giving you overly simplified, i.e. a “crummy” designs that looks nothing like our work.
What usually happens is they run out of time at your event, and then inform you that they will need another PAID HOUR (and they need to be paid cash on the spot), for their service to finish the rest of the airbrushed items or they cannot finish. You of course say yes, and realize the “deal” you thought you were getting wasn’t a deal after all.
Pro tip: Even if you choose to hire someone other than us, we suggest making sure the number of pieces you are promised is clearly stated in your contract so you don’t have any surprises towards the end of the night.
A. For most events that are 3 – 4 hours long, where you are expecting up 54 – 72 items to be made, we will send one artist and assistant. If your event is larger, we will discuss how many teams are needed.
A. While many companies will offer you 3, 4 or 5 items to choose from at your event, we highly recommend against doing this because the guest’s end up spending way too much time selecting items and it could get chaotic.
WE highly suggest limiting your selections to 2 different items, and maybe 3 but only if absolutely necessary.
Pricing is also generally determined on what items you select. For example, A package of T-shirts and Hats will be dramatically less costly than Sweatshirts and Sweatpants.
A. We offer a very unique way of incorporating your guest’s name into the design itself (see our IMAGE GALLERY here). Because our goal is to make certain that everyone whose name is on the list receives an item by the end of your event, we bring a display board with a random sampling of designs that guests can choose from. (Please note that all our artists bring their own display boards, so no two boards are alike, but rest assure, there will be something for everyone to choose from)!
You can trust that the guest’s will be pleasantly surprised with their masterpiece and will be grinning ear to ear!
A. For live events, we highly recommend only VERY LIGHT colors such as white, heather gray, or a slightly darker grey. The reason for this is, dark clothing requires a primer on the clothes so the paint won’t seep through the fabric…. Primer takes forever to dry, so it is not feasible or possible to offer airbrushing on darker colored clothes at a live event. However, for mail order, we can usually work with just about any color. Just let us know in advance and we will take care of it!
A. Usually we provide the clothing but you are welcome to provide the clothing for us, and we would simply charge you an hourly labor rate. Simply have all the clothes divided up by size and in clearly marked boxes prior to our arrival, and you are good to go! If you are providing sport balls such as basketballs, they must be inflated prior to our arrival as we will not do that onsite.
A. We go off the name list and sizes that you will be providing to us 2 weeks before the party, but in general, we have Toddler and youth sizes, as well Adult Small, Medium, Large, and a few Extra Large with us at all times and you if you need any specialty sizes (2XL – 5XL, whether it is for children or adults), please let us know ahead of time.
A. Excellent question! In general, if the cocktail room is close enough to the main reception room, then definitely have us situated in the cocktail room and here’s why. Cocktail can be a bit “dull” for children, but if we are there, we can start taking their orders and entertain them!
** Please keep in mind that airbrush stations are not mobile and must remain in one place the whole night- no exceptions (this is for safety and time constraint reasons, and is the general rule for almost all catering halls).
If the cocktail room is too far from the main ballroom, then we recommend having us setup in the main ballroom itself.
A. 99% of the time, the staff will be wearing all black (black dress shirt, dress pants, dresses, black socks, etc.) We generally will not wear any religious items outright either.
A. We MUST leave time for item to “cure” (dry) so we usually hand out items in batches every 45 minutes to an hour. If some guests are leaving early, we are not going to hand them a wet item, or move there item to be next in queue because that backlogs all the rest of the items (we always go in order, first come first serve), but rest assured we will give the host / hostess all the remaining items at the end of our services or leave them on the tables you provided us so as to not disturb you during the event.
A: Because every event has a unique set of parameters, it’s impossible for us to offer a “generic price” online or via email or text, so to receive exact pricing, PLEASE CALL US at 1.877.ITS.FUN7 (1.877.487.3867), or FILL OUT OUR CONTACT FORM, and WE WILL CALL YOU to go over our airbrush clothing packages and pricing.
A. We cannot, but you can FILL OUT OUR CONTACT FORM and someone will call you with a custom price quote at a time that works for you to discuss our airbrush services for your event. You can also CALL US at your convenience at 1.877.ITS.FUN7 (1.877.487.3867). After our chat, we will email you a price quote for your records.
A. People book us quite literally daily, so we are very blessed to always have a full calendar, so if you’d like to acquire our services, we suggest booking no later than 3 to 6 months from the date of your event.
A. THANKS! We have a ton of high def photos in our GALLERY to help you see our work, but we do not mail out physical samples.
A. To reserve our services, we require a non-refundable 1/3 deposit (we currently accept Money Order, Check, Direct Transfer, Paypal, Cashapp, Venmo, & Zelle). If paying with a credit card through any of these services, there is a 3 % transaction fee. However, if you pay with a checking account when using one of these online services, there are usually no transaction fees. Shortly, we also accept XRP and other crypto, but all “gas fees” must be covered by you as we must receive the contracted amount.
The balance is due 2 weeks prior to the event (if not paid in time, you will receive one reminder). After that, our services will automatically be cancelled with no refunds available and the date will be made available for other events, with neither party owing any payments or services to one another.
If your event is 2 weeks or less from when you first book us, payment is due in full at time of contract.
A. We need a minimum of a 10 x 10 space, but preferably a 12 x 12 space.
We also require 2, six-foot rectangular tables, 2 Chairs, 2 tablecloths and to be stationed very close to a dedicated outlet (meaning, an outlet not being shared with any other heavy-duty equipment). Safety is important to us so we prefer that the outlet we plug into is not somewhere where guests can trip over the extension cord.
WE PREFER A CORNER OF THE ROOM unencumbered by any obstacles such as columns or the kitchen staff entrance or busy stair cases or restrooms.
PLEASE MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT SETUP RIGHT NEXT TO THE DJ OR RIGHT ACROSS FROM THEM AS IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO HEAR WHAT YOUR GUESTS ARE REQUESTING FROM US, NOT TO MENTION IT IS DEAFENING.
A. We have easels, about 7 or 8 airbrush guns, a few basic lights, paint, and we use near silent or silent compressors (depending on our needs), and that’s about it. It’s a fairly seamless setup!
A. We sure do. We have backup of every single piece of equipment, big or small!
A. In general, we arrive approximately 60 – 90 minutes prior to our start time to setup our equipment so everything seamless to your guests. Breakdown is usually 45 – 60 minutes.
However, for events in areas where parking is not easily accessible or very high trafficked difficult venues to load into, or very busy areas, (I.E. Manhattan, Long Island City, and similar areas), and if your venue does not have parking on site, or the venue is far away from the parking facility, we charge at a bare minimum for one hour early setup fee because it requires us to be on site earlier, to make certain we are setup on time. This will be discussed at time of booking, so you will NEVER receive any surprise fees.
A. ALL fees will be included in your contract, but in general, we have artists that are usually within 45 – 60 minutes of most of the well-known catering facilities, so we usually do not have to charge for travel, but if we do, it will be kept to a minimum and you will not receive a surprise bill.
All parking fees will also be included in your price quote.
For events in areas where parking is not easily accessible, or very high trafficked, difficult venues to load into, or very busy areas, (I.E. Manhattan, Long Island City, and similar areas), and if your venue does not have parking on site, or the venue is far away from the parking facility, we charge a minimum of a one hour early setup fee because it requires us to be on site earlier. This will be discussed at time of booking, so you will NEVER receive any surprise fees.
We also have “hourly early arrival-idle rate” if for some odd reason we have to be there extremely early prior to the start time of your event.
A. It is quite common in the service industry to provide gratuities as a token of appreciation to both the airbrush artist and their assistant, but we would never require that. However, you have no idea just how much it is appreciated by our staff, so if you have the means and were thrilled with our services, we say thanks in advance! The general suggested gratuity is $50 – $60 per artist and $25 – $35 per assistant, but again, it is never required.
A. This should go without saying, but yes, our staff are living, breathing human beings just like everyone else, and it is part of our contract. This does not mean we need the red-carpet treatment with a Prime Rib Steak or Lobster (but we’d probably love you even more if you did that), but we expect you to make some arrangements with your caterer to not only feed our staff, but to feed your DJ, photographer, etc… Remember, FED STAFF IS HAPPY STAFF. :o)
While you may only see us for 3-4 hours at your event, our workday is almost 12 hours start to finish with very little time for grabbing a bite, so it is much appreciated when we are taken into consideration.
Again, FED STAFF IS HAPPY STAFF. :o)
A. This is better discussed on the phone, but in general, we don’t mind rescheduling provided that you inform us at least 30 days prior to the originally scheduled date of your event so we may offer our services to other potential customers. We then ask you to inform us of your new date within 30-45 days of your rescheduling and the new date should be no further away than 6 months of the original date.
Please note that deposits are nonrefundable, but if you reschedule withing the above time parameters, your deposit will be applied to the new date providing we have availability.
If you do cancel and don’t want to reschedule, and you cancelled at least 30 days in advance of the date of your event, you will not owe us the balance- the contract is thus rendered null and void with no additional services to be provided by us and no further obligations by you unless we had to lay out finances to have some items premade in advance for your event such as stencils, logos, or custom designed artwork for your event, which you will still be required to pay for.
If you cancel in less than 30 days from the date of your event, you will owe us another 1/3 of the remaining balance, no exceptions, as we now lost our ability to earn income from your event and it’s too late for us to book someone that late in the game.
A. GREAT question! Here are some reasons why our prices are bit more than others:
In plain English, you get what you pay for. We pay our staff handsomely, which is why we have been in business for so long and are never “starving” for work. In fact, by the grace of God, we generally have to turn work away almost weekly!
If another company is offering you an “equivalent service” for a few hundred dollars less than us, rest assure it is probably “not equivalent”, but if a few hundred dollars difference is an issue, we cannot offer our services at any lower price, and we hope you find an alternative that works within your budget.
Here some quick points to take into consideration:
1. Quality, vetted, experienced, well mannered, and background checked staff: Most of our staff has been with us for 12 – 15 years and have been slinging paint for over 25 years, so rest assure you and your guests are in good hands and will receive a QUALITY product and experience.
2. We deliver what we promise and we don’t present you with “additional add on fees” thereafter. (It’s more common than you may think).
3. Our sole focus is airbrushing at private and public events: Many other airbrush companies earn their main bread and butter by painting motorcycles, helmets and such during the week and moonlight on the weekends doing parties and quite frankly, without trying to come off too harsh, these type of airbrushers are not necessarily the best with speaking with children if you catch my drift.
They tend to be “rough around the edges”, covered in tattoos head to toe, may or may not arrive at your event a little shall we say, “inebriated or high”, not to mention they may not come dressed appropriately for your high end event, and on top of everything else, they tend to have an attitude.
4. Our staff speaks English as a first language: There are many airbrush companies who are employing foreigners who have yet to master the language (not to mention the skill of airbrushing itself), so it makes communication really rough.
5. While airbrushing may have originated on the “streets”, there are a lot of “hood / street” airbrush “professionals” out there with the that same street mentality, and this is the last thing you want to be dealing with the night of your event.
6. Not keeping their promises: We here this time and time again that the artists arrived late, spelled many names wrong, but most importantly, didn’t hit there promised quota which leads to very disappointed guests and you having to shell out another hourly rate for them to finish the items.
With all this being said, you’ve already booked a high end caterer, DJ and Photographer / Videographer, so now is the time to spend the extra few dollars, and hire the most elite airbrush company out there, and let us do what we do best!
A. Usually when this occurs, it is because you are working with a broker or an event planner, and the planner tacks on a huge “profit” for themselves. We know this is the case because we work for some of the most elite planners in the industry, where they mark our services up almost triple of what we charge. So, at the end of the day, you may still end up possibly having us show up to your event, but paying triple the price! Let the buyer beware!
A. As of 2024 We have 7 full time artists, 3 part time artists and 2 in training. We do not subcontract from any other company, and we NEVER use the artist agencies to work at an event because that’s like playing Russian roulette.
A. We sure do! Rest assured, whatever the circumstance may be, we always have an “artist in reserve”, and available should they be needed.
A. YES! This is definitely possible but this needs to be discussed on a phone call because we offer a ton of options and recommendations on how to go about this without it affecting workflow at your event.
A. That is our general practice anyway so you need not worry, so long as it’s not a long shut down period (say 20 – 30 minutes) that is fine, but if you are planning to have extensive shut down periods, please let us know way in advance because you will most likely have to book us for extra time to make certain we complete all our orders in time.
A. We have to respectively decline these requests because we cannot and will not work for free, but you are welcome to order replacements from us and we will do our best to keep the cost down for you.
A. Usually we cannot entertain additions to the name list, unless you elect overtime, because that would cheat the guests who did attend your party.
For example: Your guest list is 54 guests. We average 18 items per hour and in 3 hours that means we would hit the 54 item limit (18 pieces X 3 hours), so if you add even 1,2, or even 3 guests, we will easily go over the 3 hour time limit and the only way to accommodate would be for you to order a ½ hour overtime, minimum.
A. Our artists are paid by the hour and anything less than 3 hours is simply not financially feasible for us or our staff.
A. We can send multiple artists- each artist will still require a minimum of a 3-hour booking, but your best bet is if having two artists is too pricy for your event, we can also pre-make, let’s say 15 – 18 items in our studio, bring them to your event, and produce the remaining 30 or so at your event. This would still be 3 hours of service (1 hour in our studio and 2 at your event), thus meeting our 3 hour minimum and the rate would still be the same whether onsite or at our studio.
A. YES and this a very important question! We have a QR code on the table with these instruction as well as care stickers instructions are included with every item, and if you follow these easy instructions, your airbrush designs will last quite a long time!
Here are the care instructions: Prior to your airbrush party favors first washing:
1. Place the item (ex. a T-shirt), on an ironing board, and place a brown paper bag over the design itself.
2. Then, run a hot, dry iron over the brown paper bag and move it around on the design for about 1 minute. This “SETS / LOCKS” the paint into the shirt. This only has to be done once.
3. For washing, simply turn the shirt inside out and wash it on cold by itself, 1 to 2 times. From there, you can then throw it in with your regular weekly laundry on cold or warm temperature.
We’ve had some people tell us they still have their airbrush items from 10 years ago, simply because they followed these easy steps.
A. If we made the mistake (I.e. we did not copy the name correctly from the name list that was provided by the host/hostess), then yes, we will correct it. However, if the name was incorrect on the list itself, time permitting, we will still do our darndest to fix it for you, but no promises!
A. We cannot, but as a courtesy, we will do our best to keep the cost down for you for the items you’d like to order from us.
A. We do a TON of custom airbrush mail order orders, but the order must be a minimum order of 50 pieces or greater. No exceptions can be made at this time as we are too busy throughout the week fulfilling large orders.
A. Sorry, but we are a mobile airbrush studio business offering services for live events only or large mail order orders of 50+ pieces.
A. We currently work for some of the largest planners in the North East and can white label our services for you, but we DO NOT offer wholesale rates at this time as our industry is too competitive and frankly not worth our time at a lower rate.
A. We only use NON-TOXIC water based, acrylic, latex, or oil based, reputable (name brand) paint, that is known not to cause any health issues whatsoever and is safe to use both indoors and outdoors.
However, if you are booking us to Airbrush any types of sport balls or water bottles, we must use Lacquer to seal the paint, and lacquer can have a bit of a smell to it (it’s not overwhelming), but please make sure we are setup in a well ventilated space and a good distance from your guests and the food, otherwise we will not be able to seal the paint.
A. Yes, In general we can under the following conditions:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Fall (April – Early November): if hiring us in the Late Spring, Summer, or Early Fall, we would need to be placed under a full tent (with at least 3 walls and a solid roof), and preferably somewhere with some shade because if it’s too hot outside, the paint will dry way too fast, and clog our airbrush guns regularly. If you can provide some large fans as well, that would be very helpful.
You would also need to provide us a dedicated generator, medium to heavy duty extension cords, 2, six-foot rectangular tables, 2 chairs and 2 table cloths.
We need a minimum of a 10 x 12 space per airbrush setup. The ground must also be level and not wet (damp is ok if it rained earlier in the day, but no muddy areas or very rough terrain please).
WE DO NOT DO OUTDOOR EVENTS from approximately November 10th – Early April because it is simply too cold for us to work comfortably outdoors. If the tent is WELL HEATED, then we might be able to make an exception, so please inquire within.
