I want to practice airbrushing as a hobby, Is it ok to airbrush at home if you use a water based paint?
Short answer is "Yes."
But, with whatever inks or paints you want to use, you need to work in a well ventilated area. While the airbrush directs the paint onto your paper or fabric substrate, it is the nature of the aeresol particals that some of them will get caught up in air currents and drift around. You do NOT want to breathe much of this stuff in.
I wouldn't practice in a room with expensive furniture and carpets, or around small children. Your "oversprays" may not be much, but, over time, they add up. I did my practice in the garage, or, later, in a room I converted to a studio.
By the way, my first airbrush paints were ordinary tempra, or poster paints. I spent a lot of hours perfecting my technique with these.
For more tips, I suggest you read two recent entries in my blog.
Good luck and have fun.
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