airbrush
Mist-spraying art tool
An airbrush is a small, pen-shaped tool that sprays paint or ink using compressed air, producing fine, smooth gradients impossible with conventional brushes.
Artists use airbrushes for illustration, photo retouching, and detailing.
The verb means to alter an image—originally with the tool, now often digitally—to remove flaws or enhance appearance: The magazine airbrushed her skin to perfection.
Figuratively, to airbrush is to sanitize or erase inconvenient facts: The regime airbrushed dissidents from official photographs.
Pressure-increasing mechanical device
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- triggerWhat initiates action
hose · single-action · pressure · airflow · atomize · CFM · PSI · ventilation
Picture explaining something
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- stencilCutout pattern for painting
- gradientRate of change across space
- layeringForming successive strata
shading · technique · canvas · artwork · customization · freehand · blending · fading
Digitally manipulate images
- editingRefining content for clarity
- digitalOf discrete data
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- correctionFixing of mistakes
smoothing · blemish · skin · portrait · enhancement · clone · heal · soften
Synthetic resin or fiber
- urethaneOrganic ester compound
- enamelHard glossy coating
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- basecoatFoundational paint layer
topcoat · pigment · tint · reducer · thinner · transparent · opaque · metallic
Underlying support structure
- concealerCosmetic for hiding flaws
- contourBounding line of shape
- highlighterLuminous ink pen
- bronzerComplexion-warming makeup
blush · primer · flawless · coverage · bridal · HD · luminous · dewy
Cleanse of pathogens
- whitewashConceal or coat pale
- prettifyMake more appealing visually
- sugarcoatMake something seem pleasanter
- spinRapid rotation around axis
soften · distort · mislead · propaganda · PR · censorship · cover-up · revisionism
compressor
Pressure-increasing mechanical device
trigger · hose · single-action · pressure · airflow · atomize · CFM · PSI · ventilation · masking
illustration
Picture explaining something
layering · shading · technique · canvas · artwork · customization · freehand · blending · fading · highlights
photoshop
Digitally manipulate images
- editingRefining content for clarity
- digitalOf discrete data
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
correction · smoothing · blemish · skin · portrait · enhancement · clone · heal · soften · filter
acrylic
Synthetic resin or fiber
basecoat · topcoat · pigment · tint · reducer · thinner · transparent · opaque · metallic · pearlescent
foundation
Underlying support structure
- concealerCosmetic for hiding flaws
- contourBounding line of shape
- highlighterLuminous ink pen
bronzer · blush · primer · flawless · coverage · bridal · HD · luminous · dewy · matte
sanitize
Cleanse of pathogens
- whitewashConceal or coat pale
- prettifyMake more appealing visually
- sugarcoatMake something seem pleasanter
spin · soften · distort · mislead · propaganda · PR · censorship · cover-up · revisionism · omit
- coatingspaint, enamel, varnish, primer, glaze
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art studioeasel, easels, canvas, canvases, palette
- art verbsdraw, paint, sketch, sculpt, carve
- body paintface paint, body paint, body glitter, glitter paint, war paint
- craft toolscraft knife, X-Acto knife, scissors, glue gun, cutting mat
airbrushpalette knife
Flat blade for mixing colors
brush · paintbrush · finger painting · impasto · bristle brush
airbrushwarts and all
With all faults visible
highlight · expose · reveal · unfiltered · unretouched
- airbrush tanMisted artificial skin darkening