airbrushed
Spray-painted to perfection
Airbrushed describes something altered or enhanced using an airbrush—a tool that sprays fine mist of paint or ink.
The technique smooths imperfections in photographs or artwork: The magazine cover was heavily airbrushed.
Figuratively, airbrushed means sanitized or made artificially flawless: an airbrushed version of history, Her social media presence feels airbrushed.
Without roughness or difficulty
- porelessHaving no openings
- complexionSkin tone, appearance
- skinBody's outer layer
- blemish-freeWithout any faults
wrinkle-free · perfected · unblemished · pristine · polished · refined · immaculate · spotless
Representation or paradigm
- photoshootPlanned portrait session
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- billboardLarge outdoor advertising structure
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
glamour · beauty · fashion · cosmetics · editorial · cover · spread · commercial
Digitally manipulate images
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- editingRefining content for clarity
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- digitalOf discrete data
manipulation · touchup · postproduction · filtering · softening · blurring · adjustment · correction
Lacking basis in reality
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- whitewashedConcealed with false appearance
- sugarcoatedMade artificially pleasant
- romanticizedMade more appealing than reality
glamorized · embellished · exaggerated · rose-colored · fantasy · nostalgic · mythologized · idyllic
Not the real thing
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- plasticCapable of being molded
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- contrivedDeliberately manufactured, unnatural
unnatural · inauthentic · phony · disingenuous · insincere · sterile · lifeless · soulless
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
- porelessHaving no openings
- complexionSkin tone, appearance
- skinBody's outer layer
blemish-free · wrinkle-free · perfected · unblemished · pristine · polished · refined · immaculate · spotless · radiant
model
Representation or paradigm
- photoshootPlanned portrait session
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- billboardLarge outdoor advertising structure
campaign · glamour · beauty · fashion · cosmetics · editorial · cover · spread · commercial · marketing
photoshop
Digitally manipulate images
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- editingRefining content for clarity
- enhancementIncrease in quality
digital · manipulation · touchup · postproduction · filtering · softening · blurring · adjustment · correction · beautification
unrealistic
Lacking basis in reality
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- whitewashedConcealed with false appearance
- sugarcoatedMade artificially pleasant
romanticized · glamorized · embellished · exaggerated · rose-colored · fantasy · nostalgic · mythologized · idyllic · utopian
fake
Not the real thing
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- plasticCapable of being molded
- manufacturedMade by machinery
contrived · unnatural · inauthentic · phony · disingenuous · insincere · sterile · lifeless · soulless · generic
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
- illustration termsdepicted, portrayed, sketched, rendered, drawn
- HollywoodHollywood, Tinseltown, Hollywood Sign, silver screen, movie stars
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, fake, faked
- paintshouse paint, primer, basecoat, topcoat, clear coat
- realismrealism, representational, figurative, naturalism, realist art
airbrushedunretouched
Not digitally altered
unedited · unaltered · untouched · unairbrushed · nonairbrushed
airbrushedauthentic
Verified as original
genuine · real · natural · unvarnished · raw
airbrushedtextured
Having tactile surface quality
rough · imperfect · blemished · unsmoothed · pockmarked
- airbrush tanMisted artificial skin darkening