airbrushes
Spray painting tools
Airbrushes are handheld spray devices that use compressed air to apply paint, ink, or dye in a fine mist.
Artists use them for smooth gradients and detailed illustration work.
The verb airbrush means to use this tool, but more often describes digitally retouching photographs to remove flaws or alter appearance: The magazine airbrushed her wrinkles away.
To airbrush something out of a picture is to erase it entirely—a practice associated with propaganda and revisionist history.
Rate of change across space
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
highlighting · masking · layering · stenciling · freehand · overspray · detailing · blending
Pressure-increasing mechanical device
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- triggerWhat initiates action
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
regulator · ventilation · stencil · thinner · cup · single-action · badger · respirator
Products for beautifying faces
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- tanningCuring hides or bronzing
textile · cosplay · signage · pinstriping · camouflage · figurines · diorama · t-shirt
Increase in quality
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- beautyAesthetic excellence
- digitalOf discrete data
portrait · flawless · makeover · softening · perfection · complexion · cosmetic · idealization
gradient
Rate of change across space
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
shading · highlighting · masking · layering · stenciling · freehand · overspray · detailing · blending · ghosting
compressor
Pressure-increasing mechanical device
hose · regulator · ventilation · stencil · thinner · cup · single-action · badger · respirator
makeup
Products for beautifying faces
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- muralsLarge wall paintings
tanning · textile · cosplay · signage · pinstriping · camouflage · figurines · diorama · t-shirt · leather
enhancement
Increase in quality
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- beautyAesthetic excellence
digital · portrait · flawless · makeover · softening · perfection · complexion · cosmetic · idealization · post-production
airbrushesbrushes
Bristled implements for grooming
paintbrushes · rollers · paint rollers · palette knives · sponges
airbrushesrollers
Rotating cylindrical movers
paint rollers · brooms · mops · buckets · spray cans
- airbrush tanMisted artificial skin darkening