Author Description

In the past, airbrushes were used primarily by illustrators and graphic designers and were regarded as expensive specialized instruments. With the development of cheaper and simpler airbrushes and hobbyist are now turning to this medium. This book dismisses the mystique surrounding airbrush art by treating the airbrush as a basic painting-tool that can be used with many different media and surfaces and in a variety of contexts. Specially-devised projects show how to apply different airbrush techniques. The projects include spraying and masking techniques, line and wash techniques, surface effects, stencilling, fabric painting, photograph retouching and graphic and 3-D projects.