a tool available in some paint and photopaint programs that simulates the effect of spraying paint; the edges are soft and the colors are translucent. The softness of the edge, size of the spray pattern, and the degree of opaqueness can be controlled (see Figure 5).
In bitmap-editing programs that do not offer an airbrush tool, there is usually a spray can, which is basically a coarser version of the airbrush.
drawing instrument shaped like a pencil that operates as a small pressure gun to apply watercolor pigment in a very fine spray by means of compressed air. Used to correct and obtain tone or graduated tone effect, the instrument gives a very smooth finish to artwork. It is widely employed for retouching of drawings and photographs. Airbrushed artwork may be used for reproduction by any printing process as well as for sign and poster displays.
