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The first airbrush was patented in 1876 by Francis Edgar Stanley. The airbrush was later improved by Abner Peeler which used a hand-operated compressor. It took 4 years of further development before a practical device was developed. The first modern type airbrush came along in 1893, presented by Thayer and Chandler art materials company at the world Columbia expo in Chicago, invented by Charles Burdick. This device looked like a pen. airbrushing is classiefied by three characteristics the first is the user to trigger and paint flow the second is the fedding of the paint and the third is were the air and paint mixes. Since the inception of airbrush technology, commercial artists and illustrators realized airbrushes allowed them to create highly rendered images and a high level of realism. Techniques tend to be split into two areas: firstly, using the airbrush in combination with cut stencils or items held freehand to block in controlled paint and the flow of paint onto the paper with fantasy and science fiction artists. Airbrush images can be found today in advertising, publishing comic books and graphic novels. I chooe airbrushing because my second cousin used to airbrush and he used to airbrush my toy cars.

Airbrushes are usually classified by three characteristics. The first characteristic is the action performed by the user to trigger the paint flow while the second is the mechanism for giving the paint into the airbrush and the third is the point at which the paint and air mixes. Airbrush technique is the freehand manipulation of the airbrush, medium, air pressure and distance from the surface being sprayed in order to produce a certain predictable result on a consistent basis with or without shields or stencils. Airbrush technique will differ with the type of airbrush being used (single action or dual/double action). Double action airbrush technique involves pressing the trigger on the top of the airbrush with the index finger to release air only, and drawing it back gradually to the paint release threshold. The most important thing to rember is to always begin with air only and end with air only. By observing this rule, precise control of paint volume and line width and character can be achieved. The single most important airbrush stroke consistently utilized by professionals is the dagger stroke. This describes a stroke which begins wide and ends as a narrow line, created by starting with the brush far from the support and moving it evenly closer as the line is drawn. Single action airbrush technique gets its name from the fact that only 1 action is required for operation. The single action of depressing the trigger releases a set amount of paint to air. Achieving different line widths requires either changing the tip and nozzle combination or else adjusting the spray volume manually between spray width changes. The most important aspect of proper single action airbrush technique is to keep the hand moving before the trigger is depressed and after the trigger is released. This avoids the "bar bell" line. Since the inception of airbrush technology, commercial artists and illustrators realized airbrushes allowed them to create high level of realism. Techniques tend to be split into two areas: firstly, using the airbrush in combination with stencils or items held freehand to block in controlled manner the flow of paint onto the paper (or digital alternatives) with fantasy and science fiction artists. Airbrush images in books and graphic novels.