Airbrush

Definition of "Airbrush"


* The airbrush is a method of painting which is based on the same principle as that of a paint gun used by bodybuilders.

In fact airbrush (airbrush in English) is a gun miniature painting whose size is that of a pen (more or less following major uses). The main interest is to paint or stain any medium with an endless medium (paints, pigments, etc.) Without contact with the media. This feature is the origin of his invention in the years 1880 to 1900. Charles L. Burdick an American watercolorist who sought to apply layers of paint to water on each other without altering the previous filed a patent in 1893 but a U.S. patent in 1888 described the same device.

Airbrush operates through two elements:

* The compressed air: The source can be a compressor or a bomb compressed air (not advisable) the air is of course filtered and regulated in order to provide a uniform pressure.
* The medium: The medium is the term used to describe the spray (paint, oil, acrylic, ink, watercolor, pigment, etc.)..

Thanks to an action done by the user, compressed air will vaporize the medium of very fine in the form of a cone that will following the removal of tiny details (below the size of a human hair) , Or cover a larger surface to paint funds or degraded by example. The distance between the airbrush and support determines the amount of medium deposited to cover more or less, and thus implement the important nuances painting done.

There are two types of spray: the simple action airbrushes and spray double action. With a device of the first type, it is only possible to modulate airflow injected with a double action apparatus, we can not only adjust the air flow, but also the flow of paint. We prefer a simple action to start or painting large surfaces united, against to make details, degraded or special effects, the use of an airbrush double action is needed.

* Source WIKIPEDIA