Airbrush artists are individuals who specialise in the use of an airbrush to create a piece of artwork. Use of an airbrush in skilled hands allows people to create extremely detailed and realistic looking images and before the advent of digital photography and image manipulation airbrush artists were in high demand to create high quality images for commercial purposes. Although many of the traditional roles of the airbrush artists such as photo-doctoring and retouching have long been superseded by the use of digital image manipulation there is still a demand for airbrush artists. The distinctive style of the work created by airbrush artists is difficult to replicate by other means.
Professional airbrush artists will often find a very high demand for their skills in the automotive industry. Deigns and customised pain jobs on vehicles are nearly always done with the use of a paint brush and there is a high demand for airbrush artists in the automotive industry.
One of the worlds most famous airbrush artists is H.R Giger, who is most well known as the designer of the creatures that were featured in the Aliens films. Although Giger is also known as a sculptor and painter many of his most famous works, including many which were used as album sleeves, were created using an airbrush.
Effective use of an airbrush is a difficult skill and accomplished airbrush artists have worked for many years and practiced hard to hone their skills.