>I would be sad to see the chapter on the airbrush stricken from the Guild
>Hand book.  I love the rich tonal qualities that can be produced by the
>airbrush, and I have not found a media to substitue for the airbrush that
>can achieve the same effects the airbrush is capable of rendering.  I also
>see the airbrush as beeing a valid tool for the fine arts and the
>illustration fields.  Many artists are not trained in the use of the
>airbrush and so it may indeed be a dying art.  I would prefer not to see
>the airbrush die, but I would rather advocate to keep it alive.  Can I
>help???

I agree with all the above, even though I only use the airbrush now once
every few years. It is a valid, remarkable tool (which unfortunately gives
me ghastly sinus headaches) that I believe will always be around. It is
especially wonderful for amorphous shapes such as water, light refraction,
glowing effects, adding highlights that zing.  And there are no scale
limitations like one deals with on a computer.....
Jaynie


Jaynie Martz, Technical Illustrator, Jefferson Lab
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (formerly CEBAF)
12000 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23606
http://www.jlab.org  ,[log in to unmask]
Phone: 757-269-5022  FAX: 757-269-7352
Member of GNSI (Guild of Natural Science Illustrators)