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AIR BRUSHING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textiles: Preparation and Processing
- Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
- Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air brushing
1, record 1, English, air%20brushing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Process of colour being blown on the fabric with mechanised airbrush. 2, record 1, English, - air%20brushing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
- Teinturerie
- Teintures et pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- teinture par pulvérisation
1, record 1, French, teinture%20par%20pulv%C3%A9risation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Procédé] de teinture qui consiste à appliquer les colorants sur du tissu ou du papier par soufflage au moyen d'une brosse pneumatique automatique. 1, record 1, French, - teinture%20par%20pulv%C3%A9risation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Graphic Arts and Printing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- airbrushing
1, record 2, English, airbrushing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Act of using an airbrush to produce art or to improve the appearance of art. It is a graphic arts technique that stands by itself as a specialty. Airbrushing is used extensively in retouching photographs for fine reproduction. 1, record 2, English, - airbrushing
Record 2, Key term(s)
- air brushing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Imprimerie et arts graphiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- travail à l'aérographe
1, record 2, French, travail%20%C3%A0%20l%27a%C3%A9rographe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- retouche à l'aérographe 2, record 2, French, retouche%20%C3%A0%20l%27a%C3%A9rographe
correct, feminine noun
- passage à l'aérographe 3, record 2, French, passage%20%C3%A0%20l%27a%C3%A9rographe
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Original à modelé continu [...] La retouche à l'aérographe joue ici un rôle important. L'aérographe, en pulvérisant des solutions fluides de gouache ou d'encre noire ou blanche, produit des dégradés, des transitions douces. En employant des pochoirs, des caches, on obtient, même d'après une épreuve floue, des images d'une plastique frappante. 2, record 2, French, - travail%20%C3%A0%20l%27a%C3%A9rographe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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