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airbrush

Small fine spray-gun used by artists, graphic designers, and photographic retouchers. Driven by air pressure from a compressor or pressurized can, it can apply a thin, very even layer of ink or paint, allowing for subtle gradations of tone.



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Ours is the ancient temptation to do cosmetic surgery on Christ's body, airbrushing away evidence of his suffering and erasing incarnation.
The problem about 9/11 is that we're in danger of airbrushing the experience out of the event.
While I can think of worse things perpetrated on Goodnight Moon than this airbrushing (see the "Goodnight Moon Board Book & Baby Socks" set), it has at least occasioned a lively debate about the intersection between children's book history, the marketplace, and changing perceptions of what "harmful to children" means.
 
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