The document provides examples of common airbrushing techniques used in images, particularly of women, such as re-coloring skin and hair to appear lighter, enlarging breasts, removing wrinkles and creases from clothing, and editing body shapes by removing parts of silhouettes to appear thinner.

1. Here are some examples of
airbrushed images. They follow
many of the conventional
aspects that are commonly
airbrushed, particularly in the
case of women.

2. Re-coloured skin tone Re-coloured hair. More blonde.
Enlarged breasts
Erased excess
clothing
(creases and
folds) and
part of the
torso
(creating
more hour-
glass figure).
Re-coloured clothes.
From dull to bright.

3. Removal of part of silhouette. Eg.
Removing part of the leg to appear
thinner. Removing part of the stomach
Re-coloured skin tone and waist to appear thinner and for
breasts to appear larger.
Edit skin to
reduce
appearance
to fat. Make
skin look
smooth and
toned.

4. Reduce
muscle tone
to appear
more
feminine and
‘perfect’.
Remove parts of the
Smoothen silhouette to appear
clothes. Reduce thinner.
creases.
Remove/
minimise
natural
imperfections
such as ankles Edit skin tone
and knees. to appear more
toned.