New Blair Stencils: Clouds, hair, and eyelashes made easy
July 21, 2025
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Three new stencils from American photorealism expert Dru Blair have arrived in the AIRBRUSH STEP BY STEP reader shop: The three-part Cloud Assist Bundle provides a finely textured, curvy, jagged edge for realistic cloud designs. Two positive parts help mask the cloud area and paint the background, while the negative shape allows you to create highlights in the clouds. The texture of the 15 x 20 cm Mylar stencil is not only suitable for clouds, but also for other organic shapes such as bark or stone.
With the Hair & Lashes Bundle, Dru Blair provides portrait artists with a practical tool for easily creating hair, eyelashes, and eyebrows. The predefined shapes allow you to quickly create hair shapes in different lengths and densities, which you can then add to freehand. Individual strands of hair get their perfect "swing" and eyelashes their organic shape and randomness. The stencil comes in a size of 12.5 x 19.5 cm.
For those who prefer to work with abstract freehand shapes, the Animal Set offers a variety of small curves and rounded shapes. Although the names and shapes of the three stencils in the set are reminiscent of cute animals, they are simply templates for flat arches, pointed corners, tight curves, and many other basic shapes that can be used in any airbrush work in all areas. It is the small, tight curves in particular that make the stencils a useful addition to conventional curve stencils. The stencils range in size from 9 x 17 to 15 x 18 cm.
All three Blair Stencil Sets are made from milky translucent Mylar film using precise laser technology. They are solvent-resistant and therefore long-lasting. All three sets cost $29.95 each.
