Stencils are tools used in the application of words, patterns, or designs to a surface such as a sheet of metal, cardboard, cloth or other substances. These devices make sharply contoured paintings of the desired images, by the application of paint on the material with the cut-out portion, creating a design or picture of that form on the surface below it. Stencils are widely used by Graffiti artists, since the stencil art can be made easily and swiftly using spray paints. Stencils are generally used in the process of making Airbrush clothing.

The Airbrush clothing has become extremely fashionable in recent years. The Airbrush technique is applied on T-shirts and other shirts to make them more colorful. These shirts are increasingly being used as media for expressing social and political statements in society. Hip Hop artists often wear Airbrush T-shirts during their performances. The airbrush is an accurate small spray-painting device that is used for the decoration of these shirts. The airbrush method is a freehand strategic usage of the spray gun and the medium with or without the use of stencils to obtain a design or textual matter on the clothing giving due consideration to the air pressure and the distance from the cloth.

The stencil-induced designs, images, and slogans on Airbrush shirts have a tremendous impact on culture. These slogans are generally witty, philosophical or ironic in nature. Hence, these shirts have become a medium of advertising and expressing one's views and beliefs. The designs and patterns created by these Airbrush stencils are often uniform, neat, and attractive. The Airbrush stencils selected must be accurate, and durable. These stencils are normally available in different sets offering a variety of designs.