Between the late 1930's and the 1950's, several Hawaii-inspired artists practiced the technique of stencil airbrush. The method allowed them to produce "serialized" editions of the same image. They achieved this by cutting stencils through which they airbrushed onto poster board. Often, the colors differed from image to image using the same stencil, allowing for some variety in colors, but not in shape. A flourish with the paint brush would add some finishing touches. Unfortunately, during the war years good quality materials were hard to come by and consequently only a handful of these images have survived as without proper preservation most deteriorated beyond salvaging. Of the artists who have withstood the test of time, Gill and Mundorff are probably best known for utilizing the stencil airbrush technique.

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