Aviation Art in Action

[Ian Warren]

Mike , I go walking the streets with my now getting very heavy art portfolio , one off the biggest things I have found is doing the talk , one girl I was introduced to was suppose to be a 'History Major' at university and close to my subject or least was directed that way , then I opened myself up , this one told me straight off I knew more about this area the the so called professors .... go figure .... been there done that with art teachers ... and polytech .

[Ian Warren]

Good thing happening and appears to be catching on , a little project for the http://www.croydonaircraft.com/ , leather embossing for their flight gear done by Plains Leather , be interesting to see the result on this one.

[Ian Warren]

BLACKBIRD , it was so hard to figure out the best way to draw/paint this one, nephew Caleb wanted a SR-17 - bit of a bumpy daisy landing

Few more details then to the printers tomorrow

[Ian Warren]

Bristol 188 .. sticking with the sharp pointy planes, this is one I started around 2012, the TSR2 timeline but other come out a little quicker, this was a experimental aircraft , for me was ideal to return and experiment with metallic colour, finally happy with after other works .. on to other paintings

The TSR2 .. that is another tricky one .. everyone have seemed to have drawn or painted it so that is still in the cooking pot.

[Ian Warren]

Here is a book maybe one may want to buy, I would be interested to have a read and check the ideas out .

[Fozzer]

Here is a book maybe one may want to buy, I would be interested to have a read and check the ideas out .
http://www.fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2 ... RTBOOK.jpg

.....Author:

...And Drew White...

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You're 'avin' me on, Ian!... ...!

Paul.... ... ...!

[Ian Warren]

Paul , I really thought someone was really pulling my piece of string .. Wonder if could teach me a thing or two or three maybe even four ... I do wonder , should I up skill myself.

[toprob]

That Bristol pic is amazing -- looks like a 3D model sitting on your desk!

[Ian Warren]

Thanks Rob, its something you get to learn more and more, I think its the same with FS scenery, really, its just keeping to build on ideas, its easy if one study's photo's , I think it is very much the same as taking a photo, thing is on a lot of art forums I check out I see many works that are in different level of detail , as you know I like my specific target area, I have one I'm late with , 1916 JUTLAND , so it changes again .. so I have four or five different styles which is a good thing.

[Fozzer]

Ian...

...you'll be scrubbing a bit of rubber off the tires* tyres on that Blackbird, upon contact with the ground!.... ...!

(Wheels + Fuselage angle).... ...!

...."circles" are always a problem in 3/4 views!... ...!

Paul...scrubbing rubber off my Honda Rebel tyres...(in my dreams)..... ...!

* ...."Tire" is what I get after a big Dinner!... ...!

[Ian Warren]

Paul Just to make a comment like that means your studying the drawing

[Fozzer]

Paul Just to make a comment like that means your studying the drawing

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Too true Ian!... ...!

Its always a problem trying to draw/paint "circles" at the correct angle, in relation to everything else in the scene!

....been there....done it...got the Tee-shirt!.... ...!

I just draw money from my Current Account at the Bank now!... ....!

Paul.... ... ...!

[emfrat]

* ...."Tire" is what I get after a big Dinner!... ...!

My big brother was almost annihilated by our big sister, when he asked what pressure she kept her 'spare tyre' at

[Ian Warren]

Paul , I have a Navy drawing incoming WWI , .. the A-10 is close and a few others , the Short Stirling would really interest you , Vampires are on hold and course the Beaufort against the German battle cruiser Gneisenau .. love this job !

[Ian Warren]

My big brother was almost annihilated by our big sister, when he asked what pressure she kept her 'spare tyre' at

Mike ever see the Disney movie , a B-17 ball turret gunner trapped and draw's a cartoon wheel .. same thing

[Fozzer]

Paul , I have a Navy drawing incoming WWI , .. the A-10 is close and a few others , the Short Stirling would really interest you , Vampires are on hold and course the Beaufort against the German battle cruiser Gneisenau .. love this job !

......no Cessna 150 Aerobats, Ian?.... ...!

Low and slow...

...and no guns!.... ...!

Paul... ... ...!

[Ian Warren]

I may have the that Tiger Moth , it was done for a leather pressing , but use it paint a low and slow painting just to keep U happy .... that one with the blown up Hi pressure tires ... no guns .. only cameras and sensors, hope you were smiling when it flashed overhead clicking away twenty six years ago.

[Splitpin]

Ian .... when i saw the photo of the book (aircraft drawing) it rang a bell .
Had a quick look thru my library ... and there it was
Will bring it over this weekend .

[Ian Warren]

Cheers Marty, be interesting to read ... come to think , wonder if I should write a how to draw/paint aircraft and warships book ... all be in 'Ianglish' tho

[Ian Warren]

I between breaks ... and no not the weather, I had a good look at this book Marty lent me, I was very surprised to see how recent it is being printer in 2008, I was checking on TradeMe the book is still there at $15.00

For the budding person who want's to give this Art Farty thing a go it would be well worth it if you were interested in this sort of hobby.