mudrat

Sure, you might think this is could be a FUJI T-2 or a Jaguar, but no. When I get this completed I'll show the basic steps I used to do this bird. I'm doing screen grabs whilst I create this, the most cool, of the flying beasts. BTW, this will be a C model in SEA camo.

Wade, In many cases seeing an item framed will push someone off the fence and compell them to make a buy. They do look nice. Regards, Stephen

Jeff, Look at the Products section of my website, there is a Custom Profile Illustration heading that should explain all; http://www.stephenmudgett.com ravensfan6711, I use Adobe Photoshop exclusively. Regards & thanks again, Stephen

The pilot was against the idea of showing stressed skin at first, but when taken in context (and the fact that there is very little detail between the cockpit & tail to give the bird some character) he finally approved. I have a G model on the back burner at present, with the statue of liberty tail markings and gulf war I camo scheme. Now, all I need to do is find the time. Regards, Stephen

Here's a late model B-52H I did for the retired Pilot of this bird. And the snout detail... Have a great weekend!

I think I've heard of him, but could have him confused for someone else. I know of a gentleman that did 30's Navy prints but have to scour for his name. Regards, Stephen

I have similar sentiments for VF(now A)-102 and VF-84 (though its not polite to speak ill of the dead)

Neu, These are masked & airbrushed in photoshop (raster images). Stephen

Neu is basically correct, Navy 1 is the first aircraft (Navy or otherwis) in which a sitting president made an arrested carrier landing (trap). Stephen

Art is where you make it. Looks really nice. How about doing some more sketching? The great thing is that it costs nothing to do, and you can derive as much satisfaction (if not more) from creating it as you can from modeling. Don't get me wrong, I love modeling (maybe too much), but I can create via my medium, that which I cannot easily obtain in kit form. And it looks even better, matted and framed on the wall. It just keeps getting better. Regards, Stephen

Not trying to make a political statement here, just wanted to post the best known S-3B to date (believe it or not, this was my best selling profile print, last year). Some of you have seen this before when I posted this on Hyperscale. Thanks for the compliments, all.

Thank you, Neu, For your fine words. Likewise, I like your website, keep with it. Maybe I can send some stuff to you, soon, to use there if you like. Stephen

On my first Indy cruise (actually it was the 1st set of work-ups) VS-28's S-3As looked like this before the marking changes came down.

An S-3B VS-21 CAG Bird from the now de-comm'd Indy (a really great boat, IMHO).

The S-3A from VS-37

First the Stoof (S-2E) circa 1970

I did these a few years back.

Clint Johnson's Canasta Flight Mig bagger...

James, Don't stop with this, paint some more pictures. Stephen

You can almost see Edwards in the reflection. Well, maybe not... but you can imagine. <_<

Blunosers352nd, I find /alter or create an accurate set (to me, anyway) of line drawings, and use these as a foundation for my profile. I usually scan these into Photoshop as the 2nd layer of the illustration on the 3rd layer I create a solid fill shape that is the fuselage profile. Control Surface/Panel Lines are masked, then drawn, burned or painted after the highlights and shadows of the fuse. shape are well established. You can adjust the opacity level of each layer to see the layer (s) below to use as a masking or placement guide. but the painted layer has to be opaque for accu

No rule says you have to be an artist to do great artwork. It helps to have passion for your subject though. -Stephen

I prefer Photoshop for 2D digital airbrushing, specifically. I have 3D Studio, but have not taken the time to learn to use it. Illustrator is okay for line drawings & graphic art, but it is a limited tool for my needs. Stephen