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  1. Ol' Scrapiron started following B-17 Nine-O-Nine, 10x40 digital painting, Northrop YF-17 Cobra; 10x25 digital painting, Travel Air; 10x24 digital painting and 7 others
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    This project was inspired by seeing the rare plane displayed at the USS Alabama Memorial's air museum last fall. The airframe itself was a bit simpler without a bunch of stenciling to recreate, but I really loved exploring the turkey feathers exhaust. I had taken a few walkaround photos from the other side, but this angle was from the reference pics I shot while on the boarding platform for the submarine that is displayed nearby. A bit far to capture the details, but I was able to work out what I needed using the closer shots at ground level. The digital painting was done at 500ppi
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    Hot on the heels of the Helldiver, I carried the mojo momentum into a a new project featuring a vintage Travel Air based on reference photos I took during a family road trip last summer. We stumbled into Tillamook OR just after the air museum closed for the night (I was actually just planning to get some pics of the massive blimp hangar). A gentlemen was still packing up the Travel Air "Magic One" that he had been offering rides in during the day. Even though there was no chance to sell a ride, he gladly showed me around the plane and shared its history for maybe a half hour. A great conversat
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    This project was one I knew I'd have to do after seeing the newly restored Helldiver arrive at Oshkosh last year. I took as many reference photos as I could before they opened up panels for display and am glad I did. After a couple days to review it with fresh (non-tired) eyes, I will be sending to the print shop to have a giclee made -- digital painting is 10x20 inches at 500ppi in 16-bit RGB. Here are a few cropped areas that show the level of detail a little better as it really has to be seen up close to be appreciated. - - -
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    Jane from the Commemorative Air Force sent me a couple of photos of where they have placed my artwork at the CAF Gulf Coast Wing location in Texas. She said it is at the office at the hangar where everyone can see it. -
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    Very nice. Unfortunately, Instagram is blocking non-account viewers from seeing your work at that link. Any chance you could post cropped section that would give a closer look at some of the detail? Maybe just the cowling-to-wingroot area. Or is there another site that has your portfolio that the non-IG crowds can visit? I just want to appreciate them more.
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    Picked up the first giclee print of the B-17 Texas Raiders project and got it in a 10x30-inch custom frame that has been waiting for it. I order non-glare acrylic instead of glass and use an acid-free foam backing. The result is amazing in person and framed is the best way to appreciate this.
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    Here's a project I did a couple months ago, based on my reference shots of the P-47D 44-90471 “Hairless Joe” that’s part of the Erickson Collection in Madras, Oregon. The digital painting was created in 16-bit color at 500ppi to be output as giclee prints to fit 10x20-inch frame. Here are a few cropped areas that show the level of detail a little better. - - - - -
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    When the art muse is pushing you along, just keep moving forward and enjoy the ride. I put the final touches on a couple hours ago, having started it on Saturday evening (four quick days, working around family activities and holiday shopping) My family has strong roots with Pan American Airlines, so this gorgeous DC-3 in Pan Am livery has always been a favorite of mine to photograph at Northwest events while it was based at Paine Field, including during final preparations before departure to France for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. This
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    As I did when we lost Nine-O-Nine, I immediately shelved the current projects when I heard news that Texas Raiders had been destroyed in the tragic air show collision over the Veterans Day weekend. I had my own photos of Texas Raiders from the 2010 Gathering of Fortresses (Willow Run/Detroit) to use as reference. The muse really was with me on this and I hope my pride shows through in the final result. I have not had giclee prints made yet as I don't want to overlad our local printshop because I know they are busy with calendars and holiday cards. I'll catch them after the new year when things
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    Looks sharp. Very nice. I imagine there are cases where the 3-view drawings look good individually but don't match up when used together while creating the 3D object. It would be interesting to do a reverse drawing after you are finished with your project. Once you have finessed it into looking "correct" as a 3D object, have the CAD program extract the side/top/end views and then compare to the original drawings you were working from to see how much finessing was needed. I look forward to seeing this with the pod and additional details are added. Looks fantastic.
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    Another special project for me, depicting the Collings Foundation’s B‑17 Nine-O-Nine. I cleared my schedule and started work on this tribute just a day after the plane was destroyed in an emergency landing. I have a special place in my heart for this particular Flying Fortress, as it was the first B‑17 I had the opportunity to fly on, our hometown paper’s representative covering the historic plane’s visit to the Northwest in 1998. We flew from Olympia to Seattle, in formation with the Collings Foundation’s B‑24 (then in the markings of All American just before being painted as Dragon and Its T
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    This 10x25" at 500ppi project was inspired by the EEA’s touring B-17 Aluminum Overcast that I have photographed on several occasions and even flown aboard. And really, who needs more inspiration than an opportunity to research the subject up close and in action like this? Just a few of the special points of interest include a nice reproduction of the Aluminum Overcast nose art, fine detail on the metal skin, intricate mechanics of the landing gear and a closer look at the engines in the foreground. Here are a few cropped area
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    Very nice. I really like the surfaces on the profile looks like the paint has been touched by the elements with patches of oily and matte and gloss and retouches all working together. What are the dimensions of the Crossbow Three piece? Very nice.
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    Inspiration for this project was the BT-13A that I saw at March AFB -- one of nine different Valiants I have seen in museums and airshows. I had started painting and suffered a hard drive failure that cost me a ton in loss of files, stress and ultimately a chunk of $$$ to get a partial recovery. The in-progress psb file was among the salvaged portions of the disk, so I picked up where I had left off five months earlier. I suppose one of the advantages of painting with digital paint brushes rather than oils is that the paint never "dries". The digital painting was created at 500ppi to be output
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    Inspiration for this project was the gorgeous 1943 Howard Aircraft DGA-15 that I saw during a Father's Day airshow in Olympia, Wash. The digital painting was created in 16-bit color at 500ppi to be output as giclee prints to fit 10x25-inch frame. Here are a few cropped areas that show the level of detail a little better. - - - - - - -
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