How To Draw And Paint Aircraft Like A Pro

As an artist, you aren't "self-made." Your work is based on the accumulation of the work of other artists throughout the centuries and what you have learned from what they have done. --Andrew Whyte Congratulations on choosing to draw and paint aircraft. The lure of aviation is compelling and its appeal extends to the art, the drawing and painting of streamlined shapes, inventive ideas, unpredictable atmospheric conditions, blurring speeds, varied altitudes, and limitless exploration. It's a specialized genre and can be a vital and rewarding hobby. . . and even a career. In "How to Draw and Paint Aircraft Like a Pro, " Andrew Whyte, one of the world's greatest aviation artists, explains how to turn your sketches into aviation masterpieces. The authors bring together top experts to teach you: - Basic aviation art tools and equipment - Aerial perspective, light, and shadow - Sketching, drawing, and painting planes - Horizons, skies, and backgrounds - Detailing aircraft wings, cockpits, and landing gear - Creating aircraft cutaways and scale drawings For more technologically inclined artists, there is also information on computer illustration of aircraft, including the necessary software and accessories to get started. If you have been doodling aircraft on the edges of your papers since grammar school, you have something in common with the well-known and admired aviation artists who have contributed to this book, including Gerald Asher, Hank Caruso, Gil Cohen, Keith Ferris, and Konrad Hack, Kristin Hill, William S. Phillips, Sharon Rajnus, and Robert Watts.