B-17 drawing

[fritzthefox]

Well, after a bit of a hiatus, I'm back at the inkwell again. Here's today's eye candy...enjoy!

[Django]

I like it!

[Elroy13]

Im diggin that one! That one should be put on the back of a t-shirt!!

[Mgawa]

I can not see the image

[Cripes A Mighty]

Love the way you did the clouds. Pointalism isnt it?

Great work!

[fritzthefox]

Pointalism isnt it?

Well, in pen and ink, it's called stippling, but it's essentially the same thing. It's actually me at a loss for what to do. I had wanted to depict the terrain showing through the break in the clouds, but I couldn't figure out a way to do it that wouldn't compete with the foreground art. I considered an ink wash, but any time you add water to an ink drawing, you take your chances, and I wasn't feeling that brave.

This has been a chronic problem for me doing aerial backgrounds in ink. The only way I've seen very light tones created in ink is with a wash (which scares me) or with stippling (which I utterly lack the patience for), so I'm trying to brainstorm another technique, but so far this is the best approach I've worked out.

The more I learn, the more I respect the masters...

BTW, while working on this, I had a totally pavlovian moment when I started looking frantically for an undo button. Nothing like real media to keep you honest...it's like flying a real plane after spending all your time in a simulator

[groundpounder]

you best be careful posting things like that around here! someone might notice your rivet count is out.............. excellent drawing!!

[b29flteng]

you best be careful posting things like that around here! someone might notice your rivet count is out.............. excellent drawing!!

It looks to me like a Vega built B-17 and they didn't have .... Just kidding. Great drawing! We want more!

[SPANNERmkV]

[Malo83]

Nice,