The Brawling Bomber

[Warren23]

I wanted to do a WW2 themed hot rod drawing based on the P51 fighter plane.

So below is the completed line art as well as a few progress pic's -

 

[afx]

Love it - more please!

[Warren23]

Here are some more WIP's -

 

 

[afx]

Keeps getting better.

[Draggon]

That's some amazing work! Your avatar, "simpson artistry" pretty much explains it all 

[Warren23]

Many Thanks

[Warren23]

Here are a few more updated pics -

 

 

[Foxer]

loving watching the flow of shading and color here!

[cobraman]

You have some serious talent .

[Warren23]

Thanks for the kind words ....

 

There is the final update and completed project -

 

So the final piece I incorporated a roundel that I had previously done on Autodesk Sketchbook - the idea being to combine traditional art with digital art. The roundel was digitally placed onto the Hotrod and I found some vintage looking newspaper on the web for the background.

 

[1930fordpickup]

This is outstanding. 

[afx]

Exceptional work.

[Snake45]

It's a VERY cool piece of art, but I'm not seeing any connection with--or suggestion of--a P-51.

[Warren23]

It's a VERY cool piece of art, but I'm not seeing any connection with--or suggestion of--a P-51.

The paint scheme on the hot rod I used from this -

[Lunajammer]

Whoa. That is some seriously marketable art. The texture, contrast, color is impeccable. Really the highest quality.

[pharoah]

Really nice!  Love the detail work.

[Snake45]

The paint scheme on the hot rod I used from this -

Ah, I get it now. Sort of.

That airplane's paint job is actually sort of a mash-up of two or three or four real WWII Mustangs, with some liberties taken on top of that. So it kind of has the "flavor," but it's not authentic.

BTW, if you'd like to put those big red bombs on your model, I can send you decals. They say DETROIT MISS, not NEVER MISS. I have several sets, as they were the kit decals in the Monogram 1/48 kit for years.