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Published: 2011-05-24 22:00:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 1730; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 323
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P-51D Mustang N921 Cripes A MightyPhoto courtesy of Kevin Trotman and the reference photo [link]
Please do not reproduce photo without Mr. Trotman's permission.
11x14 Bristol smooth
#2HB
.05mm Mechanical pencil
homemade tortillion
Finger...Lol
cotton swab
tissue
facial pad...I'll figure this out yet...Lol
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Comments: 40
your shading, and reflections are brilliant, well done!
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WOW !! The metal rendering is gorgeous ! Great contrast and details.
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I updated this pic yesterday with a much cleaner more detailed version.
This actually looks like the real pic now!
I thought the boarder I added in my photo editor gave it a more finished look.
I'd love to hear any comments or tips
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wow!! this drawing looks like a picture!! the reflactions and the details are very well done!! keep drawing!
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Great work ! I like the way you drew the reflections (is this the right word ? I'm not sure about my vocabulary, I'm French ^^)
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Thanks! Yes reflections is the right word 
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Thank you
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Absolutely beautiful graphite work. Amazing, especially capturing the Chome.
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My pleasure. Great work! You are amazing with a pencil! Wielded more mightily than some of the flying weoponry you draw.
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Thank you! I'm not quite that good yet but I'm gettin better s l o w l y...Lol
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Wow Look at this almost the same angle as your art work. [link]
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I love that angle, Looks so inviting!
I was lucky to be able to handle N51PT, It was a beautiful TP-51 painted in the same style as Frenesi [link] The spinner was the same but It was a no name a/c. Some of the guys were lucky enough to catch a ride, But I didn't get that lucky...
The guy that owned it Charlie Ventters knew the mustangs were reaching a very high price around 250k then and he wanted to start an FBO at another airport...so he sold it... About 4 years ago I heard it crashed and burned shortly after it sold. Gawd I felt gut shot...I blew chow big time. I know...lol I'm weird, some machines do have a soul! That one dang sure did!
It was restored from parts of another Mustang and using the parts of the two they built Petie 3rd. [link]
I was glad it was back in the air, but it wasn't the same. That P-51 before the accident was a shame to be cowled up, Everything looked perfect that Merlin was gorgeous and the front of the blades were polished, Not a scratch anywhere! I haven't seen it in person since the restoration, But the pics online look ok, just not fabulous.
Again Thanks! for sending the pic!
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this is very nice! the refletions are great! awesome..
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I'm still working on technique...I started at the spinner by the time I got aft of the canopy I had learned a bit about keepin lines clear. The next will be better. I may have to do this one over at some point
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Hey, it's really cool, good job !!!
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Thank you! I appreciate that!
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Nicely detailed and shaded. I really like the structure and dimension. Well drawn.
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Thanks man! Corsair next
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Nice handling of your materials!
Just one critique: darken your darks! Otherwise a beautiful piece. I love 'stangs.
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That is good advice. Real good job. Try to mask the pencil marks by covering the darkest parts with many layers of led then smudge it or blend it.
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or maybe not smudge or blend, but allow optical mixing to give you your flat tone. sometimes it's best to let the eye fill in the blanks, especially when the darkest points are just the silhouette of several layers, for instance, the instrument panel of the cockpit as well as the shadow of the canopy, etc. That way your black isn't solid, just as those parts are not one solid piece.
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Thanks man! Its a learning process, but I feel like I'm gettin somewhere now...Lol
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I appreciate the tip!
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