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yankeedog — At the 121st EVAC

Published: 2005-04-11 18:28:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 2018; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 173
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Description The Korean War, was the first war to see the wide spread use of the helicopter. For the first time in the history of war and the history of field medicine, a seriously wounded soldier who made it to a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital alive, had almost a 90% chance of survival once he received treatment.

The Bell 47 Sioux Helicopter was a key factor in this amazing survival rate. The small fast nimble little chopper, could swoop into a battlefield landing zone and pluck several severely wounded soldiers from the battlefield and have them to front line MASH units in a matter of minutes!
This illustration shows my dad during the Korean War, sitting on the skid of an 8th Army Bell 47 Helicopter at the 121st EVAC Hospital near Seoul South Korea.

Adobe Illustrator 8.0, Apple Macintosh G3 iMac and G4 Power Mac, OS 9.2
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Comments: 30

dusekah [2010-12-26 15:29:49 +0000 UTC]

good!!! ^^

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yankeedog In reply to dusekah [2010-12-27 01:54:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
-YD

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IIGToons [2008-05-24 16:29:00 +0000 UTC]

When i saw this I thought " M*A*S*H "

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yankeedog In reply to IIGToons [2008-07-11 17:21:17 +0000 UTC]

It's the same type of helicopter!
-YD

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IIGToons In reply to yankeedog [2008-07-11 17:24:21 +0000 UTC]

indeed it is! 8D

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Vegvisir [2005-04-14 14:03:23 +0000 UTC]

Very cool!

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yankeedog In reply to Vegvisir [2005-04-16 17:36:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
-YD

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weedonio [2005-04-13 00:18:59 +0000 UTC]

the glass looks absolutely superb. and all the detail of the engine / structure of the helicopter.

you have to be the best photorealistic vector artist I know of.

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yankeedog In reply to weedonio [2005-04-13 23:17:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man! I really agonized over the glass, there wasn't much to work with in the reference photo, except a bunch of sun glare, so I faked it, I'm glad you like the way it turned out.

That's quite a compliment, thanks! I'm not ready to take on the title of "best" just yet, but it reminds me of a report I saw on the Playboy channel years ago about an artist in New York city who claimed the be "The World's Greatest Artist"! He came by the title of "The World's Greatest Artist" by process of elimination. What he would do, is go up to people and ask them if they were "The World's Greatest Artist"? Of course they would say no, so by process of elimination, he determined that he was in fact "The World's Greatest Artist"!

The funny thing about it was that he was actually pretty good at what he did, but he only painted one thing, he would paint it differently each time, over and over, different colors, different sizes, different shapes... in different media. He even did wood carvings and stone sculptures, but it was always the same thing, he only did artwork of the vagina.
-YD

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mftalon [2005-04-12 17:35:12 +0000 UTC]

Nice job, again, great details! Just dawned on me... you're using Illy8 so that helicopter glass transparency look was done manually as I don't think there was any transparency back in 8 was there? If that's the case very impressive indeed!

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yankeedog In reply to mftalon [2005-04-12 21:00:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yep, no transparency in AI 8. It gets a little complicated, plus everything was washed out in the reference photo, I had to fake most of it. I have AI 9 and my kids have CS, but I haven't tried working with new versions.
-YD

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mftalon In reply to yankeedog [2005-04-12 21:58:27 +0000 UTC]

Ahh yes, that's what I thought! Very impressive indeed! Illy 8 was the speed, stability king!

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Motorcity [2005-04-12 17:26:27 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely sick!!! I LOVE this one man! fo'sho.

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yankeedog In reply to Motorcity [2005-04-13 09:41:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it!
-YD

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Motorcity In reply to yankeedog [2005-04-13 16:55:52 +0000 UTC]

No problem whatsoever man. Your vector style is really nice!

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ahmednayyer [2005-04-12 04:31:23 +0000 UTC]

After planes trains and dames, all we need was a chopper! Your artwork is very characteristic, indeed it is, the Mercedes Benz of vector art!

Best Wishes
Ahmed Nayyer

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yankeedog In reply to ahmednayyer [2005-04-13 09:40:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Ahmed! I'll have to amend the list to Bikes, Trains, Planes, Dames & Choppers. Oh and let's not forget JEEPs! Did you notice the one hiding behind the tail section in front of the Quonset huts?
-YD

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ahmednayyer In reply to yankeedog [2005-04-13 15:25:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, very true, you're doing them all, great! yeah, I can see a jeep there.

Ahmed Nayyer

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jojomercury [2005-04-12 00:08:04 +0000 UTC]

One of your best in the Military series Don.The detail is outstanding!!
Peace&Respect Jojo

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yankeedog In reply to jojomercury [2005-04-13 09:35:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Jojo!
-YD

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ernestoguevara [2005-04-11 22:11:41 +0000 UTC]

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yankeedog In reply to ernestoguevara [2005-04-13 09:33:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
-YD

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Demencia [2005-04-11 21:38:34 +0000 UTC]

So much details and so goog vectorized, well done!

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yankeedog In reply to Demencia [2005-04-13 09:32:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
-YD

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PamzyLove [2005-04-11 20:46:52 +0000 UTC]

the guys face and the glass on the chopper needs some tweaking but the rest is kick A$$
good work
love it

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yankeedog In reply to PamzyLove [2005-04-13 09:32:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
-YD

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websketcher [2005-04-11 18:47:30 +0000 UTC]

excellent rendition...and personally a "touching" piece...(I'm a former UH-60 Blackhawk medic)...great work with exceptional detail and feeling. Very nicely done!

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yankeedog In reply to websketcher [2005-04-11 20:00:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! You guys are some of the bravest people in the military! You really have my respect and admiration. Saving lives while risking your own, it doesn't get any more heroic than that! Thank you for your service!
-YD

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websketcher In reply to yankeedog [2005-04-11 20:26:27 +0000 UTC]

Well, it is I who thanks you for pieces such as this. A bit of remeberence, a bit of history, and a bit of dedication to all those who hve served. Great work...I will always continue to watch

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yankeedog In reply to websketcher [2005-04-11 20:29:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm glad you like my work!
-YD

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