Let's trade a photo for a print!

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:11 pm

I've been spending countless hours making illustrations now. I've made a bunch of them so far and I've had a few custom orders.

I've set up a website if you guys are interested. It's http://www.aerodraw.com

Here's one of my lastest ones-it's a Piper Seneca V

So, here's the deal. I need a pic of an RV-7A and an RV-8. These have to be very specific photos though (directions for taking a useable photo are on the above website)

I am willing to send out a free 12 x 18" illustration of your airplane to the first person that send me a USEABLE photo of the RV-7A or RV-8.

I've been trying to get a pic of the many RV's around this area, but in Michigan I only get nice weather days when I'm away at work! It's weird how that works. Anyway, I haven't been able to go out and take my own photos so I need your help. Send me a photo and I'll send you an illustration of your airplane. Then you can get it framed like Kirby did...

Please send photo to s10sakota (at) yahoo (dot) com

Oh, I'll also do the same for a photo of a Tailwind.

Thanks!!

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:48 pm

Done! Got the prints I need!

lancef53 · Post by **lancef53** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:51 am

Man, I am always too slow!!

They look great!

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:51 pm

Here is my latest. A Vans RV-8!

Post by **Spike** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:21 pm

That is just stunning. Wish I had something to offer as fodder. Wow.

John

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:41 pm

I've always liked the T-38 paint scheme and I found this scheme on an RV-8 while surfing the web for pics. I think it really looks good on the RV even though it's kind of plain. I might go for this scheme on my RV-7A.

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:14 pm

This might be my favorite one yet! Vans RV-7.

BSwayze · Post by **BSwayze** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:49 am

Mark,

I'm a bit confused. Is this what your stickers look like? Full color and lots of detail? The images on your web site show white-on-black silhouettes. I'd be very interested, but could you clear this up for me? What are you doing with these wonderful color drawings?

Thanks!

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:40 am

Bruce, you are referring to the white aircraft stickers on the AircraftStickers.com website. Those are all white vinyl graphic stickers. Actually, they are now available in black but I have to get that info on the site.

These drawings I'm doing are something completely different. These are drawn on the computer and then printed on very thick paper. They are suppose to be framed like in the photo in the post a few up from this one.

I started out just making these for fun and then posted them on a different forums I belong to like this one. People seemed to really like them and I immediately started getting emails from people that wanted me to draw their plane with their paint job.

I did a few and then realized I'm spending anywhere from 10-12 hours drawing people's airplanes! So I started another site called www.AeroDraw.com and thought I would offer custom illustrations.

I still do a lot of illustrations for fun but Ive also made a few custom drawings for people.

So I figure the more illustrations I can sell, the sooner I can buy my RV-7A fuselage kit!!

trent772 · Post by **trent772** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:55 pm

Mark

For reference, it is Ford Diamond White, BMW Chilli Red and a standard RAL gray.

I have the specific codes.

Regards

Mike Newall & Mark Browning
G-IVII

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:38 pm

Mike send me the numbers for your colors. there's a way to convert them to RGB which is what the computer uses.

BSwayze · Post by **BSwayze** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:06 pm

Excellent, Mark. Nice work! Thanks for clearing all of that up. I would really like to have one of your drawings one day (gotta get a paint scheme figured out first).

trent772 · Post by **trent772** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:56 am

Hi Mark,

Sent you some photos - let me know if they got through.

The colours are all from a MIPA scheme - a German car paint company. All done in standard 2 pack car acrylic.

BMW Chilli Red 0810 0-3-0810-3

Grey 0287 0-7-0287-2

White - Generic Ford Diamond White, no specific shade or colour number.

s10sakota · Post by **s10sakota** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:34 pm

Here's an RV-6A I made for a guy here at Mettetal airport...