WIP... who doesn’t love a redhead? Client project for a nose art cowling in progress on the iPad with Adobe Fresco. I love my iPad and Fresco! Many friends told me I should get Procreate and an iPad for a couple years. But when I learned of Fresco, as a diehard 25 year Adobe user, … Continue reading Redhead in Progress
Author: chad
Wear A Mask
Quick sketch of a pin up girl and a hemi that I made for the Jefferson Swap Meet this weekend.
Aprhodite and Carpetbagger
This is a graphic for a WWII Aphrodite and Carpetbagger History Webinar that I designed for the Military Aviation Museum. Actually I designed all of their webinar graphics, so click here to have a look around and check out all their great content!
Stewart Warner Self Portrait
I stumbled into this fun self portrait while photographing @stewartwarnerus gauges for their website and catalog. My grandfather retired from SW in 1948 and my Dad worked at SW one summer in high school.
Military Aviation Museum’s SBD Patch
Here's a closer look at the new SBD patch that I designed for the Adapt a Plane program at the Military Aviation Museum. Available for a limited time on their website. Click here to order yours...
New Old Crow P-51B Color Profile
I created this Bud Anderson approved "Old Crow" profile as just one piece of an overall project. It was interesting to learn in researching B model profiles, that many out there have D model attributes that are not the same as a B model (or C model). It's always fun to get rivet deep into … Continue reading New Old Crow P-51B Color Profile
Commemorative Air Force National Aviation Education Center Logo
The CAF asked me to design the logo for their new, awesome facility in Dallas. Because it's the CAF, I felt the aircraft should be warbirds and utilized a P-51 and a P-40. I was excited to be asked to be involved in the branding!
Woof Woof
April Fools? This seems like a good day to post this gin label that I designed for Classic Racing Spirit. Go to their website and find out!I designed this bottle of gin for Classic Racing Spirit. Who doesn't love Kelly's Heroes? It was easy to have fun with a great photo by Russell Cobb Photography. … Continue reading Woof Woof
National Vietnam Veterans Day
Today I am remembering National Vietnam Veteran's Day with a cowling that I painted for my Dad and his unit, the 366th TFW "The Gunfighters" in Da Nang, and after I finished the "Rosie's Reply" project at the Yankee Air Museum last week, ventured over to the museum itself to check out their 366th TRW … Continue reading National Vietnam Veterans Day
Military Aviation Museum’s Adopt-a-Plane SBD kit available now!
This is an adoption kit that I designed for the Military Aviation Museum's SBD featuring a custom patch with their Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless above the USS Wolverine in Lake Michigan, a spec sheet with a new illustration that I created of an SBD on the dive bomb run, and an adoption certificate in a vintage … Continue reading Military Aviation Museum’s Adopt-a-Plane SBD kit available now!