For Old Glory: Convair Super Hustler

One word comes to mind, and it's "wow"!

On a technical note... the lettering for "U.S. Air Force" seems strange. The letters look too high, or too narrow... don't they?
 
prolific1 said:
Yeah I don't have the font for that...and I don't wanna buy one either. ;D

Still early in the illustration phase.
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Just thought I'd mention a useful program from Adobe called Fontographer. You can use this one to create your own fonts and to modify existing fonts. I'd think this one would be useful in the work you are producing - I mean with trying to reproduce those unique logo-types that have appeared on prototypes and in concept art.

Mike
 
You're welcome. However, I stand corrected. I pulled out the users manual and I see that the program is from Macromedia - not Adobe. I haven't used the program in a while and I hadn't even gotten around to loading it on this computer. I did use it for a few projects on the old computer that this one replaced.
 
The Artist said:
You're welcome. However, I stand corrected. I pulled out the users manual and I see that the program is from Macromedia - not Adobe. I haven't used the program in a while and I hadn't even gotten around to loading it on this computer. I did use it for a few projects on the old computer that this one replaced.
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Well, technically speaking you were right, as Macromedia ceased to exist about 5 years ago and was taken over by... Adobe. The Adobe suite now includes former Macromedia products such as Dreamweaver or Fireworks. What I do not know is whether this font-creation program still exists or is still supported.
 
The Artist said:
prolific1 said:
Yeah I don't have the font for that...and I don't wanna buy one either. ;D

Still early in the illustration phase.
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Just thought I'd mention a useful program from Adobe called Fontographer. You can use this one to create your own fonts and to modify existing fonts. I'd think this one would be useful in the work you are producing - I mean with trying to reproduce those unique logo-types that have appeared on prototypes and in concept art.

Mike
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Have they upgraded that at all in the last five years? ???
 
Absolutely gorgeous!!
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Thank you sir. I also intend to turn all of these new profiles into 3 views at some later point. I've been thinking about making a coffee table book of all the new stuff I'm working on. A book of art covering the world's aircraft exotica of the 1950's perhaps. I'll probably draw a few cutaways to go with, however those take more than a few days to a week to make so...

Next on the itinerary:

Fairey F155T
F 106 Derivative
Baroudeur
Vickers 559
XF-103
Sud Est Grognard
CF-104
P1227/2
Sud Est X-107
SO 4080
P1129
XF-108
 
overscan said:
Nope. The open source FontForge is generally better and still being developed.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll be looking for it!

prolific1 said:
I also intend to turn all of these new profiles into 3 views at some later point. I've been thinking about making a coffee table book of all the new stuff I'm working on. A book of art covering the world's aircraft exotica of the 1950's perhaps.
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Sounds fantastic! And with the list you've provided, you can already be sure to have me as a buyer!
 
SUB ZERO COOL Graphic

do you know this ?
http://www.testpilot.ru/usa/convair/b/58/super/images/sh_01.jpg
http://www.testpilot.ru/usa/convair/b/58/super/images/sh_02.jpg
http://www.testpilot.ru/usa/convair/b/58/super/images/sh_03.jpg
http://www.testpilot.ru/usa/convair/b/58/super/images/shustler-mockup-01.jpg
http://www.testpilot.ru/usa/convair/b/58/super/images/shustler-mockup-02.jpg
http://www.testpilot.ru/usa/convair/b/58/super/images/hustler-fullstack-01.jpg
 
Dam good work prolific1 ;D

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If you'll permit, a minor nit-pick of your superb
image...
I'm not keen on the typeface you use for your captions.
maybe something with a bit more legibility, and dare I
say it, gravitas?....


cheers,
Robin,
 
Can't please everybody
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True, just an observation, but not a deal breaker
when book buying time comes around.... ;)


cheers,
Robin.
 
Remember that these images will likely appear differently in my book. The space occupied by my text will be filled with the additional two or three views of the aircraft. These are just lo res sketches. ;D
 
prolific... I'll have to agree with robunos, I've always found Brushscript to be a most unpleasant and hard-to-read font. Hope you change for something else in the definitive version!!!
 
So I should put Brush Script on everything is what you are all saying? ;D

No amount of extra pixels will turn that typeface into a nice one.
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See the above reply that said: "The space occupied by my text will be filled with the additional two or three views of the aircraft."

I haven't even decided if there will be text or not truthfully. I may aim for the casual coffee table book crowd than airplane nerds enthusiasts.
 
Re: For Old Glory: Convair Super Hustler with B-58 Carrier Aircraft

Not completely done yet with either of these but I'm getting there.
 

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Not completely done yet with either of these but I'm getting there.
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Absolutely beautiful!!
 

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