My artistic skills are pretty limited, so I've never tried to make a plane card.
But with the full-color planes I'm doing, I can let the computer do the hard work of drawing, shading, and coloring the plane. So I thought I'd try my hand at one, based on the full-color SE5a I'm experimenting with:
I had to avoid using images that may be copyrighted and fonts that are licensed. Also... unlike my black-and-white line drawings, I didn't want to resize any of the parts, e.g. propeller width, rudder+fin width, gun rail...instead this is a direct representation of a Shapeways model. I also added the ceiling and climb stats, which don't seem to be on most cards.
I'd be happy if you experienced card artists could give any feedback and tips, either here on the forums or by direct message. For instance... do you tend to scale the plane to fit the card, regardless of its size, or do smaller planes take up less room on the cards than two-seaters? Do you draw in the rounded card corners? Thanks in advance!
PS: the background is a satellite photo from the Flanders region, run through a couple of artistic filters in Photoshop.
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