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Gregvan · 4 September 2008, 08:37 PM

Hi,

Osprey has one in-house artist on contract to do all the cover art for their "Aircraft of the Aces" and "Aviation Elite Units" titles. He is Mark Postlethwaite, a very well-respected British aviation artist. His WWI work may not always impress everyone, but he's a very hard-working and productive guy; Osprey has him doing F-15's one week, then Japanese "Bettys" the next week, and D.H.2's the next. Thus, he really has to crank these things out and cannot really do in-depth research (that's the author's responsibility) or spend months doing composition and revisions.

Jim Laurier has, I believe, done the cover art for the "Duel" titles and I've always really liked his stuff.

Greg

4 September 2008, 08:37 PM	#136 (permalink)
Gregvan Forum Ace of Aces Contributor Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Charles, Iowa Posts: 3,626	Hi, Osprey has one in-house artist on contract to do all the cover art for their "Aircraft of the Aces" and "Aviation Elite Units" titles. He is Mark Postlethwaite, a very well-respected British aviation artist. His WWI work may not always impress everyone, but he's a very hard-working and productive guy; Osprey has him doing F-15's one week, then Japanese "Bettys" the next week, and D.H.2's the next. Thus, he really has to crank these things out and cannot really do in-depth research (that's the author's responsibility) or spend months doing composition and revisions. Jim Laurier has, I believe, done the cover art for the "Duel" titles and I've always really liked his stuff. Greg __________________ Greg VanWyngarden