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Originally Posted by rainbase
I enjoyed Ivan's post. It had occured tome that many of the aviation artists are probably referencing many of the same historic photographs. In the case of the two Spads, yes there are similarities, but there are also obvious differences. Look at the positioning of the elevator in reference to the tail skid, for example. This sure doesn't look like it was "traced" to me. There are other differences too.
Ivan just explained how he works. This seems right to me.
Just my two cents.
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If you were going to copy someone else's work, then wouldn't your change it up some...so people didnt catch on? I would
Obviously there is skill in the technique but the method is wrong.
In the case of SPADS, you are very correct in that artist do use the same source materials but most that I know would not copy them directly for a piece. If people want to commission such copies..fine it's their money. Maybe the artist I know are in the minority when it comes to pride in their craft and respect for their peers.
But yes back to SPADS...Roy Grinnell took the reference shots himself...so how did they end up in the UK? The same "historical" photo doesn't exist.
I moved a portion of the berryman piece over the original....it fits perfectly. Even the highlight near the rear of the head rest bump. It's easy to alter photos, drawings and paintings digitally these days and most people cant even tell the difference.
Also notice the pixels near the arrows. The light area...there is a upside down "L" shaped group of pixels. If these were different..then that could not happen. One was scanned...it appears to me...from the other. The pixels dont lie.
I'm not saying this is what Ivan does but if I was going to do this Id' cut and paste scans of the planes I wanted, maybe rescale them and flip them around...maybe change a few small details in a program like PhotoShop. Then print that out to a canvas and paint over it with oil or acrylics. It'd be the easiest way to do what is about to follow...and
This solely in my opinion of course and in no do I claim that Ivan does this...its just how I'd rip people off if I was do that something that low.