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Havn´t been here for a while, job and life taking just too much time. But recently I had two days and managed to fire up the Affinity for some aviation artwork.
For a while now I have had a P40 on my mind and thought it was as good a time as any. So here is my take on the great P40 Warhawk. 

These might be useful.
A varied selection of post processing insights relevant to either Photoshop or Affinity Photo:
https://www.ebalstudios.com/blog/improving-3d-renders
https://affinityspotlight.com/article/10-post-processing-mistakes-everybody-makes-and-how-to-avoid-them/
https://richardyot.com/postprocessing-pack-for-photoshop-and-affinity-photo
https://affinityspotlight.com/article/3d-artist-yurii-suhov-i-love-the-thrill-of-the-unknown-that-pushes-my-growth-forward/
https://affinityspotlight.com/article/post-processing-3d-renders-with-visualisation-artist-piotr-kasprzak/
For a number of years worked with DCC 3D apps such as Blender & 3ds Max generating hard surface content.
Currently in the process of migrating over too Blender's latest build v3.1x alongside exploring Ae (Adobe After Effects - Motion Graphics suite) as a potential third party alternative to native solutions, regarding photoreal compositing and post production methodologies.
As an aside, was basically inspired by this particular artist's work by setting for myself a personal benchmark, toward hopefully attaining a comparable finesse in the foreseeable future.
Whilst putting in a ton of effort and perseverance, besides.

Discovering the eraser for highlights.
 

First in a selection of iconic to lesser known armored vehicles, deployed by both Allied and Axis forces during World War Two. Basically an exercise intended to further streamline a personal workflow drawing with AD via vector and/or raster layers, rendering complex hard surface objects plus incidentally this current WIP has been an off/on project over the preceding 2 month period. It's supposed to be a   M-26 "Pershing" Medium/Heavy Tank one of an initial batch of 20 vehicles shipped over to the European theatre in the closing months of the war, designated Operation: "Zebra Mission" as a replacement for the venerable M-4 'Sherman'. Thus arriving too late to make any tangible difference operationally but nonetheless more than held it's own when pitted against German Panthers and Tigers.
So at the moment, about 60% complete however hope to have it done-'n-dusted by next update, alongside other artwork I'd posted previously on this board 🙂
 
 

Decided to revamp this Pershing from scratch just wasn't feeling the initial 3/4 perspective so switched over too a more conventional (easier 😔) side view composition. Anyway, with everything crossed hopefully wrap it up in Jan or Feb 2022, then continue adding examples of these 'iron clad beasts' from yesteryear.
 

Thanks. There aren’t too many references taken from that viewpoint which, I assume, is part of the reason you don’t see it often in 2d work.  But if you can find then it works well on some cars whereas it’s quite a boring view on others.

Cool automotive piece, it's top down orthographic aspect 'drone's-eye-view' render style, at least for me is distinctive. Can't say I've even come across in a 3D CGI asset setting over on the ArtStation portfolio platform as a casual lurker and in particular, also liking the finesse involved creating detail for those seats, generating an appearance of the actual material they're typically crafted from.  

1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900, the Mille Miglia winner that year with its sister car finishing in second place. My last vector one for this year. 
 

Nice, hopefully your thoughts may introduce a degree of objectivity which personally in my humble opinion, Affinity holistically encapsulates a viable art flow pipeline, when stacked against other comparable solutions currently available. Alternatively, perhaps he might at some point peruse user generated content shared on this forum.
In a manner of speaking, determine 'first hand' the broad range of subject matter, aesthetically.    

Nice, hopefully your thoughts may introduce a degree of objectivity which personally in my humble opinion, Affinity holistically encapsulates a viable art flow pipeline, when stacked against other comparable solutions currently available. Alternatively, perhaps he might at some point peruse user generated content shared on this forum.
In a manner of speaking, determine 'first hand' the broad range of subject matter, aesthetically.    

Thanks, Jenifer. I followed your advice and posted the following comment (my YouTube handle is RustyTube if you want to see it under his video):
 

Christmas drawing for one of the grandchildren:
 
 
It is drawn from a photo of the first landrover that was rebuilt in in the "Land Rover Reborn" project, so yes, it is meant to be a bit battered and beaten up, this is before the restoration. The restored picture will take some time.
 

Pure out of this world aesthetic! congrats sir and the same goes for your other piece.

As an avid fan of Formula 1 racing, I practically grew up listening to the great man's commentary alongside his hilarious Murray'isms   "Unless I'm very much mistaken... and yes I am very much mistaken," "And now excuse me while I interrupt myself" "The first four cars are both on the same tyres" "Tambay's hopes, which were absolutely nil before, are absolutely zero now" "I imagine that the conditions in those cars today are totally unimaginable" "With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go".   Including this TV commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93igduisgzY   Over the intervening months since his passing earlier in the year, I've been off and on developing this drawing in AD as a personal tribute.
EDIT:
Please take note that the elaborate Rothman's badge either side of the front wing and back of the foreground figure, is free stock vectorized content. It's inclusion is simply due too the intricate calligraphy that I was unable to replicate accurately although all remaining elements of the drawing is my work. 

New vector work – Dia de Los Muertos I: La Calavera Catrina
Today the famous “Day of the Dead” festival begins in Mexico. Definitely NOT to be confused with Halloween, the Day of the Dead is a three-day riotous explosion of colour and joy, where people all across Mexico honour and remember their loved ones and keep their memories alive. This spectacular festival is something I’ve been fascinated with for years, and seeing it first-hand one day is definitely on the bucket list!
I’ve created two pieces to celebrate this festival, and my first one “La Calavera Catrina” (The Elegant Skull) is based on the traditional female costume for the Day of the Dead.
La Catrina is known as the “Grand Dame” of the afterlife. She wears marigolds in her hair - believed to lure the dead back to the world of the living for the duration of the festival through their powerful scent and vibrant colour - and a collection of skulls representing the souls of the departed. She also wears the Sacred Heart crown, to represent the fact that the festival takes place across All Saints Day and All Souls Day – two minor holidays in the Catholic calendar, the quetzal feathers represent her native Mexican heritage, and the roses are an obvious nod to Frida Kahlo.
I’ve also added some detail shots, the outline, and the original concept sketch. Hope you like them!
I’ll be posting my second piece, La Danza Azteca, separately, so if you like what you see - keep a look out!

My second piece to celebrate the Mexican “Dia de Los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) festival is called “La Danza Azteca”, and is intended to reflect the Aztec origins of the festival, and the troops of dancers known as “Concheros” who dance in public spaces throughout Mexico to honour the traditions and rituals of their pre-hispanic culture. 
My Conchero wears a headdress depicting Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain, water, and fertility, and a necklace bearing the image of Mictlantecuhtli, the God of the Dead and ruler of Mictlan, the Aztec underworld.
As usual, I’ve included some detail shots and the original concept sketch, if you’re interested.
If you like what you see, please also check out my earlier Day of the Dead post “La Calavera Catrina”. 

I’m confused! Is it hard to be humble when your partner is a border collie, or does working with a border collie keep you humble (i.e. make it hard not to be humble)?

Further development carbon fibre is a pain in the a..
Got the wheel arch vents, hood latches, the lighting detraction from the light lenses done and a little more detail on the spoiler.

@Smee Again recall being track side over the entire 5 day event that year which I remember was a mix of stinking hot mid 30°C weather throughout plus heaving crowds every day, side shows and an overall pervading smell of high octane fuel... basically a carnival like atmosphere but my abiding memory was the first time hearing live an earsplitting scream of a V10 F1 engine topped out, just meters away hurtling past on the back straight. Not like now with these current gen hybrids they're just too damn quiet, like elevator music to a stack of Marshall amps at an AC/DC concert, no flipping comparison at all... 
@Alfred coupled with making those text spelling and grammar corrections, also decided to tweak the drawing a bit, slight color correction here and there together with again utilizing the G'MIC filter plugin for GIMP to suggest a more prominent kind of 'heat haze' effect - Deformations > Textured Glass or trying to capture something as close to the reference I'd initially sourced for this project.

@Smee Again recall being track side over the entire 5 day event that year which I remember was a mix of stinking hot mid 30°C weather throughout plus heaving crowds every day, side shows and an overall pervading smell of high octane fuel... basically a carnival like atmosphere but my abiding memory was the first time hearing live an earsplitting scream of a V10 F1 engine topped out, just meters away hurtling past on the back straight. Not like now with these current gen hybrids they're just too damn quiet, like elevator music to a stack of Marshall amps at an AC/DC concert, no flipping comparison at all... 
@Alfred coupled with making those text spelling and grammar corrections, also decided to tweak the drawing a bit, slight color correction here and there together with again utilizing the G'MIC filter plugin for GIMP to suggest a more prominent kind of 'heat haze' effect - Deformations > Textured Glass or trying to capture something as close to the reference I'd initially sourced for this project.

Love me some open wheel F1 racing! Don't get to see much of it here in Arkansas.
Indy Cars have run and hid from open wheel racing.
Nothing quite like two open wheel racers at 150+ side by side . . . exciting stuff. When I raced simulators, was my favorite!

Is this all Vectors? if it is this is outstanding. If not  it still is outstanding.........Just a bit of Murryism😁

As an avid fan of Formula 1 racing, I practically grew up listening to the great man's commentary alongside his hilarious Murray'isms   "Unless I'm very much mistaken... and yes I am very much mistaken," "And now excuse me while I interrupt myself" "The first four cars are both on the same tyres" "Tambay's hopes, which were absolutely nil before, are absolutely zero now" "I imagine that the conditions in those cars today are totally unimaginable" "With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go".   Including this TV commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93igduisgzY   Over the intervening months since his passing earlier in the year, I've been off and on developing this drawing in AD as a personal tribute.
EDIT:
Please take note that the elaborate Rothman's badge either side of the front wing and back of the foreground figure, is free stock vectorized content. It's inclusion is simply due too the intricate calligraphy that I was unable to replicate accurately although all remaining elements of the drawing is my work. 

As an avid fan of Formula 1 racing, I practically grew up listening to the great man's commentary alongside his hilarious Murray'isms   "Unless I'm very much mistaken... and yes I am very much mistaken," "And now excuse me while I interrupt myself" "The first four cars are both on the same tyres" "Tambay's hopes, which were absolutely nil before, are absolutely zero now" "I imagine that the conditions in those cars today are totally unimaginable" "With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go".   Including this TV commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93igduisgzY   Over the intervening months since his passing earlier in the year, I've been off and on developing this drawing in AD as a personal tribute.
EDIT:
Please take note that the elaborate Rothman's badge either side of the front wing and back of the foreground figure, is free stock vectorized content. It's inclusion is simply due too the intricate calligraphy that I was unable to replicate accurately although all remaining elements of the drawing is my work.