How to draw and paint aircraft like a pro / Andrew Whyte ; text by Charlie and Ann Cooper.

Includes bibliographical references (page 158) and index.

Understanding flight principles -- Special considerations in aviation art -- Tools of the trade for drawing -- Putting your pencil to work -- Getting the story straight -- Creating depth with perspective -- Three dimensions via light and shadow -- Aircraft from the inside out -- Tools of the trade for painting -- Using color -- the painter's art -- Composition -- setting the scene -- Tools of the trade for digital illustration -- Some digital illustration techniques -- Creating paintings -- Appendix : The lighter side of aircraft art.

Let one of the world's greatest aircraft artists shows you how to turn your airplane doodles into aviation masterpieces. Whether you’re interested in limning the latest Dreamliner or Airbus A380 or depicting historic aircraft or dreaming up an airplane of your own, longtime aircraft design engineer Andy Whyte has the key to the proper approach, techniques, and tools. With co-authors Charlie and Ann Cooper, Whyte offers expert advice and instruction on perspective, light, and shadow; sketching, drawing, and painting planes, horizons, skies, and backgrounds; detail work on aircraft wings, cockpits, and landing gear; and creating cutaways and scale drawings. For the more technologically inclined artist, he also includes a chapter on computer illustration of aircraft, with tips on the software and accessories you’ll need to get started.