Another view

http://antihousewife.com/2009/09/under-construction This is another view of the Curtiss SBC-3 that I am using for my header art.

pay Aurogra I am not an artist, can’t draw a straight line let alone anything else representational. But I feel safe with Illustrator, a program I enjoy immensely.

A few years ago, I started poking around with 3D, because it allows me to do so much more. I started using Strata 3D, primarily because it works seamlessly with Illustrator and Photoshop. I draw my sections in Illustrator and paste them in Strata.

The impetus for the SBC was to do a profile for Norman Polmar’s Historic Aircraft column in the U.S. Naval Institute’s Naval History magazine. I can usually do a profile in a week or so, but that month I had more time, so tried it in 3D. I’m pretty happy with it. It’s a shame Naval History readers only get to see the profile (below) in the February 2016 issue.