Aces High "posters"

[Soulyss]

Many moons ago when I was a undergrad in college in the fine arts department I discovered I really enjoyed traditional print art and media.  Last week I really got to missing some of the work I used to do and since print equipment is rather expensive I decided I'd try my hand at making "digital" posters.

With that in mind I downloaded a copy of GIMP and with little to no experience with it set to work, I've always kind of liked the war time propaganda posters and that style is what I was trying to emulate a bit.  Ultimately I think I'd like to find the right combination of filters to take an in game screen shots and give it a similar appearance so I can create my own source material.  Once I can fine tune it a bit they would become either fun little projects to share with the community or use for upcoming scenario/special event announcements, hey one can dream right?


For example something like this might due for a Battle of Britain scenario

[BuckShot]

Nice job! A navy ship and a sub poster would be cool too. Some of the German navy sub propaganda was neat.

Not to nit pick, but did the Germans ever take Stukas to the UK?

~S~ Buck

[rpm]

a sub poster would be cool too.

Too bad there are no active subs in the game.

[BuckShot]

true. I thought he was just creating ww2 propaganda type posters.

If that's the case, some graphics of gliders cruising in would be sweet.

I'm using this one as a desktop for a bit.

[Stang]

Too bad there are no active subs in the game.

If there were 90% of the game population would be in them, thinking they would be the ultimate place to hide where the enemy hopefully can't find them or shoot back.

[BuckShot]

Sub HOs!

[TGG93]

I like the look of it!

Not to nit pick, but did the Germans ever take Stukas to the UK?

They did. They initially used them to attack shipping in the channel and later used them to attack the radar stations on the coast and airfields but losses were so high against the Hurricanes and Spitfires that they were almost completely withdrawn from service in Western Europe. By spring 1941 only 30 Stukas were stationed to attack the UK.

[Ack-Ack]

Not to nit pick, but did the Germans ever take Stukas to the UK?

~S~ Buck

Yes.

They did. They initially used them to attack shipping in the channel and later used them to attack the radar stations on the coast and airfields but losses were so high against the Hurricanes and Spitfires that they were almost completely withdrawn from service in Western Europe. By spring 1941 only 30 Stukas were stationed to attack the UK.

Two pictures showing a Ju87 augering (guessing it was shot down) into a home station radar tower.



ack-ack

[BuckShot]

Looks like they did. I'm surprised. Thanks AK!

~S~

[BuckShot]

...and TG. Thanks

~S~

[Slash27]

If there were 90% of the game population would be in them, thinking they would be the ultimate place to hide where the enemy hopefully can't find them or shoot back.

[Brooke]

Two pictures showing a Ju87 augering (guessing it was shot down) into a home station radar tower.

That's weird.  The two shots are from different angles, and in the 2nd shot, it looks like there is some screen or frame across the door that isn't in the shot 1.

[Vudu15]

Im positive those two shots are from the movie Battle of Britain. and it was an RC plane. here it is in the movie those look like pictures of the same plane from another angle.

http://youtu.be/RVBO61qg-kc?t=3m35s

[Guppy35]

Im positive those two shots are from the movie Battle of Britain. and it was an RC plane. here it is in the movie those look like pictures of the same plane from another angle.

http://youtu.be/RVBO61qg-kc?t=3m35s

Yep. B of B RC Stuka crashes

[zack1234]

Too bad there are no active subs in the game.

There are but you cannot see them