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We present to your attention a selection of posters that have recently attracted attention. These posters were the most viewed, bought, and discussed on social media.
Why do I only draw civilian planes?
For many years I have been drawing only civilian aircraft. I did not choose this direction of my creativity by chance. Civil aviation is the least represented topic among aviation artists.
My mission is to provide civil aviation pilots around the world with the opportunity to preserve the memory of the most important steps in their flying career, to remember every plane they flew and pass this memory on to descendants.
I am one of those who looks at the sky.
My mission is to provide civil aviation pilots around the world with the opportunity to preserve the memory of the most important steps in their flying career, to remember every plane they flew and pass this memory on to descendants.
I am one of those who looks at the sky.
A random poster
Boeing 767-400 Delta Air Lines
Registration: N826MH
Type: 767-432ER
Engines: 2 × GE CF6-80C2B8F
Serial Number: 29713
First flight: Nov 18, 1999
Registration: N826MH
Type: 767-432ER
Engines: 2 × GE CF6-80C2B8F
Serial Number: 29713
First flight: Nov 18, 1999
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. It is the second-oldest operating commercial airline in the U.S. Delta Air Lines began operating the Boeing 767-400ER as the global launch customer, placing an initial order for 21 aircraft in April 1997. The variant was specifically chosen to replace Delta's aging Lockheed L-1011 TriStar fleet on high-volume routes because it offered significantly lower operating costs and a 21-foot fuselage stretch for more capacity.
A close look
Fragments
More about our posters
All the drawings on this site are made by me from the beginning (creating an airplane template) to the final product — the design of the finished drawing into a full-fledged artwork. Unlike the technical drawing, our posters, in addition to the profile of the aircraft, include a photo collage unique for each poster, logically related to the depicted aircraft. We were the first to use such a combination in the world, offering also, along with the design background, two more background options — a Dark theme and a Plain one — for aesthetes and collectors.
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The main character of the posters is an airliner.
The planes I drew are on the next page.
The planes I drew are on the next page.
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In the days leading up to my forced work pause, I was busy sorting through finished but unpublished drawings. This often happens: you submit an order, send a package to a client, and there is already another one waiting in line—and it’s urgent—followed by a third and a fourth… There is simply no time left to publish what has already been completed. As a result, I had accumulated finished drawings that were not yet in my catalog. And now is exactly the time to bring all unfinished projects to their logical conclusion.
Airbus A319 & A320 Spirit Airlines
I will start immediately with two posters from one airline—Spirit Airlines. In our last issue, I talked about the first poster in this series, featuring a bright yellow A320. This time we present two more prints that, together with the first one, illustrate a segment of the airline’s livery history starting from 2004.
The "Pixel" livery appeared in 2002 on McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft, but back then it was blue in color. In 2004, when new Airbus A320 family aircraft began joining Spirit’s fleet, it was modified to visually emphasize the beginning of a "new era." The color scheme underwent significant changes. It was the same livery, but now it was "Silver Pixel" on a light gray background.
Despite looking very solid, this new pixel livery lasted only three years. In 2007, the company introduced a completely new paint scheme that looked nothing like its previous sophisticated "suit." It was called "Birthday Cake." The second poster in today’s collection is dedicated to this.
I could talk about aviation liveries for a very long time—it's my favorite topic. I could write a blog article about how Spirit changed its styles, but for a complete picture I am missing a couple of posters from that era when they flew MD-80s. So maybe someday later if this material is in demand.
In conclusion, all three new posters from this airline (including one from our last news issue) were drawn by order of one of Spirit’s employees. And you can find several more posters drawn earlier in our catalog. Despite the relentless passage of time, Spirit will remain with us on Aviaposter prints.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Alitalia
This past winter and spring saw increased interest in Alitalia posters, so we expanded our collection of this former national carrier. A new poster was drawn by order at the beginning of spring. Our collection already has one MD-11 Alitalia poster that you can still find in our catalog.
The aircraft on these posters have one difference that is imperceptible to an ordinary person but very significant for an aviation fan. On the new poster, the aircraft is in an all-passenger configuration, while on the previous one it was a combi (passenger-freighter) model. Indeed, in the early 90s, MD-11s delivered to Alitalia’s fleet straight from the factory had different configurations.
Now that I have dug up these files from my hard drive archives, my collection has become more complete.
Boeing 767−300 Transaero
The next poster from my winter work is now mature enough for publication in our catalog.
Founded in December 1990, Transaero entered history as the first private airline to receive permission for scheduled flights in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. Over time, it grew into the country’s second-largest air carrier after state-owned Aeroflot.
The airline’s fleet numbered over a hundred aircraft, including these 17 beauties—the Boeing 767−300s. This poster is about one of them.
Boeing 737−200Adv America West Airlines
And again—a poster born last cold and snowy winter. The drawing was ordered and delivered to the client in "Dark Theme," so I created the background for it right before publishing it on the website.
For the landscape behind the aircraft, as usual, I used fragments of dozens of Arizona landscape photos. I did a bit of magic by equalizing their color palette and sharpness into a single picture. After that, all that was left was to "stitch" them together… and attach my version of the sky.
Every time this process starts with a blank canvas. Unfortunately, there is no button on my keyboard labeled "Background for Boeing 737−200Adv America West Airlines." And even that vaunted AI’s "eyes glaze over" at a request for an image at 12k resolution.
Douglas C-47 Four Star Air Cargo
In March we published a poster in our catalog featuring Tanzanian airline Indigo Aviation’s Douglas C-47 registered as 5H-DAK.
This time we have a similar story, but we move to another part of the world—to Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea.
A small Puerto Rican cargo airline, Four Star Air Cargo, connected Puerto Rico with the American and British Virgin Islands. Its fleet consisted of six Douglas DC-3/C-47s—old but still sturdy aircraft that handled their tasks well. But one of them stood out: N138FS had a small drawing on its nose fairing—the famous cartoon pilot Snoopy.
I never thought that as part of my project I would have to draw this dog. But here he is.
SAAB 2000 Aleutian Airways
The last poster in today’s selection is a turboprop from the Aleutian Islands. This is my fresh work that hasn’t made it into our archive yet.
It’s been a long time since I’ve drawn a SAAB 2000. To be honest, this is only my second poster with such an aircraft, so before starting I updated my template which was originally drawn back in 2019.
At the client’s request, the aircraft stands against the backdrop of Ballyhoo Mountain—a prominent peak 503 meters (1650 feet) high located on Amaknak Island within Unalaska city limits (Alaska). Being the highest point on the island, it juts sharply out of the water overhanging the local airport.
That’s what we have for this selection of posters this time around. I found time to complete all unfinished projects and publish them.
True enough, I’ve already started drawing several new posters, but finishing them will have to wait until after my doctor allows me to return to work.
Airbus A319 & A320 Spirit Airlines
I will start immediately with two posters from one airline—Spirit Airlines. In our last issue, I talked about the first poster in this series, featuring a bright yellow A320. This time we present two more prints that, together with the first one, illustrate a segment of the airline’s livery history starting from 2004.
The "Pixel" livery appeared in 2002 on McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft, but back then it was blue in color. In 2004, when new Airbus A320 family aircraft began joining Spirit’s fleet, it was modified to visually emphasize the beginning of a "new era." The color scheme underwent significant changes. It was the same livery, but now it was "Silver Pixel" on a light gray background.
Despite looking very solid, this new pixel livery lasted only three years. In 2007, the company introduced a completely new paint scheme that looked nothing like its previous sophisticated "suit." It was called "Birthday Cake." The second poster in today’s collection is dedicated to this.
I could talk about aviation liveries for a very long time—it's my favorite topic. I could write a blog article about how Spirit changed its styles, but for a complete picture I am missing a couple of posters from that era when they flew MD-80s. So maybe someday later if this material is in demand.
In conclusion, all three new posters from this airline (including one from our last news issue) were drawn by order of one of Spirit’s employees. And you can find several more posters drawn earlier in our catalog. Despite the relentless passage of time, Spirit will remain with us on Aviaposter prints.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Alitalia
This past winter and spring saw increased interest in Alitalia posters, so we expanded our collection of this former national carrier. A new poster was drawn by order at the beginning of spring. Our collection already has one MD-11 Alitalia poster that you can still find in our catalog.
The aircraft on these posters have one difference that is imperceptible to an ordinary person but very significant for an aviation fan. On the new poster, the aircraft is in an all-passenger configuration, while on the previous one it was a combi (passenger-freighter) model. Indeed, in the early 90s, MD-11s delivered to Alitalia’s fleet straight from the factory had different configurations.
Now that I have dug up these files from my hard drive archives, my collection has become more complete.
Boeing 767−300 Transaero
The next poster from my winter work is now mature enough for publication in our catalog.
Founded in December 1990, Transaero entered history as the first private airline to receive permission for scheduled flights in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. Over time, it grew into the country’s second-largest air carrier after state-owned Aeroflot.
The airline’s fleet numbered over a hundred aircraft, including these 17 beauties—the Boeing 767−300s. This poster is about one of them.
Boeing 737−200Adv America West Airlines
And again—a poster born last cold and snowy winter. The drawing was ordered and delivered to the client in "Dark Theme," so I created the background for it right before publishing it on the website.
For the landscape behind the aircraft, as usual, I used fragments of dozens of Arizona landscape photos. I did a bit of magic by equalizing their color palette and sharpness into a single picture. After that, all that was left was to "stitch" them together… and attach my version of the sky.
Every time this process starts with a blank canvas. Unfortunately, there is no button on my keyboard labeled "Background for Boeing 737−200Adv America West Airlines." And even that vaunted AI’s "eyes glaze over" at a request for an image at 12k resolution.
Douglas C-47 Four Star Air Cargo
In March we published a poster in our catalog featuring Tanzanian airline Indigo Aviation’s Douglas C-47 registered as 5H-DAK.
This time we have a similar story, but we move to another part of the world—to Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea.
A small Puerto Rican cargo airline, Four Star Air Cargo, connected Puerto Rico with the American and British Virgin Islands. Its fleet consisted of six Douglas DC-3/C-47s—old but still sturdy aircraft that handled their tasks well. But one of them stood out: N138FS had a small drawing on its nose fairing—the famous cartoon pilot Snoopy.
I never thought that as part of my project I would have to draw this dog. But here he is.
SAAB 2000 Aleutian Airways
The last poster in today’s selection is a turboprop from the Aleutian Islands. This is my fresh work that hasn’t made it into our archive yet.
It’s been a long time since I’ve drawn a SAAB 2000. To be honest, this is only my second poster with such an aircraft, so before starting I updated my template which was originally drawn back in 2019.
At the client’s request, the aircraft stands against the backdrop of Ballyhoo Mountain—a prominent peak 503 meters (1650 feet) high located on Amaknak Island within Unalaska city limits (Alaska). Being the highest point on the island, it juts sharply out of the water overhanging the local airport.
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That’s what we have for this selection of posters this time around. I found time to complete all unfinished projects and publish them.
True enough, I’ve already started drawing several new posters, but finishing them will have to wait until after my doctor allows me to return to work.
Wishing everyone all good things and success!
News from the Art Workshop
Sorting Through Unpublished Work...
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Alitalia
Registration: I-DUPB
Named: Pietro Mascagni
Type: MD-11 P
Engines: 3 x GE CF6-80C2D1F
Serial Number: 48 431
First flight: Mar 1993
Alitalia — Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. was established on 16 September 1946 as Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali and started operations on 5 May 1947. It was formed as a result of an Anglo-Italian agreement and was funded by the Italian government and British European Airways (BEA). Its popular name, Alitalia, is an Italian portmanteau of the words ali (wings) and Italia (Italy). Alitalia operated a fleet of eight McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft between 1991 and 2009, primarily for long-haul passenger and cargo routes. As the sole customer for the MD-11C (Combi) variant, these versatile trijets featured the iconic green, white, and red livery, serving destinations like Hong Kong and Los Angeles before being sold or converted to full-freighters.
Registration: I-DUPB
Named: Pietro Mascagni
Type: MD-11 P
Engines: 3 x GE CF6-80C2D1F
Serial Number: 48 431
First flight: Mar 1993
Alitalia — Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. was established on 16 September 1946 as Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali and started operations on 5 May 1947. It was formed as a result of an Anglo-Italian agreement and was funded by the Italian government and British European Airways (BEA). Its popular name, Alitalia, is an Italian portmanteau of the words ali (wings) and Italia (Italy). Alitalia operated a fleet of eight McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft between 1991 and 2009, primarily for long-haul passenger and cargo routes. As the sole customer for the MD-11C (Combi) variant, these versatile trijets featured the iconic green, white, and red livery, serving destinations like Hong Kong and Los Angeles before being sold or converted to full-freighters.
Airbus A320 Spirit Airlines
Registration: N626NK
Type: A320-232
Engines: 2 x IAE V2527-A5
Serial Number: 5915
First flight: Feb 3, 2014
Spirit Airlines, Inc. was an American ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. The airline operated scheduled flights throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. In 2023, it was the seventh-largest passenger carrier in North America and the region’s largest ultra-low-cost carrier. In 1983, the airline service was founded in Macomb County, Michigan, by Ned Homfeld as Charter One Airlines, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas. The "Birthday Cake" livery (also known as the "Skittles" livery) was a colorful, festive aircraft design used by Spirit Airlines between 2007 and 2014.
Registration: N626NK
Type: A320-232
Engines: 2 x IAE V2527-A5
Serial Number: 5915
First flight: Feb 3, 2014
Spirit Airlines, Inc. was an American ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. The airline operated scheduled flights throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. In 2023, it was the seventh-largest passenger carrier in North America and the region’s largest ultra-low-cost carrier. In 1983, the airline service was founded in Macomb County, Michigan, by Ned Homfeld as Charter One Airlines, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas. The "Birthday Cake" livery (also known as the "Skittles" livery) was a colorful, festive aircraft design used by Spirit Airlines between 2007 and 2014.
Airbus A319 Spirit Airlines
Registration: N522NK
Named: Spirit of Las Vegas
Type: A319-132
Engines: 2 x IAE V2524-A5
Serial Number: 2893
First flight: Sep 25, 2006
Spirit Airlines, Inc. was an American ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. The airline operated scheduled flights throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. In 2023, it was the seventh-largest passenger carrier in North America and the region’s largest ultra-low-cost carrier. In 1983, the airline service was founded in Macomb County, Michigan, by Ned Homfeld as Charter One Airlines, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas. The "pixel" livery refers to two iconic, historic aircraft paint schemes used by Spirit Airlines prior to adopting their last bright yellow branding.
Registration: N522NK
Named: Spirit of Las Vegas
Type: A319-132
Engines: 2 x IAE V2524-A5
Serial Number: 2893
First flight: Sep 25, 2006
Spirit Airlines, Inc. was an American ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. The airline operated scheduled flights throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. In 2023, it was the seventh-largest passenger carrier in North America and the region’s largest ultra-low-cost carrier. In 1983, the airline service was founded in Macomb County, Michigan, by Ned Homfeld as Charter One Airlines, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas. The "pixel" livery refers to two iconic, historic aircraft paint schemes used by Spirit Airlines prior to adopting their last bright yellow branding.
Boeing 767−300 Transaero
Registration: EI-DBF
Type: 767−3Q8ER
Engines: 2 x PW PW4000
Serial Number: 24 745
First flight: Feb 14, 1991
Transaero Airlines, a leading Russian carrier, was founded in 1991. It operated scheduled and charter flights to over 150 domestic and international destinations across Europe, Asia, America, and Africa, delivering high-quality service. The fleet comprised more than 100 aircraft of various types, enabling flexible operations on short- and long-haul routes. Transaero’s main hubs were Moscow Vnukovo and Domodedovo Airports and Saint Petersburg Airport, with further bases throughout Russia. Transaero ceased operations in 2015, leaving a lasting legacy in Russian aviation history. In total, the company’s fleet consisted of 17 Boeing 767−300ER aircraft operating on popular routes. The aircraft with registration EI-DBF was one of the first aircraft of this type in Transaero.
Registration: EI-DBF
Type: 767−3Q8ER
Engines: 2 x PW PW4000
Serial Number: 24 745
First flight: Feb 14, 1991
Transaero Airlines, a leading Russian carrier, was founded in 1991. It operated scheduled and charter flights to over 150 domestic and international destinations across Europe, Asia, America, and Africa, delivering high-quality service. The fleet comprised more than 100 aircraft of various types, enabling flexible operations on short- and long-haul routes. Transaero’s main hubs were Moscow Vnukovo and Domodedovo Airports and Saint Petersburg Airport, with further bases throughout Russia. Transaero ceased operations in 2015, leaving a lasting legacy in Russian aviation history. In total, the company’s fleet consisted of 17 Boeing 767−300ER aircraft operating on popular routes. The aircraft with registration EI-DBF was one of the first aircraft of this type in Transaero.
Boeing 737−200Adv America West Airlines
Registration: N178AW
Type: 737-200
Engines: 2 x PW JT8D-15
Serial Number: 22 645
First flight: May 27, 1981
America West Airlines was an airline in the United States that operated from 1981 until it merged with US Airways in 2007. It was headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. Its main hub was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with secondary hubs at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada and John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. America West served about 100 cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico. America West began operations on August 1, 1983, with three Boeing 737s. Later that year, the company leased seven more aircraft. The Boeing 737−200 was the foundational workhorse for America West Airlines from its inception in 1983 until the fleet’s gradual retirement in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Registration: N178AW
Type: 737-200
Engines: 2 x PW JT8D-15
Serial Number: 22 645
First flight: May 27, 1981
America West Airlines was an airline in the United States that operated from 1981 until it merged with US Airways in 2007. It was headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. Its main hub was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with secondary hubs at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada and John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. America West served about 100 cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico. America West began operations on August 1, 1983, with three Boeing 737s. Later that year, the company leased seven more aircraft. The Boeing 737−200 was the foundational workhorse for America West Airlines from its inception in 1983 until the fleet’s gradual retirement in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Douglas C-47 Four Star Air Cargo
Registration: N138FS
Named: Snoopy
Type: C-47A-45-DL
Engines: 2 x PW R-1830−92
Serial Number: 9967
First flight: 1943
Four Star Air Cargo was a cargo airline based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It operated cargo services within the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and to Puerto Rico. Its main base was Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. The airline was established and started operations on January 1, 1982 in Saint Thomas, the United States Virgin Islands but it later moved its offices to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Four Star Air Cargo was wholly owned by Four Star Aviation Inc. It ceased operation in December 2009. The Four Star Air cargo aircraft fleet included six vintage Douglas DC-3 transport aircraft. One aircraft with registration N138FS had its own name Snoopy.
Registration: N138FS
Named: Snoopy
Type: C-47A-45-DL
Engines: 2 x PW R-1830−92
Serial Number: 9967
First flight: 1943
Four Star Air Cargo was a cargo airline based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It operated cargo services within the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and to Puerto Rico. Its main base was Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. The airline was established and started operations on January 1, 1982 in Saint Thomas, the United States Virgin Islands but it later moved its offices to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Four Star Air Cargo was wholly owned by Four Star Aviation Inc. It ceased operation in December 2009. The Four Star Air cargo aircraft fleet included six vintage Douglas DC-3 transport aircraft. One aircraft with registration N138FS had its own name Snoopy.
SAAB 2000 Aleutian Airways
Registration: N683SA
Type: Saab 2000
Engines: 2 x Allison AE 2100A
Serial Number: 2000−005
First flight: May 14, 1993
Aleutian Airways is commercial regional airline based in Alaska and is a joint venture between Sterling Airways and Alaska Seaplanes. The airline operates out of its main base at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), and flying scheduled and charter routes across Southwest and Western Alaska, to such localities as Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor, Unalakleet and others. Aleutian Airways was launched to fill critical regional travel gaps following previous carrier liquidations. It commenced its inaugural scheduled flight operations on November 16, 2022. The airline operates Swedish-made Saab 2000 aircraft. These 50-seat high-speed turboprops serve as the backbone for long-distance routes over the Aleutian Chain.
Registration: N683SA
Type: Saab 2000
Engines: 2 x Allison AE 2100A
Serial Number: 2000−005
First flight: May 14, 1993
Aleutian Airways is commercial regional airline based in Alaska and is a joint venture between Sterling Airways and Alaska Seaplanes. The airline operates out of its main base at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), and flying scheduled and charter routes across Southwest and Western Alaska, to such localities as Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor, Unalakleet and others. Aleutian Airways was launched to fill critical regional travel gaps following previous carrier liquidations. It commenced its inaugural scheduled flight operations on November 16, 2022. The airline operates Swedish-made Saab 2000 aircraft. These 50-seat high-speed turboprops serve as the backbone for long-distance routes over the Aleutian Chain.
More Posters!
Hey everyone! Welcome to another issue of our virtual newspaper where I talk about new posters. Lately, I've been busy sorting through unfinished works, cleaning up the archives, and, of course, fulfilling new orders. As a result, we have something to show you today. As usual, the characters for our prints are airplanes from different continents – both modern ones still flying and those long retired. Big and not so big. Let's go!
This selection includes two posters that were drawn not by commission, but to illustrate an article in a blog post about the branding agency Landor. In the previous issue, such a poster was the Saudia Boeing 787-10 in its new-old livery designed by this agency. Today, we present to your attention the last two posters from that publication: the Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-400 and the Garuda Indonesia McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Although these posters were created by me specifically for the website, their prints can be ordered and purchased in our catalog, on par with all my other seven hundred-plus works. Our blog post will tell you more about these aircraft, airlines, and liveries in a two-part series.
A bright yellow airplane against a deep blue sky – the Airbus A320neo Spirit Airlines poster has some sad notes to it. It's unusual to speak about this airline in the past tense; everything happened too quickly. About six or seven years ago, under one of my posts featuring a bright yellow plane on social media, someone left a comment with very critical remarks about the company. Back then, I advised them to look at the poster from a different angle and think that perhaps someone took their first flight on it, while someone else ended their flying career; for one person, it might have been a memorable journey towards their dream, and for another – a long-awaited return home. Behind every airplane lie thousands of unique personal stories. I remember my opponent's reply: "I never thought you could look at a simple drawing of an airplane from such a point of view." The poster is now available in the catalog, and soon two more will join it – they're already being worked on.
Boeing 747-400 Air France – this poster was drawn exactly ten years ago. It’s time to bring it up to modern standards and put it back into the catalog. The model has been updated, a new background has been drawn, a "Dark Theme" theme has been added, and a new description has been written. But there's something else here as well. In the future, this poster will appear in our news again – this is just the beginning of the next project. For now, this French "Jumbo" is simply another updated poster.
Two years ago, my wife and I visited Armenia – a mountainous country located beyond the Caucasus Range. We got a ton of unforgettable impressions from walking the streets of the ancient city of Gyumri, which isn't centuries old, but millennia! Getting acquainted with the history of such places has been my passion since childhood. On our way home, after our plane had vacated the runway at Vnukovo Airport, I saw out the window another plane landing right behind us, arriving from Armenia – that's how I met the Shirak Avia Boeing 737-500. And recently, we received a commission to draw this airplane – and here's the result.
And finally, today's issue features the "Speed Bird" from the shores of the "Foggy Albion" – the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER. This is just a standard update of a poster originally created in 2019. New background, new model, and "Dark Theme" – everything that's usually part of the update procedure.
Soon, several more new posters will appear here. They are all currently in production, at various stages of completion. I'll try to manage one more release before my hospitalization.
More posters – good and diverse!
Hey everyone! Welcome to another issue of our virtual newspaper where I talk about new posters. Lately, I've been busy sorting through unfinished works, cleaning up the archives, and, of course, fulfilling new orders. As a result, we have something to show you today. As usual, the characters for our prints are airplanes from different continents – both modern ones still flying and those long retired. Big and not so big. Let's go!
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This selection includes two posters that were drawn not by commission, but to illustrate an article in a blog post about the branding agency Landor. In the previous issue, such a poster was the Saudia Boeing 787-10 in its new-old livery designed by this agency. Today, we present to your attention the last two posters from that publication: the Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-400 and the Garuda Indonesia McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Although these posters were created by me specifically for the website, their prints can be ordered and purchased in our catalog, on par with all my other seven hundred-plus works. Our blog post will tell you more about these aircraft, airlines, and liveries in a two-part series.
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A bright yellow airplane against a deep blue sky – the Airbus A320neo Spirit Airlines poster has some sad notes to it. It's unusual to speak about this airline in the past tense; everything happened too quickly. About six or seven years ago, under one of my posts featuring a bright yellow plane on social media, someone left a comment with very critical remarks about the company. Back then, I advised them to look at the poster from a different angle and think that perhaps someone took their first flight on it, while someone else ended their flying career; for one person, it might have been a memorable journey towards their dream, and for another – a long-awaited return home. Behind every airplane lie thousands of unique personal stories. I remember my opponent's reply: "I never thought you could look at a simple drawing of an airplane from such a point of view." The poster is now available in the catalog, and soon two more will join it – they're already being worked on.
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Boeing 747-400 Air France – this poster was drawn exactly ten years ago. It’s time to bring it up to modern standards and put it back into the catalog. The model has been updated, a new background has been drawn, a "Dark Theme" theme has been added, and a new description has been written. But there's something else here as well. In the future, this poster will appear in our news again – this is just the beginning of the next project. For now, this French "Jumbo" is simply another updated poster.
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Two years ago, my wife and I visited Armenia – a mountainous country located beyond the Caucasus Range. We got a ton of unforgettable impressions from walking the streets of the ancient city of Gyumri, which isn't centuries old, but millennia! Getting acquainted with the history of such places has been my passion since childhood. On our way home, after our plane had vacated the runway at Vnukovo Airport, I saw out the window another plane landing right behind us, arriving from Armenia – that's how I met the Shirak Avia Boeing 737-500. And recently, we received a commission to draw this airplane – and here's the result.
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And finally, today's issue features the "Speed Bird" from the shores of the "Foggy Albion" – the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER. This is just a standard update of a poster originally created in 2019. New background, new model, and "Dark Theme" – everything that's usually part of the update procedure.
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Soon, several more new posters will appear here. They are all currently in production, at various stages of completion. I'll try to manage one more release before my hospitalization.
More posters – good and diverse!
News #15/1
The Magnificent Five
In this issue, I present five posters that have joined our collection over the two weeks since the last catalog news update. Such rapid additions are due to a backlog of unpublished works that had accumulated since the beginning of the year. Just as many finished posters are still waiting their turn, and I will try to complete them by the next issue. So, let's go!
The Tanzanian Douglas
A true rarity – a Tanzanian Douglas C-47 – a find for connoisseurs and a collector's dream. This small African airline existed for just one year. Its name is Indigo Aviation – not to be confused with the Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo; they simply share a similar name. The airline's fleet consisted of two Douglases, tasked with providing daily connections between the islands of Pemba, Zanzibar, and Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam.
Drawing old aircraft like the DC-3 is a special pleasure. There is no standard set of external equipment. And when you start working on another aircraft, you have to draw most of the details from scratch. This plane was no exception.
A Soviet Regional Aircraft from the Fifties
Continuing the theme of old aircraft, I updated a poster featuring a Soviet Aeroflot plane straight from the 1950s – the Il-14. The appearance of this model in my collection became a story of its own. I spent three wonderful days at an airfield in the company of enthusiasts who had restored two Il-14s to flying condition, and those aircraft became the basis for the future model in our project.
During those days, I met a real live bear! And not just any bear – an aviation bear, living at the airfield in its own enclosure with all the amenities, including a swimming pool, right next to the planes. If you don't know the bear Mansur, check out his public social media – it's worth a look.
But back to the poster. This poster has now been updated for the second time, and on this occasion I undertook the work simply because I really wanted to see it in a new light. That's what inspiration is all about.
A Livery as Meditation
The Boeing 737-800 of the airline Rossiya is a completely new poster, drawn on commission a couple of months ago. Working with liveries like this requires finding your Zen – a state of complete inner calm, composure, harmony, and mindfulness; stepping back from the noise, feeling balance, and seeing the true essence of things while living "here and now." Every design element must fall into place with its own individual perspective distortion, to create the illusion of volume on a flat sheet of paper. This is my fourth work with this livery, and judging by client feedback, I pulled it off.
Precision in the Details
Every poster I make has its own story and its own unique features, even if I have drawn this model and livery many times before. There is always something that sets this particular aircraft apart from its siblings. This poster was commissioned in the livery that United Airlines inherited from its merger with Continental. It was delivered to the client in that form. However, when the time came to publish the poster on the website, I redrew the aircraft in the company's newer blue color scheme. Our collection already had one Embraer 175 of Mesa Airlines in the older livery, so I repainted the aircraft to add more variety to the catalog. And, of course, the livery had its own quirks.
Simply transferring a previously drawn livery with the registration number and small-print airline name swapped out didn't work! The first thing that caught the eye was the halftones on the tail fin. The light gradient wasn't carried through to its logical conclusion – it looked as though it had been cut off. At first I thought it was a defect in the photograph or a trick of light and shadow. But no – the halftone dots really did abruptly break their neat rows, crudely severing the designer's intent. Those were small dots, but the most prominent element of the livery – the wavy blue line along the fuselage – looked identical at first glance yet differed ever so slightly from the previous work (Expressjet N605UX). There were other small differences too, such as a different font on the registration number. That's my job – to notice the unnoticeable!
The Old New Livery
Rounding out our "Magnificent Five" is the Dreamliner of Saudia airline. This poster was not made on commission – yes, that happens too. I needed it to illustrate a blog article about the work of the renowned agency Landor Associates, who have created many iconic liveries for airlines large and small around the world. The poster depicts the airline's new livery, which neatly confirms the idea that everything new is simply well-forgotten old. And I decided to draw this aircraft outside of any commission simply because it is truly a beautiful piece of work.
In this issue, I present five posters that have joined our collection over the two weeks since the last catalog news update. Such rapid additions are due to a backlog of unpublished works that had accumulated since the beginning of the year. Just as many finished posters are still waiting their turn, and I will try to complete them by the next issue. So, let's go!
The Tanzanian Douglas
A true rarity – a Tanzanian Douglas C-47 – a find for connoisseurs and a collector's dream. This small African airline existed for just one year. Its name is Indigo Aviation – not to be confused with the Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo; they simply share a similar name. The airline's fleet consisted of two Douglases, tasked with providing daily connections between the islands of Pemba, Zanzibar, and Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam.
Drawing old aircraft like the DC-3 is a special pleasure. There is no standard set of external equipment. And when you start working on another aircraft, you have to draw most of the details from scratch. This plane was no exception.
A Soviet Regional Aircraft from the Fifties
Continuing the theme of old aircraft, I updated a poster featuring a Soviet Aeroflot plane straight from the 1950s – the Il-14. The appearance of this model in my collection became a story of its own. I spent three wonderful days at an airfield in the company of enthusiasts who had restored two Il-14s to flying condition, and those aircraft became the basis for the future model in our project.
During those days, I met a real live bear! And not just any bear – an aviation bear, living at the airfield in its own enclosure with all the amenities, including a swimming pool, right next to the planes. If you don't know the bear Mansur, check out his public social media – it's worth a look.
But back to the poster. This poster has now been updated for the second time, and on this occasion I undertook the work simply because I really wanted to see it in a new light. That's what inspiration is all about.
A Livery as Meditation
The Boeing 737-800 of the airline Rossiya is a completely new poster, drawn on commission a couple of months ago. Working with liveries like this requires finding your Zen – a state of complete inner calm, composure, harmony, and mindfulness; stepping back from the noise, feeling balance, and seeing the true essence of things while living "here and now." Every design element must fall into place with its own individual perspective distortion, to create the illusion of volume on a flat sheet of paper. This is my fourth work with this livery, and judging by client feedback, I pulled it off.
Precision in the Details
Every poster I make has its own story and its own unique features, even if I have drawn this model and livery many times before. There is always something that sets this particular aircraft apart from its siblings. This poster was commissioned in the livery that United Airlines inherited from its merger with Continental. It was delivered to the client in that form. However, when the time came to publish the poster on the website, I redrew the aircraft in the company's newer blue color scheme. Our collection already had one Embraer 175 of Mesa Airlines in the older livery, so I repainted the aircraft to add more variety to the catalog. And, of course, the livery had its own quirks.
Simply transferring a previously drawn livery with the registration number and small-print airline name swapped out didn't work! The first thing that caught the eye was the halftones on the tail fin. The light gradient wasn't carried through to its logical conclusion – it looked as though it had been cut off. At first I thought it was a defect in the photograph or a trick of light and shadow. But no – the halftone dots really did abruptly break their neat rows, crudely severing the designer's intent. Those were small dots, but the most prominent element of the livery – the wavy blue line along the fuselage – looked identical at first glance yet differed ever so slightly from the previous work (Expressjet N605UX). There were other small differences too, such as a different font on the registration number. That's my job – to notice the unnoticeable!
The Old New Livery
Rounding out our "Magnificent Five" is the Dreamliner of Saudia airline. This poster was not made on commission – yes, that happens too. I needed it to illustrate a blog article about the work of the renowned agency Landor Associates, who have created many iconic liveries for airlines large and small around the world. The poster depicts the airline's new livery, which neatly confirms the idea that everything new is simply well-forgotten old. And I decided to draw this aircraft outside of any commission simply because it is truly a beautiful piece of work.
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