How to Create a Vintage Aircraft Nose Art Pin Up Effect in Photoshop

In today s Adobe Photoshop tutorial I m going to take you through the process of creating a WW2 aircraft nose art inspired image, featuring the classic girlridingabomb style pinup. Traditionally this style of artwork was handpainted on bombers to boost morale and to bring good luck to the planes, perhaps the most wellknown being the B17 Memphis Belle. These days it s an iconic art style that can still be found on custom trucks or hotrod door panels, on the back of motorcycle jackets, or vintage style posters and signs. Rather than painting the artwork by hand on the fuselage of a plane, we ll be making use of a handful of stock images to digitally compose the layout. A series of Photoshop filters and effects will give the lifelike photographs a painted appearance, then the whole design will be placed on a riveted metal surface and processed so the texture gives it the weathered appearance of an old bomber plane s decorative nose art. Get 10 Free Im