I know that there is a desire to keep the screenshot thread pure. So, since electrons are cheap let's open up another thread dedicated to WOFF art. Don't know if there is enough interest to keep it going, but what the hey.

In the spirit of inclusion, feel free to post anything you want here that has been altered from the original screen, (Sweet FX, mods, photo editing).

This is about self expression, so have at it. Get out your fingerpaints, macaroni art, and glitter and have a ball!

The couple that I have:

Deacon

I going to post some shots that I have taken, that "move" me at least, when I get home later this evening.

I think this thread may become well posted going forward. I have seen some "WOFF art" shots over the years by many forum members, that have just been beautiful.

you should send some of these to Aris who made a really nice art mod for the still screens on startup.....replacing the revolver, gas mask, helmet.....I'd love to see some these cycle around every day

I'm in. Here's my Halb series.

Burn baby, burn!

A bit of an abstraction, didn't want it to be too cartoonish. S

Some shots I enjoy.

Some fine prints here folks!

Tnx

In keeping with Fullofit's theme, I present you guys with this one.

Very cool stuff and a great variety of "mediums" as it were.

Some comic relief.

I posted these in the screneshot thread when discussing some of the gimp tools, but I'll toss them up here (Click to enlarge and see the effects better).

First tried to create and oil painting effect on canvas, "Buzzing the General's Daughter". Hey, he brought her to see the airfield, I was just making her feel welcome!




This one was an attempt to create an old photo.

I was thinking the same thing when I loaded that mod up; Should get some player screen shots in there.

Albs up front:

Those are great Fullofit, especially the last one.

Beard

Those are great Fullofit, especially the last one.

Beard

Thanks BB, I was trying a different technique with that last one to try and keep as much detail as possible, as it tends to disappear when applying these filters.

Like the middle one the best. Great shot.

Watch your six, dammit! Who are those guys?

Here are three more. The first I tried something called Softglow, it looks ok. The last two I just applied the Canvas filter and I think that might be my favorite filter.

"Howdy"

That is hilarious.

That was my pilot in Olham's DID campaign and he was naturally from Texas.

Does clicking a mouse several times qualify me as an Artist? In my eyes absolutely not, but as for me, this is my sick attempt to express what my eye sees and loves but just cannot coordinate my mind and hands to produce on canvas with oil paints. This is my poor rendering of an impressionist artists paintings. Maybe some will enjoy them as I do, but if you don't, my apologies in advance, move along, this is not the droid you are looking for.

S!Blade<><

Really like the pencil sketch.

He Heh - what's the pilot's name - Butch Cassidy or Sundance Kid?

SB, Yes!

--"JUMP!!"

--"JUMP? I Can't swim"

--"You won't need to swim, the fall'll kill 'ya!" S

Steve, that is freaking AWESOME!

Just another lightly oiled WOFF shot.

Not the best framing, but love the damage model in this one.

D211, Thanks, S

Here come the SPADS, all dressed in ... what colour rhymes with SPADS? [img]

Nice Fullofit! What color, (sorry colour) rhymes with SPADS? Don't know.

SteveW, I'm pretty sure it's not white.

FOit, probably not. Maybe BAD**S. S

If nobody is shooting at me and we're flying safely home, maybe I could accompany these with Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic". S

Plaid,

Beard

Good one, Beard!

Making it back alone..

Stunning work guys!!! Very well done.

Finally got around to checking out this thread. Some great pics here! A while back (WOFF2) I thought that it would be fun to create some "art" featuring these beautiful machines, courtesy of WOFF's wonderful graphics. One of my favorites was this early Albatros, doctored a bit with Gimp...




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Great stuff guys, this is a fun thread. Like that solo 'Einie' by cptroyce, man it's a big sky with these little planes! And going home alone. These pilots were truly on their own. Wow! SW

Thanks Steve-
That's the sense that I tried to convey when I took those screen shots.
Aris' Cloud Mod and Ankor's shader Mod make it possible..

Have to sort of finesse it in, like flying that brick. LOL

They were all flying Spads, Just like my Dad’s
every one painted up, in paisleys and plaids

He did it for luck, for he was flying a truck,
with wings and a prop, but designed to just drop.

They could take a good punch, but that’s just a hunch
They better he said, or else he’d be dead

And once more they come in
I can see that old grin

The man in the Spad,
For good or for bad.



Nice, nice shots all.

Playing around with some morning and night shots






Then playing with the last shot

Here is one I around with this morning morning as a test.



Beard

The caption should read: "Then I put out my hand and touched the Face of God" -High Flight.

It is that amazing.

And that looks like a photo.

How did you get up there to take it?

My favorite so far, Deacon. Something about it.


I can see that I'm not going to have any problem posting up my wall. LOL

you know, these are good enough to printout and frame em for the wall

Thanks Blackard!

I am loving the creativity of these shots. It's amazing how a little lightening or darkening, a bit of Oilify, or a smear of texture, make these look like hand drawn works.

Blackard, that explains everything. Who said WOFF poetry can't be art?

Continuing with the colour theme. Here are all the colours of the rainbow:

And then to black and white. SW

Missed that the first time through, Cptroyce. Great, great shot, and aptly titled.

Actually all are amazing. That forth shot, the black and white paint job from Fullofit; Steve's black and white shots.

Really all of them tend to grab you.

Fullofit, love the second shot with the two planes going vertical. That's great!. And thanks for the compliments on mine everyone, it's so much fun to work these photos. WOFFUE is such a fantastic world to enter, makes my creativity pretty easy. Lots of guys on the forum talk about 'plus and minus this and that' between WOFF and RoF. RL for me doesn't give me much time so I'm completely in and sold on WOFF. Keep these great shots coming fellas. SW

Thanks SteveW. Here's what happened to them:

It really does make for some incredible artwork guys! Thanks for sharing and keep them coming.

More beautiful shots, boys.

Flying cover

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The Chase

Fullofit, love that 'tragic' ending for the Albatross.

The Chase

Forgot to ask, , , Does anyone know which Esc. is it that I'm showing here? I had this pilot a while ago and can't find it again. It's very cool and it is the 'Year of the Rooster' you know. SW

Can't help but like this!!! WOFF is incredible, you can just 'feel' it. SW

Spad V.II of Esc 48, 1917.

SteveW, yet another victim:




Very nice shot with that spotlight, Steve. Has anyone else noticed that these spotlights occur only on the Entente side. Have yet to encounter them on the German side.

Couldn't decide which angle looked better. So, in both go.

That was easy, thanks Sandbagger. Although that's my image, I love Nieuports, and I fly French quite a bit, you always end up in SPADs. A hard aircraft for me to love.

Fullofit, I like both images, although the lower one is more dynamic with the planes foxing each other diagonally. Even though the silhouette of the Albatross is nice in the upper. Another Alb bites the dust, huh?

I fly German least so I can't say too much about spotlights. This one was pretty striking. SW

Speaking of biting the dust ...

Got to love those clouds reflecting in the water.

Time for the demise of something else than an Albatros.

I love this thread. Thanks guys.

Here is some art i sketched.

Cheers

Arto "Paarma" Karttunen

Excellent stuff Paarma!

I call these two "Show me your belly!"

I've always loved the weather, snow and rain, moving past the plane in flight. SW

No windscreen on these? That's bleepin' cold and wet!

These shots are just insane. Paarma...unbelievable!


I tend to stay non-adventurous. Half the time, my shots don't look like anything was done once they are shrunk down! LOL!

Oh, BTW. The Seminole head for my Nieuport shots is copied from an actual aircraft, so full credit goes to the original artist and all that.

SW, agreed. There is something dynamic about those meteorological shots.






Deacon, I sometimes have the urge to redo the shot because I feel the effect is too subtle. Maybe need to start adding the original images to compare the differences.

Well, the original of the last one is in the Screenshots thread.

For the most part I like the effect at larger sizes. It looks like a full sized painting. Shrunk down to 1650, it loses a lot of the detail.

Some of the more pronounced shots here look more like, say 8x10 sized paintings where the oils look a little less sharp. I tend to prefer the larger sizes since I have always been reminded of the big oils of artists like Stokes when looking at WOFF shots.

Something like this shot where the lines are still pretty sharp.



The portrait shots of course show more of the texture.

I just have to accept that in the default viewing size on the webpage, the effect is diminished. I'd love to be able to post a 2k shot, but understand the size limitations.

Ah well, they look good on my desktop!

Fullofit, don't add the original images, this is the pleasure of the WOFF Art Thread. The pictures on this thread should stand on their own, whatever differences, they take on their own life. IMHO SW

Yeah, Steve brings up a good point. This is a no judgement thread. If you want to paint it pink, have at it! Self expression is the rule of the day.

Worry not Gentlemen. Just thinking aloud.

Deacon, you mean something like this?

Well, actually your shot above (love the paint job BTW) reminds me more of a large oil where the details are very sharp.

The lower one is very cool and the trees and the clouds particularly look hand painted. I think the aircraft look just a hair softer which gives (me) the impression of a courser brush or a smaller canvas.

On the web page though, the lower shot really highlights the paintedness of the picture, where the upper looks more like the direct screenshot.

All subjective of course. Both shots look cool and I could absolutely see someone thinking they were paintings.

For my own part, the shots that I really think come out looking cool in 2k, lose much of the effect as I resize them...even if I resize them first.

Another great artist is our own Roen. I think he really captures the surreal quality of a good aviation painting. That almost too sharp to be real quality.

I'm hoping that he doesn't mind me posting one of his images here:

Ah, no worries from me, I'm just enjoying what's being displayed. I've submitted in the 'regular' WOFFUE image thread, but I've been a photographer for years, and although I like 'straight' photos, I'm always fiddling. So this is fun. Keep 'em coming guys. That 'too sharp to be real' quality is interesting. I have the whole set of books illustrated by Rikyu Watanabe, WWII. They are captivating. I've probably seen more of that look for WWII rather than WWI. SW

Maybe these incredible Artwork shots are what WOFF UE will look like if the advances of WoTR are ported back into UE.

Nice, cptroyce! Very cool.
Sun just coming up, intercepted a flight of Gothas heading home. Murderous buggers! but should be big enough to hit! even for me.

Thanks Steve; really enjoying this thread and everyone's postings here.

WOFF graphics and mods lends itself to creating terrific WW1 aviation shots!

Last three shots were awesome guys!

Fullofit, close quarters huh? Nice, and has that great weather atmosphere too.
Got one! SW

Way to go, Steve! And not a scratch on you.

Yeah, almost too close. I always press the pause button when one thing flies close to another thing. Usually good shots come out of it.

Fullofit, well, not yet! There's always the talk about immersion on the forum, but I can't help hitting pause and enjoying the sights. Really a dream come true. SW

I was feeling pretty confident so I thought I'd have a go at a second one.
But he wasn't too happy to see me coming. I don't like the welcome I received.

I fly recreationally, so I don't mind the pause button either. Otherwise you'd see cockpit views only. Did you meet those Gothas in a campaign, or did you set up a QC mission? Nice soft glow effect BTW.

QC. Since the time that the Gothas were introduced into WOFF I hadn't checked them out. Wanted to see them and have a go at an interception. Ugly critters aren't they? In a beautiful WWI kind of way. SW

I don't know. They're prettier than a certain box with wings, cough*SE5*cough.

cptroyce! Luckily I have yet to see that! What a great image. SW

After my encounter with those "pretty" Gothas, out of ammo, I'm heading home. SW

Steve

It's the Blip switch restart..and quick keyboard move ;>)

I've never seen the blip switch restart put out the much smoke. SW

I call this one 'Homeward bound'

Yep, done it. Completely unintentional, but yeah, smoked the place up pretty good.

Some brilliant pieces of work on this thread by everybody
@ Banjoman your homeward bound shot is awesome..its like you could touch the screen and "feel" the paint

Have not posted shots in a while, so here are a few. All done with light canvas and minimum oilify.

40LM's Fall trees with evening sunset bleeding through



Sunset Take off.



As dusk falls



Best seat in the house

So many to chose from, but this one is going on my "sim wall" for sure. The full port rudder really helps capture what is about to happen.

Nice job, man.

Banjoman:

Like the calming effect on the "homeward bound" shot. Alone and heading home ;>)



Blackard:

Great effect with the setting sun, cloud cover and trees getting the last rays of the day.

Thanks guys, I really like the canvas effect. I'm thinking about having some of my screenshots printed, but I don't know how feasible that will be here in Guatemala.

Excellent pics everyone!

In my best Malcolm McDowell voice: "Follow my leader!"

Guys, I don't know how to 'highlight' i.e. blue surround, a photo or sentences from a previous post. What do I do to do so? Thanks SW

Steve, Click on the Quote or if you want to combine a few posts click on Quick Quote in each post.

"Snick, snick...catch you later!"

Great shots everyone!

Thanks Fullofit, I'm not too good at reading the fine print I guess. SW

Don't feel bad. My wife had to show me what to do. It's amazing how resourceful women are when it comes to anything related to shoes or handbags.

Grab your ankles and kiss your ass goodbye JAFO. We're going down.

I really like the backdrop on this one.

Fantastic work Fullofit

Thanks Adger!

Great photo, well I think of them as photos now, it just moves along. The texture, the river, the aircraft. Very nice! SW

Great colors in that one Fullofit!

Agree. Best landscape shot I've seen so far.

Deacon, I have to get me one of those triplanes and finally start making pretty pictures, like you.

Blackard, I was just lucky to be there. You know, right time, right place.

Hehe, thanks.

I really enjoy the Tripe. After the Pup, my favorite plane to fly so far.

I thought I would breathe some life back into this thread.

Finally, a way to post images properly.

Is it me or is it getting hot in here?

Not exactly art but a nice composition showing off Panama Red's model placement on airfields:

not great capture clarity but you get the point.

Those figures is art in itself!

Fullofit, what's your secret on your artsy screenshots? When I try and post mine the new forum format tells me they are too big, but your's are so small in comparison. Which app are you using to add your effects?

Banjoman;

Try loading your image into a graphics program to reduce your resolutio. I used a free program called Lview. Dont know if it is still available. PM me if you dont find something. I had hoped that the forum would auto reduce images instead of us having to do it manually.

Banjoman, I use Gimp to edit the images. I also reduce the image size in this program and when saving you also have the control over compression. Otherwise, if it's straight conversion from .BMP to .JPG I just right click the file and select "edit". This takes me to the Paint program that comes with Win 10. There, I simply select "save as JPG picture" and it's done. If I have a few of those to convert I just select all of them and right click on "edit". Windows will open all of them and then you can "save as" each one. Saves on a few clicks. Typically I don't post larger than 1800 pixels wide, since the forum reduces it and you lose some of the detail. Also the Attachment Manager doesn't allow images larger than 1 MB. At 1800 pixels that's more than plenty.

Thanks, I also use GIMP I just wasn't reducing the image size. I'm sure that will be the answer.

Those look great!

Fullofit, could you give us the blow by blow of how you are uploading these shots. The thread you spoke of still seems toyeild pretty small pics compared to yours.

Thanks man!

Deacon, this is what I do:

Use full editor and click on Attachment Manager. Add the image (no larger than 1 MB) and click on Done. Add any text and post to the forum. No image will appear once you post, only the small attachment thumbnail. Now, right click with your mouse on that thumbnail and select "Copy Link".

Now edit your post and use "Insert Image Link" button on the menu like we used to do before. A window will show up with the "http" address. Delete that partial address and right click with your mouse in that window and select "paste". This will paste the link to your image which you copied earlier. Now the code with your image link should appear in your text. Once you click ok and re-post, the large image should be there. Let me know if something is unclear. Good Luck!