Ronnie OLSTHOORN (NL)
Born in the Netherlands, Ronnie Olsthoorn has been drawing aircraft as long as he could hold a pencil. Swapping brushes and paint for a mouse and keyboard in 1996, he soon discovered that 3D illustration was the perfect mix of drawing, painting, photography and scale modelling - all things he loved doing at that point. After graduating in aeronautical engineering Ronnie moved into the computer games business and refined his self-taught 3D skills. He has been at the forefront of digital 3D aviation illustration ever since. His work has been featured in the books of many leading aviation publishers, adorns walls in the homes of WW2 veteran pilots and won awards on prestigious 3D art websites, which usually tend to avoid technical subjects. He also worked on air crash reconstructions, which were featured in a few lawsuits in the US. Having lived and worked in the UK for the better part of a decade, Ronnie returned to the Netherlands to work as a lead artist with Holland's leading product visualisation studio for a couple of years. More recently Ronnie has made the move to freelancing again and among other things he is now producing more aviation art, 3D models for TV documentaries, and box art for games and model kits. Notably he now also creates cover art, profile illustrations and line drawings for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series, dealing with Japanese subjects.
Ronnie (Skyraider3D) is available for commissions. You can contact him through his website at http://www.aviationart.aero
For any request:
http://www.aviationart.aero
