How do they do that?

摘要

A ccording to Ian Bott: "It's a sobering, yet thrilling, prospect to sit staring at a white sheet of paper and know that in about three weeks you'll need to have transformed it into a published illustration, in a magazine, for sale on the shelves of your local local newsagent. Even more sobering is the fact that I have to do it every month to create the main artwork in the Aircrew feature in Aeroplane - since 2007." The team starts with a discussion about potential subjects. Once a clear winner has emerged (if it's pre-1938, it's normally James' idea, if it's post 1947 it's Ian; 1939-46 is a draw!) then it's time to start the research. Many happy hours have been spent ferreting around in museums, archives and on airfields, not to mention in Aeroplane's own vast photo library digging out useful bits of reference material - although Ian says his family describe this as 'goofing off'.