Gaming, Art, and World War II

Who doesn't like games? Who doesn't like art? And yes, there are a limited amount of people who take interest in World War II. But putting them altogether can give you a pretty neat combination!




Hello, My name is Dmitriy and I am here to share what I can make out using photoshop, a computer game, and history of WWII aviation. Many people enjoy computer games, and a good many also enjoy very challenging things when they look for a game. I personally enjoy a good challenge and I'm a big fan of historical accuracy. A neat little game I play (which is more considered a flight simulator) which i personally consider to be very good. The detail is amazing, and attention to physics is also pretty great. Its centered around (you guessed it) World War II and you get to fly aircraft of that period in combat. Many details of actual flight is modeled and you get to fly and have it feel real, with the situational awareness feeling just as real. In any case lets not talk about that, for I am not here to advertise. But where I am leading to is something else that I found myself doing with this game rather than just playing it.

Now I haven't made this video. But it shows the game that I'm talking about. But what I DO enjoy doing, is using photoshop to create some great screenshot art. Overtime I have progressed and become somewhat skilled in making these. The first picture you saw at the top of the man ejecting was done by me. Of course NO computer game would look like that. Doing the above picture took me 20 to 30 minutes to do. I took an in-game screenshot, cut the plane and person out of it and pasted it onto a real photograph, added the fire/smoke and the bailout. Seems simple doesn't it? But its a LOT harder to make it blend like this. Here is another:

Does the city in this picture look familiar? This is an aerial photo of Pahrump with my super-imposed art blended into it. Doing the effects to this took quite some time, yet I enjoy doing these sort of things. I have been doing these things for quite some time, and I keep a large gallery of what I've done. I've got many more to share for anyone who's interested. I can show a few more on this blog!

I've been doing this with games (especially this one) for quite a while now, and over the years I've progressed. This game that I play is almost 8 years old now, but it still tops No.1 in its class! Making these probably seems easy, but it is certainly not as easy as it looks. And I'm certainly not going to post my older ones on here! :P If you're interested in seeing my entire gallery (I keep at a certain site) you can ask me for the link and I'll post it up for you folks! Here's some more for you, folks! Cheers!!