36.The Whale Plane!
One of the most creative and ambitious aeroplane paint schemes ever tried, this amazing Airbus aircraft features a very convincing whale motif. Beyond simple surface adornment, the aircraft's striking likeness to its cetacean inspiration deftly plays on their natural affinities as two giants of sea and sky. Excellent creative vision and technical ability are shown by the artist's ability to capture the whale's particular characteristics while fitting the aircraft's unusual form. Being among the biggest commercial aeroplanes in the world, this plane's great scale offers the ideal canvas for such an ambitious design, enabling the whale theme to be seen in amazing scale and clarity. The painting achieves virtually three-dimensional impression using the natural curves and contours of the aircraft, which gives the whale appearing to come alive on the fuselage. Recreating the whale's natural colouration, texture, and anatomical traits with great attention to detail reveals the painter's great awareness of both marine life and aviation aesthetics. Though in various forms, this unusual design not only makes a great work of aerial art but also establishes a strong link between two of the most used forms of transportation worldwide.
