I have a new commission!

My brother's class in helicopter training has commissioned me to draw up a couple of designs for their class patch. This is the patch that goes on the shoulder of their flight jackets and distinguishes them from other classes.

I thought you might be interested in seeing these designs.

 This UFO theme is the most boring one, in my opinion. But I'm just the artist I do what I'm told.

And speaking of doing what I'm told . . . this is definitely not a design I would come up with!

Tom told me this one and my reaction was

AE: "Do I have to?"

Tom: "It's what the guys want, Nannie. Pweeeeeeeeease?"

Puns. Lowest form of wit.

Definitely a guy thing.

This one is my personal favorite, though!

Tom told me, "A beefy, mowhawk-wearing frog with a minigun!"

I envisioned a minigun as, well, you know, a small gun.

Then I got a reference picture. Miniguns aren't very mini.

We also struggled to come up with a tag line for this one.

AE: "I know! How about Mean, Green, Fighting Machine!"

Tom: "Hey . . . that's kinda cool!"

AE: "This is why you have a poet for a sister."

But, alas, my poetic skills went unappreciated once again when the class polled for the "What you see is what you get" line instead.

Sigh.

Anyhow, this was rather a new direction for my illustration skills! Thought you might be amused.