MY first Profile.

[ME_109_Fan]

Hi guys,

This is y first profile ever, so its not perfect.I wanted to get a few tips off anybody who makes Profiles. Jester has already Helped me emensly.Im only 14 so its not going to be anywhere near as good as what Jester can produce with those Years of experience.

[AGNT_Matt]

a good start, looks a little 2D to me (Don't worry i did the same originally) to shape the fuselage you need to add some depth either by using light or shade, apart from that its a good start

[ME_109_Fan]

Thanks m8. I have redone it and hopefully it looks alot better, its still early days ( started it this mornin lol) so theres a long way to go

[AGNT_Matt]

ur starting to get it now *thumbs up*, i'm working on something powerful and German. will try to get a pic sorted once i finalise these goddamned rivets.

[gftuning]

Good start mate!

Cheers,

Rick Jansen
The Netherlands

[BLOWHARD]

These look pretty good so far
Are the images distorted, stretched out longer? The crosses and swastikas look squashed. Is this just some problem with the images shown here, did the get stretched somehow?

Just thought it should be checked.

[GrubbyFingers]

Great start! Remember, the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. Mind you, your first step has been a big one.

Keep it up.

Grubby.

[ME_109_Fan]

thanks guys

[ME_109_Fan]

I finaly decided on a colour scheme

[anadc4]

Some comments on the shading. The undersides of the wing should be darker, as should the drop tank, which is entirely in shadow. The image I have attached isn't the best shading you will see here but illustrates the principles. The base colour is 150,150,150 - a neutral grey. If you run the the colour sampler tool from top to bottom, the very top edge is 137,137,137, that is, darker than the base colour. Just above the windows the highlight peaks at 220,220,220. At the midway point it's back around 165,165,165 and steadily darkens until about 84,84,84 at the bottom edge. Under the wing is around 68,68,68, while the shadow under the tailplane is about 15 darker than the adjoining unshaded pixels. The shadow under the tailplane is just as affected by the curvature of the fuselage as the unshaded parts, so it darkens towards the bottom.

I use pure black airbrushed at 3% pressure for shading, layering it up until I get the effect I want. The highlights are pure white. The sample here is for a metal finish, so the highlight is extra bright. It would be toned down on a painted surface but it's still brighter than the base colours.