Finially some new stuff from aircraftprofiles !

[Aircraftprofiles]

Sorry for my looooong absence from this site ! I have been trying very hard, to improve my renditions, and here´s some of the results...what do you think ?

I agreed with the statement that my profiels looks somewhat "soft" so i tried out some new shading method and I think it have worked pretty good ! Basicly what i have done is adding more of a well defined, very bright area as highlight, and made the shade less prominent.
Also, i have been adding some detail to the Phantoms, exhaust and cockpit area...I think the exhaust area really turned out good on the Phantom. But i´ll be happy to hear your oppinion.

Last but not least I have tried my luck with a USAF Phantom...What do you think ?

[JMSmith]

hi AP,

man what an improvement, you have progressed in a quantum leap over your early stuff, fantastic glad someone listens to my advice.

[Aircraftprofiles]

Thanks alot...Thanks for the advice ! I really think it have helped alot !

[JMSmith]

no problem,

thats what i'm here for, by the way, your membership to AWF is activated

[gamary]

I like the F-4s especially. Good job.

[Aircraftprofiles]

thanks ! I´m quite pleased with the Phantom. The Skyraider took a while, especially the area behind the engine compartment was difficult to get right.
I think the Corsair captures the metal-look ok, but not extremly good ! What can i do better you think ?

Thanks

[gamary]

What can i do better you think ?

As stated in Supah's Hunter post, I'd suggest you try the grey render technique for your next aircraft. You might not like it, but I suspect you will. Jesters goes even further. Check it out.

If you don't want to try it on a full aircraft, make a simplified fuselage (something like the X-1) just to test the technique.

I often try other artists' techniques. Even when I don't adopt the technique in question, I often learn something valuable from it.

[Aircraftprofiles]

Thanks ! I´ll try it out...it sounds pretty simple, but i can see the resultats are great, so lets give it a shot.

Thanks

[Supah]

Jesters goes even further

He is a closet masochist though I really love the drawings aircraftprofile, I think we share a common interest in this period