WIP: Su-17M4 top view profile

[Maciej N]

Hello Yury. Very, very nice work. Almost perfect.

[brahio]

Hi!
Thank you all for your kind words. Very encouraging indeed
The right side profile:


Well... All three monochrome profiles are ready. Now it's time to use adjustment layers and add some camouflage

Cheers,
Yury

[Otterkins2]

Truly stunning work Yury. Please keep posting here. Some of us can't help but drool on them....and I'm a Luftwaffe guy!

[gamary]

I also think that your work is amazing. What does surprise me is that your shading is not consistent. I think you want to look into your wing and elevator shadows again, as well as the shadow cast on the intake spike. Correct these and it will be perfect!

Sorry to be the grumbly one.

[helischmidt]

Hi!
Thank you all for your kind words. Very encouraging indeed
The right side profile:

Well... All three monochrome profiles are ready. Now it's time to use adjustment layers and add some camouflage

Cheers,
Yury

Very nice Yuri...

I'm looking forward to your next section of the Su-17M4.

Bye you super specialist
Heli

flyingART

[helischmidt]

I also think that your work is amazing. What does surprise me is that your shading is not consistent. I think you want to look into your wing and elevator shadows again, as well as the shadow cast on the intake spike. Correct these and it will be perfect!

Sorry to be the grumbly one.

Hi gamary,

I draw on my profile as well as a no shadows.
A good product photographer also eliminates the annoying hard blackouts.

Bye
Heli

flyingART

[daliborsky]

amazing. I'm speachless....

[brahio]

Thank you all colleagues for your kind words!

What does surprise me is that your shading is not consistent. I think you want to look into your wing and elevator shadows again, as well as the shadow cast on the intake spike.

Hi Gaetan,
If I have understood you correctly, you meant the shadows should not get lighter to the bottom?
I make non-consistent cast shadows on a cylindrical surface to accentuate its volume. I'll try to explain it with a picture:

Sorry to be the grumbly one

It's OK. Absence of criticism spoils the artist

Cheers,
Yury

[inkworm]

Whilst the diagram is correct and something a lot of people get wrong, don't forget the wing shadow will blend in with the shadow of the underside of the a/c if you are using the ambient underlight then wouldn't that cancel out or soften the shadow cast by the wing? Plus how does the shadow cast by the tail curve right back on itself? There will be a bit of curve but that is too extreme!

Have to agree that the shadow on the nosecone looks very wrong when compared to everything else.

[brahio]

if you are using the ambient underlight then wouldn't that cancel out or soften the shadow cast by the wing?

I think it depends of light intensity.
Let's suppose it is bright enough to lighten the shadow on fuselage underside but not enough to cancel the strong shadow cast.

Plus how does the shadow cast by the tail curve right back on itself?

I'm afraid my English is not good enough to understand Can I ask you to explain please? Are you talking about this curve?

Have to agree that the shadow on the nosecone looks very wrong when compared to everything else

Do you mean its shape or non-consistence?