My first profile, a Hurribird

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Salute Gents!

I've been fiddling with a Hurricane Mk.II profile on and off for a couple of years. Being a father of three, I only get to work on it when when work is veeeery slow.

When I stated up I got some help from Jester. I told him I can skin for IL2, so I guess I can make a profile too. Jester politely did not reply, and now I see why. All the little details of markings, ribbing, wear and tear, "waffling" effect etc I know from skinning, but what really make a profile stand out is making the plane look three dimensional. In IL2 the game takes care of that bit, and now I have to learn.

Here's the Hurri stripped for all but the various overall light and shade effects. The spinner looks strange, and I'm not sure how much highlight to put in considering RAF mat paint. The original file is 5500 px in length.

Just shades:


Just highlights:


Light and shade:


I don't feel that I have managed to make it "stand out" properly. Any suggestions will be welcome.