OV-1 Mohawk

[pkassak]

For me strange is that the camouflge pattern exactly matches borders on the both tail surfaces...depends on point and angle of view, right? if you make the borders a bit nonsolid, then also the tail would be more differenciable...

[d4m1an]

The highlights are washing out the colors a bit. I'd suggest changing the layer mode for the highlighting. In GIMP, I normally set highlight layers to "Value" instead of "Normal" which preserves the color information. I'm not sure exactly what the mode is called in Photoshop.

It would show best in the plain OD schemes, but it might help all of them.

What the mode is in Photoshop is a guess on my part to as my work is done using Paint.NET (latest version). What I've done though to get the same effect is set the layer mode to overlay:



Compared to a profile where the layer mode is set to normal with opacities between 120 and 160 no a 250 scale:



Which looks best bearing in mind I'm not aiming for a photoreal finish like a few people on this site but more of a finish you'd see in books like Military Aircraft Markings & Profiles by Barry Wheeler.

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[d4m1an]

Hi All!

Got this request over on ARC after posting my Aussie OV-1s, this one's done using the alternative highlighting method. I actually think I prefer it this way...



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[Skyraider3D]

Great colour schemes!

[d4m1an]

Hi All!

I got a request for these two machines on the what if forum.

1.



I don't really like how the cheat lines came out but after 4 or 5 attempts I've let them be for now...

2.



I actually like how this Coast Guard bird came out

Well as always let me know what you think!

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[d4m1an]

Hi All!

Yet more OV-1s for you!

1. Alternative CG scheme based on the USCG's Dolphins:
[IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/damian2/Profiles/My%
20Profiles/OV-1/OV-1Awithtanksuscg2.png[/IMG]

2. And some requests from the denizens of the What if forums:





I hope you like them

[Skyraider3D]

Brilliant schemes, all of them