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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Kev367th on September 26, 2004, 10:55:08 AM
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Been using this to test stuff out, but wouldn't take much to put things right, finish off.
Pref camo SEAC mossie, not quite got the hang of silver painted skins yet.
Hope you got the spit14 files Dan.
(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/mossie2.jpg)
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mmmmm sexy
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Something about invasion stripes just makes them look better.
Kinda at a loss on how to weather a wooden plane lol.
Banff Strike Wing
(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/banff.jpg)
(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/banff2.jpg)
Another couple of hours left on it (I hope).
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Originally posted by Kev367th
Something about invasion stripes just makes them look better.
Kinda at a loss on how to weather a wooden plane lol.
Banff Strike Wing
Kev - Heres a possibility, maybe you like the effect, maybe not, and hopefully you have Photoshop:
basics:
Find sources for 'new' and 'faded' vaules for the colors. ( everyone helped me - try http://www.1java.org/sh/UK.html )
1. Paint the whole airplane the base color.
2. Duplicate the layer
3. Filter->render->clouds with the base color as foreground and the faded color as background.
4. duplicate the layer ( again )
5. Filter->render->clouds with the base color as background and the faded color as foreground.
6. Paint a new layer with the contrasting color pattern only.
7. repeat the render->clouds process for the contrasting layer ( twice )
now you've got:
Base - original color
Next - cloud pattern base to faded
Next - cloud pattern faded to base
for each of the 2 camo colors.
last - on top render clouds with black as foreground, white as background.
you now have 7 layers with the black/white clouds on top.
start playing with the transparency of each layer until you get an interference patten you like.
This is:
(For each color)
Bottom:New color - 100%
Next: Faded to original - 30%
Next: Original to faded - 40%
(Last)
Top: Black to white - 30%
Clear as mud? BTW - I discovered that painting the whole surface teh base color and putting only the contrasting pattern on a layer above will save much time and dents in the wall from flung coffee cups when the camo pattern has to move - you only have to adjust one color...
Heres what it looks like in PS
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/YAKWING.jpg)
Heres what it looks like in AH, notice much difference in contrast...
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9%20Top.jpg)
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Thanks,
I tried it but it seems to change the base color too much.
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Still looking for images of SEAC mossies that aren't silver painted Kev. Only found one of a PR version with the glass nose in PRU Blue and one of a FBVI that is clearly camo but it's not a good enough shot to show markings other then the SEAC tail flash.
I'll keep digging.
Dan/Slack
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Glenmorangie - Tried slightly different way, what ya think.
Keeps 'base' color more or less the same but introduces subtle changes in color variation.
(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/mossie3.jpg)
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Found an Aussie dark green Mossie
Check about halfway down the page
http://www.cbrnp.com/profiles/quarter2/mosquitos.htm
Skinners might like the stuff on this site too. The mossie section has some good general paint schemes.
http://www.jpsmodell.de/dc/luft_flug_e.htm
Dan/Slack
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Very nice skin Kev, but to my eyes those stripes look a bit loud. Maybe grey them down a touch?
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Thanks Greebo, yup working on stripes, gonna use RAF ID white for them which is a little less bright, and do some fading to paint beneath.
OK played with stripes etc
(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/mossie4.jpg)
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OK did all the little bits that were left (I hope).
Uploaded to ah-skins, please let me know if any probs.
Known probs -
1) Cant skin prop spinners.
2) Tip of nose gets color from underbelly :(