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Title: I think i might have figured out this whole weathered metal stuff! lol
Post by: thebest1 on February 13, 2005, 10:22:38 AM

I was messing around with this skin and i tried some new stuff.
tell me what ya think :aok

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss35copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss36copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss37copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss38copy.jpg)

Title: I think i might have figured out this whole weathered metal stuff! lol
Post by: oboe on February 13, 2005, 11:24:33 AM

Wow!  That look's pretty good!  Almost like Kev's.

Coupla things - I think you need to increase the visibility of the panel lines slightly now - they look as though they are being washed out too much.

Also, whatever technique you are using to weather the metal surface- put the US insignia ABOVE the layer, so it isn't affected by it.

Also, you could and a dark line at the base of the spinner where it meets the engien nacelle, then maybe add some shading or paint chipping.   That border is begging for a little more definition.

Keep it up!    The shading around the ailerons and flaps looks especially good.

Title: I think i might have figured out this whole weathered metal stuff! lol
Post by: Kev367th on February 13, 2005, 05:35:27 PM

Nice, theres two more steps you can do to make panels etc look different.

1) Create new layer and recolor entire panels in shades of grey, then fade opacity down.

(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/paneldiff.jpg)

2) Create new layer, shade each individual panel.

(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/panelshade.jpg)

Title: I think i might have figured out this whole weathered metal stuff! lol
Post by: nopoop on February 13, 2005, 07:34:04 PM

Great idea Kev.

I filed it :D

Title: I think i might have figured out this whole weathered metal stuff! lol
Post by: Kev367th on February 13, 2005, 07:44:28 PM

Can't take credit for the entire panel idea, that came from Oboe, between both of you's I'm getting these metal skins to an art now.
Even started a B-24, but its gonna take a long long time, lots of friggin panels to individually shade :(

Title: I think i might have figured out this whole weathered metal stuff! lol
Post by: Greebo on February 14, 2005, 01:10:16 PM

I think the panel lines need to be moved above the weathering effects as well as the insignia to get more clarity. That individual shading layer looks great Kev/Oboe, I'll try that next time I do a silver skin.

Title: I think i might have figured out this whole weathered metal stuff! lol
Post by: thebest1 on February 14, 2005, 03:14:53 PM

Fixed what was wronge

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss40copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss41copy.jpg)

Title: I think i might have figured out this whole weathered metal stuff! lol
Post by: Kevin14 on February 14, 2005, 06:29:25 PM

I don't know best, but it looks a little too gold or brown to me.  Perhaps making the metal a tad darker and changing the specularity to a plainer white.

Title: I think i might have figured out this whole weathered metal stuff! lol
Post by: SlapShot on February 14, 2005, 06:32:45 PM

Just a thought ... I think the panel lines and rivets still need to jump out a tad bit more. All the Black and White photos that Slack has been providing really show these attributes ... more so than a painted P-38.

Great job tho !!!

OH !!! ... All you skinners are .. OFF THE HOOK !!! Thanks for your effort.