Bf109E3 skin Franz von Werra (W I P)

[Kazan_HB]

The shadow is part of it just as the bump mapping is. The shadow makes it look much more like giant dome head rivets.

That's just the wings, though. The non-shadowed rivets up and down on the sides seem way too dark/prominent as well.


2 other things that might be noted already:

1) You have some white line or miscoloration on the front windscreen armor.

2) Your upper cowling mottling does not tile along the seam very well. You will need to map it so that it's seamless. It's quite possible, just takes a little trial/error/checking to get right.

Yes, I've just got a problem. If the UV mapping error?
No idea. 
Second problem is when two textures. The camouflage is blurred.
I still have to find a solution

[Kazan_HB]

I hope this is better.
It was not easy 

[Ruah]

that is a really nice skin.

If I may ask for a small pet peeve - that the wing cross' are weathered a little. . . often people will just paste them on and they are too clear while the rest of the skin looks realistic. . . It is a big reason i really prefer the late war 'modern' cross' on the 109s.

but it is a brilliant skin

[Greebo]

I would suggest making the black on all the markings a bit lighter, I usually use RGB 32/32/32 for black on markings and around 220 or 230 for white.

[Krusty]

Yes, I've just got a problem. If the UV mapping error?
No idea. 
Second problem is when two textures. The camouflage is blurred.
I still have to find a solution
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I don't understand what you mean. It's not a UV mapping error. You just need to locate the actual seams and work around them.

The segment is a straight section of skin that is mapped. It has a border. You cannot rely on that border to be the demarcation of your camouflage. It's in the wrong place for typical LW camo anyway. You often have to make things look odd on the skin so that they look right on the in-game aircraft. This is due to stretching and mapping of the skin, but it's not necessarily an error.

For the section by the canopy, you have a gap, where the spray pattern on top does not match the spray patter on the side. This is one issue. That's just a matter of tweaking the spray patterns as 2 separate parts until both line up correctly.

For the section of the canopy by the cowling, what you are seeing is that your camo profile on the left/right sides simply doesn't match the upper part.

I'll give you some examples that may help you identify a better "curve" on the left/right parts, and help you identify the proper border of the parts.

[Krusty]

This one represents the line your camo most likely takes, and explains why you are getting the result you have.


EDIT: I see in your latest screenshot that you have solved this particular issue.

[Kazan_HB]

update: specular and bump mapping on

[lyric1]

 

[Raphael]

Wow I SO wanna fly with this skin!!! I CALLED IT! I saw it first! 

[Motherland]

that is a really nice skin.

If I may ask for a small pet peeve - that the wing cross' are weathered a little. . . often people will just paste them on and they are too clear while the rest of the skin looks realistic. . . It is a big reason i really prefer the late war 'modern' cross' on the 109s.

but it is a brilliant skin

They should be clearer. The wing crosses and some other markings were done in a glossier paint that the rest of the aircraft. They always look pretty nice in photos, I think they were probably taken care of better on top of everything else. This should really be taken into account with the spec map as well.

[Slash27]

Nice work Kazan.

[Bino]

I've always liked the '39-'40 cammo with the blue coming way up the sides of the fuselage.

Nice, Kazan.   

[R 105]

 I love the paint on German war birds from both world wars. Nice work Kazan.

[Ruah]

lord, that is a beautiful skin. . .

[LCADolby]

If I start humping your leg, you'll know why