Hey all!
I'm just messing around with weathering techniques for a while, trying to find some methods I like while I wait for some books to arrive from the States... i hadn't painted in a long time, so i wanted to see if I could still do it!
Currently working toward doing a series of desert schemes for the Targetware P40 series - RAAF, RAF and French especially.
Hard as I try I can't seem to replicate the dents I see in my photos - both small indents and larger ones where a gun barrel or engine hoist has smacked against the aircraft during maintenance. I've tried using dodge and burn, drawing the outline and then blurring it, and then underlaying it with a highlight etc.
I've seen some really good attempts at replicating dents around, especially in some of the profiles that were kicking here before the crash/new forums...
What are some tips, ideas or hints to getting dents to look right??
Here's what i've been working on so far, about 1.5 hrs work. Panel lines are of course not accurate to any a/c I just wanted to see what the weathering i was working on would look like against the colours.
As you can see the above looks pretty flat at the moment... in desperate need of livening up!
Don't worry about the handprint, I over did it a bit to see what it would look like. Was based on a photo of an RAAF Kittyhawk II (P40F) in which some member of the groundcrew has left a huge oily handprint on the fuselage.
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Regards,
H
OH BTW: I use PSP, not photoshop
