Beautiful job Sparty
Only thing is when I see something SO good like this profile little things pop out to my eye that I can't resist commenting on. You've got nice wood color but the white highlights at the to and bottom of the fuselage tend to almost look like they are sprayed on to the actual wood rather that highlights on the wood. You might want to try an approach that will get you some more color, a warmer highlight, so that it will look like it is part of the wood rather than just a white spray. Maybe a series of layers set differently? (This
is digital, right? If not, forget I said it
)
Here's a quick dirty sample I made from one of my skins, you can see the warmer highlight effect-
You could add more depth to your wing area by darkening your cabane struts. They are slanted out and would look a bit darker due to angle. Speaking of shadow, not that it's needed, and it's more of a device rather than a necessity, cast shadows from the wings and tail would go a long way to adding depth and establishing form.
The other things I notice are technical D.II details. The fuselage on the D.I through D.III was slab sided, not oval as the D.V. I've got a great set of drawings if you'd like them.
All the metal parts should probably be painted light gray. All the wing struts are metal BTW, not wood.
Please don't take this the wrong way, it's a wonderful piece of art, I really like it
If it's the way you want it to be artistically, it
IS perfect! WW1 planes are near and dear to me, and so is good art. When I see something really good but with room to become better I can't help making suggestions
