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Re: MY first Profile.
Some comments on the shading. The undersides of the wing should be darker, as should the drop tank, which is entirely in shadow. The image I have attached isn't the best shading you will see here but illustrates the principles. The base colour is 150,150,150 - a neutral grey. If you run the the colour sampler tool from top to bottom, the very top edge is 137,137,137, that is, darker than the base colour. Just above the windows the highlight peaks at 220,220,220. At the midway point it's back around 165,165,165 and steadily darkens until about 84,84,84 at the bottom edge. Under the wing is around 68,68,68, while the shadow under the tailplane is about 15 darker than the adjoining unshaded pixels. The shadow under the tailplane is just as affected by the curvature of the fuselage as the unshaded parts, so it darkens towards the bottom.
I use pure black airbrushed at 3% pressure for shading, layering it up until I get the effect I want. The highlights are pure white. The sample here is for a metal finish, so the highlight is extra bright. It would be toned down on a painted surface but it's still brighter than the base colours.
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