My first 2 attempts at skins

[twolanes]

First post, first attempts at skins

[Vigilante]

Nice first skins! I especially like the color combination on the first one - pleasantly harmonious.

[twolanes]

Thx.
perhaps i should explain them. the first ones taken from a beer can. the second is from my football team's colors (the brisbane lions.). I would like to know where you get the historical paint schemes from.

[Barrakooda]

My choice for the first one would have been a crowny skin

When you say historical paint schemes do you mean skins that have already been made up? if so there are a lot of sites around that store skins, Flying legends being one.

You could always use a template from this excellent site & try making one yourself, just remeber to leave the credits on the template.

Ops forgot GO THE BLUES!!!! :P

[Vigilante]

Canon's IL2 Skins
Flying Legends | WarBirds of WWII home page
Index - SIMULATION FRANCE MAGAZINE le WEB de LA SIMULATION et des JEUX PASSIONS
Balbo-Net
IL2 Forgotten Battles Skins por Sasa y TheFly
Les skins de Pappy | Virtual paintings for IL2FB/AEP/PF by Greg Boyington

[twolanes]

thanks Vigilante got some good ones.
What i meant was pictures of planes paintshemes that you can have a crack at doing yourself in paint shop or what eva.

[Barrakooda]

this may be a place to start Aircraft Markings and Camouflage - Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums if you cant get in register its a great site

Otherwise i usually google the plane im doing to find paint schemes, if they are RAAF i have 2 great book to reference from.