F-14D Tomcat VF-2 1995

[DTeker]

Hello

This is my first post at Simmers Paint Shop. I to make profiles of US Navy Aircraft. My first post is a TOMCAT. VF-2 out of NAS Miramar the last year befour they moved to NAS Oceana.

Dan

[JMSmith]

looking good,

welcome to the lunatic asylum i am your number one nightmare!!!!

can we see it larger please, then i can destroy your moral

[AGNT_Matt]

ignore that maniac ^

nice job for a first youll gradually learn new techniques in photoshop/paintshop and things'll improve in no time, keep it up but yeah welcome to the madhouse

[gamary]

Welcome!

[DTeker]

Thanks for all your kind words. I would like to learn how to make them better. I use Photo shop CS2. Any help would be great.
Cheers
Dan

[gamary]

One technique you can try improving on this drawing is shading. Try to shade your aircraft so the shape comes out better.

[DTeker]

Ok I made it darker on this one

[stephane_G]

I'm adding my few cents too.

First, this is a nice drawing for a first time.
I can remember my first try 12 years ago, and it wasn't that nice.

What you could do is reduce the width of the meshes => thinner lines
This could look more realistic.

[AGNT_Matt]

or redraw the parts that make the F-14 as vectors.... and shade manually and detail manually using the mesh as a guide that is omitted from the finished piece...

[DTeker]

I have the light and the shade as different layers, as are the markings. I would love to learn to make a new line drawing. What is the best way of doing that.
Cheers

Dan