Ju88A

[Clint Mitchell]

Hi Simon, Cheers dude!

Hi Aircraft profiles, Yes might be right but at the moment all highlight, shadows/shading etc are kinda close but not perfect. I'll be going in after majority is complete and adjusting them til I'm happy with how they look with each separate paint scheme. I'm glad you noticed our similar working style because I pretty much studied your style on your F4U Corsair (Shame it might be lost) and really liked your outcome so I'm trying it myself. Very different to how i've done profiles before but I can see already that it's a step in the right direction.

How do you mean focused highlight? Too Bright? again all work up till now is only almost there but I've also got a funny feeling my client may want a fresh, factory finish but any other profiles I create after are gonna be DIRRRRTy. Also expecting all weathering, dirt etc to tone that down. Also gonna try a couple of techniques to make it bumpy (the specular of the rivets/stressed skin) later (like your F4U). I'm thinking of trying to quickly make the bumpy specular highlight different for each separate profile by creating a textured blk&white layer overlapping the profile and setting the layer to exclusion then moving the layer slightly each time so it affects the highlight layer differently on each profile. Don't hold me to this that's just my ideas on how to overcome each profile looking like it has the same bumpy/stressed specular highlight. I dunno if it will work? but thats later. What do you reckon?

Cheers

Clint

[Aircraftprofiles]

Hi Clint

In my opinion the highlight is too bright and too narrow...but again i´m not sure how glossy the paint that was used by the Luftwaffe was. The midnight blue used by the US Navy in the early post war years was quite glossy, so i have tried to make the highlights abit brighter that i normally would.

I´m very happy to hear that you have used the F4U i made as inspiration to some of the techniques you use. Please don´t hesitate to ask any questions I still think i remember most of it.

Luckly the only thing that was on my external harddisk (a brand new one) was my new F-4 rendition, which i was very pleased with. However, i hope the problem can be fixed.

Thanks !

[Clint Mitchell]

Ahh, got ya! I see what you mean now. Basically the fuselage of the Ju88 at that point is basically square but with a rounded corner:

So where i've got my light source imaginarily positioned would strike and follow just the curved kind of corner part of the upper fuselage. These show what I mean a bit better:




See how the highlight follows the rounded corner nice and tight at the front rounding out a bit in the middle and then nice and tight again down to the tail (very sharp highlight).
I'll keep what you've mentioned in mind though Aircraft Profiles and see if it needs adjusting later.

Thanks for the critique.

Clint

[Aircraftprofiles]

Ok, then you are on teh right track i think ! I can´t wait to see how this project turns out !

[Clint Mitchell]

Be a long time yet mate.

Take care.

Clint

[Clint Mitchell]

Wing root details: My brain is fried

I've included these details because most Ju88's had Emblems on the front fuselage that would be obscured by the prop/spinner/nacelle etc so my profiles will include a forward fuselage section minus the wing showing the emblem. I think these details will help make that section a little more interesting. When I add the shadows later it should help lots of these little connectors, pipes etc pop out a bit more.

Cheers

Clint

[Aircraftprofiles]

holy crap, that looks good ! Very nice job !

[Baron]

wow! I would never spend so much time on things I don't see on finished profiles. But have to agree that if you want to show the emblem it's a good idea.

Cheers,

[Clint Mitchell]

Thanks gents, I see what you mean Simon but this is getting the large format treatment for a display.

Cheers

Clint

[Clint Mitchell]

Update: Completed main shading on stabiliser.

Initial colour tests. I've lowered the main highlight rightly so Aircraft Profiles it was a bit strong with the paint applied. Comments Gentleman with regards to colours, overall feel, general crits really, appreciated.


Thanks

Clint