109E WIP

[mattrcaf]

Hi all,

For two years I have been working my way through the tutorials on this site and others on creating profiles, I have stopped and started over many times and struggled with teaching myself photoshop at the same time. On top of it all, I don't ahev a lot of time between job, kids, wife etc so much of the time I work for 10-15 minutes a night.

At any rate, I am nearly completed the cowl area of the 109 and wanted to post it o get some feedback, I am lucky in that I live 10 minutes from a flying 109E, I am making the profile in its scheme (see attached). I still have clean up to do on the cowl but I am anxious to hear your comments.

Cheers!
Matt

[No.1]

For the very start this is wonderful work! Just keep on working

[mfg495]

Excellent work 

[mattrcaf]

For the very start this is wonderful work! Just keep on working

Thanks guys! I will continue to show my progress, I am looking forward to being able to working on the other parts of the airplane.

[No.1]

Matt- would you be kind to provide print screen to see all of the layers in your file?

Cheers

[santynus]

nice start Matt
you chose a very interesting subject. Do you have other photos about this Emil?

[Letipapa]

Matt, this is excellent. I looked carefully, and I like those pale, whiten (like scrubbed) surfaces, it makes your work alive

[mattrcaf]

Matt- would you be kind to provide print screen to see all of the layers in your file?

Cheers

Sure thing No.1,
I counted 56 layers, all but 2 are in use. As I do more profiles I hope to be more organized with them,
is it better to have fewer layers or does it matter?

Cheers!
Matt

[mattrcaf]

Matt, this is excellent. I looked carefully, and I like those pale, whiten (like scrubbed) surfaces, it makes you work alive

Letipapa,
Thanks for your support. Those "scrubbed" areas were the last thing i did before uploadiing. I am a private pilot and have some time (not a lot) in the air so I have been able to get up close to a lot of aircraft and see what taking off from gravel runways does to the paint, that was the look I was going for on this one.

Cheers!
matt

[mattrcaf]

Santynus,

Sure do, what would prefer? On the ground or in the air?

[No.1]

Matt- too many layers! Is there any special reason? My works are much simpler, with just a dozen of layers.

[mattrcaf]

Only one reason No.1, I am very inexperienced with Photoshop and basically teaching myself. I find that I am stopping and starting over a lot with various parts of the profile, so when I get something I am happy with I usually start a new layer for the next part of it so I don't wreck what I have already done.

Once I get better with the tool I will get the layers of numbers down.

BTW, here are great photos of my subject in flight.

http://airic.ca/html/bf109rag.html

[No.1]

I understand now All right, you will make this profile perfectly and during the time you will reduce layers. In general you need following layers:

- basic color
- panels
- access panels
- bolts
- nuts
- shadow
- overlapping shadow (if plane have overlapping panels)
- elements basic layer (like the intakes, filters, devices or so on... which are differ from variants as well side of airplane)
- elements panels
- elements nuts
- elements bolts
- elements shadow
- cockpit glass
- cockpit interior
- noise layer

If any additional explanation need, please let me know.

Cheers

[No.1]

Link is excellent! Fantastic images

[santynus]

I agree with No.1 great link Matt