Helicopter shading

BlackMan890 · Tue 28/09/2004 09:06:18

How in the world can the captain get out or get in, it's LOCKED
also
the back part of the helicopter is too big, i think, is it for the engine? if so the please see that the engines take not so much space:

the one above, the military one, you should see that it looks just like you exept it's 2 seated, isn't it?
your's is one seated ans a BIG engine also see below so you can see what your copter could look like:

Neutron · Tue 28/09/2004 09:36:31

I found this model at the 3D cafe. It appears to be roughly the same make.

Raider · Sun 03/10/2004 06:04:30

This is my new update, I am having trouble with drawing a missile like the one in the pic above. If someone could help me then that would be good.
Ignore the white box under the wing.

- Raider

Albert Cuandero · Sun 03/10/2004 10:00:38

Hey, Raider, you made it look muuuuchh better!

Here is a brief idea for the formpoints/missiles - again, it is not accurate done, but you should be able to work from there on.

If you don't like then - just ignore...

(oops - I first uploaded your original image - how smart I am today !Ã,Â

)

EDIT:

here is a good link if you are looking for data (it's german thogugh...) http://members.aol.com/kastnerk/technik.html

Raider · Thu 07/10/2004 06:03:46

I have just gave the missiles a go...

Albert: That is really different to my style and looks odd sorry. Thanks anyway.

- Raider

Cluey · Thu 07/10/2004 18:32:22

Your 'siles are pretty good Raider, I'd stick with em.

BlackMan890 · Thu 07/10/2004 19:33:21

that round thing on the boxes going out is a little small...
but thats a really good missiles if only i could do one like that
but overall a good job, can't wait too see some more

Raider · Thu 07/10/2004 19:45:27

Thanks guys.
I would really like to get on with shading now because that is what I am really bad at.... If someone could give me some tips (InCreator could you give me some tips I have PM you). Like I said in the first post the light is coming from the top left corner and I don't know how to shade to make it look like shiny metal. If I could get help in that area then that would be cool.
Thanks again (I will change that round thing blackman cheers)

- Raider

sergiocornaga · Fri 08/10/2004 04:22:57

The small amount of shading looks pretty good already. Awesome copter.

Raider · Sat 09/10/2004 21:58:29

One question: Should I Edit my last post every time I want to put an update on or just post a new reply with the new picture on it?

Anyway here is my attempt of shading. Is there somthing that I am not doing or am I missing anything out?

- Raider

c.leksutin · Sun 10/10/2004 21:29:17

If the rotor isn't moving then it should be casting shadows across the fuselage.

C.

InCreator · Mon 11/10/2004 00:02:43

you might try this:

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Or you could also try to remove black outlines and trace the borders where different parts meet, with about 2-3 pixel wide antialiased line tool brush using brighten/darken processor.

This is much bigger work, outcome should look like that or something similar:

I started to fill an area and noticed that shittery JPG compression has divided your simple filled color to multiple colors. This was good idea and I clicked everywhere to make this metal surface grainy, so it looks like rusted or dusty. I think you can do this also by hand.

Also, notice the simple brightening-darkening trick I used on side window.

And more about the window:

Solid, thick glass (that seems to be logically the one they use for army helicopter windows) very rarely breaks the way like you drew, I mean like this:

curved lines? It seems wrong.

I think that more believeable and natural would be using straight lines and many pieces, like this: