Mr March Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Your work is astounding. May I host it in the "For Fans Only" section of my website?
hellohikaru Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) Your work is astounding. May I host it in the "For Fans Only" section of my website? Thank you and part of the credit must go to Talos..his lineart and decals helped alot. It would be an honor to be displayed on your website . UPDATE!!! 2 New Schemes now that i have established marking placement. Both are NSWC bird are the same airframe just with different paint jobs. TPS Grey New TPS Blue More to come soon... Edited July 5, 2009 by hellohikaru
Wolfman Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 Sorry I couldn't be of more help regarding references for my request...
Talos Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 Finally finished a pair of squadrons I've been working on, plus a preview of a couple more. Besides the Bounty Hunters' skull, all the markings are drawn from scratch by me. I think the Black Lions' tail insignia is the most complicated one I've done so far.
Mr March Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 VF-4 whore! Looking good. I like the insert picture of the tail art. The second insignia is really cool, the upside-down bat hanging under the four stars. Very nice work.
hellohikaru Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 (edited) Here is a one i would call a cross-over. Nuff said. and another quick one Edited July 7, 2009 by hellohikaru
anime52k8 Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 Here is a one i would call a cross-over. Nuff said. SWEET
SchizophrenicMC Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 Here is a one i would call a cross-over. Nuff said. That's awesome. I really need to brush up on my skill and fix up my previous work... And maybe a VF-0 or 2.
Mr March Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 Here is a one i would call a cross-over. Nuff said. and another quick one Fracking fantastic! These are brilliant! Well done. On that second one (the black one), what is that on the ventral rear section, just aft of the engine exhaust? It's like this brown stain on the fuselage. Is that dried blood?
hellohikaru Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 Fracking fantastic! These are brilliant! Well done. On that second one (the black one), what is that on the ventral rear section, just aft of the engine exhaust? It's like this brown stain on the fuselage. Is that dried blood? Eagle eye! Well..that stain is not just dry blood, it suppose to be dirt and all kind of grostesque stuff that leaking through it. I actually left the Japanese stenciling under the cockpit by mistake and it was already too late by the time i realized..oh well..i'll let Richard Dees (aka Miguel Ferrer) figure that one out. Thanks for all the comments!
Mr March Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 (edited) Eagle eye! Well..that stain is not just dry blood, it suppose to be dirt and all kind of grostesque stuff that leaking through it. I actually left the Japanese stenciling under the cockpit by mistake and it was already too late by the time i realized..oh well..i'll let Richard Dees (aka Miguel Ferrer) figure that one out. Thanks for all the comments! EDIT Okay, that was strange. The second image didn't show up last time I posted here. Weirdness But you will post it again right, once you've corrected it? I loved that color scheme. I love Miguel Ferrer. He had a brilliant role in Soderbergh's Traffic and of course Verhoven's Robocop way back in da day Edited July 8, 2009 by Mr March
hellohikaru Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Just one last run of VF-11s...i need to get the Howlers and Warhawks out.
505thAirborne Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Just one last run of VF-11s...i need to get the Howlers and Warhawks out. Looks awesome!!! Great job!!
Mr March Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) That looks cool! I like the cockpit and canopy details. Nice work. You gotta do the PAK FA next Edited July 13, 2009 by Mr March
hellohikaru Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 That looks cool! I like the cockpit and canopy details. Nice work. You gotta do the PAK FA next Probably!..depending on how things turn out. Glad that to see some having a modicum of enjoyment from these stuff
Mr March Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Make no mistake, I'm very much enjoying these. I like your VE-3 Howler and F-22 Raptor color schemes the best. The diversity of colors is nice and of course the shading is impressive. Actually, I was meaning to ask you how you did the shading/highlights for your VE-3 Howler. I know how you do the traditional shading, using the selection tool and a VERY larger paint brush, like you showed me on your VF-11 Thunderbolt schematics. But how do you achieve those white highlights along the top edges of the craft?
hellohikaru Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Make no mistake, I'm very much enjoying these. I like your VE-3 Howler and F-22 Raptor color schemes the best. The diversity of colors is nice and of course the shading is impressive. Actually, I was meaning to ask you how you did the shading/highlights for your VE-3 Howler. I know how you do the traditional shading, using the selection tool and a VERY larger paint brush, like you showed me on your VF-11 Thunderbolt schematics. But how do you achieve those white highlights along the top edges of the craft? Shading and highlights are done pretty much the same way as you said, using selection tools and stroking with a soft brush (normally guided by a path) or simply using the gradient tool with opacity set to between 30-50%. Highlights, on a separate layer above the shade layer and on normal mode(ie, no blending) are done in a similar fashion. Sometimes i use the path/shape tools to create the highlight shapes, fill them with white then adjust opacity accordingly. Add some blurring (gaussian) helps to soften it up abit. Sun effect is simple..soft brush with low opacity. Hope that helps. Feel free to ask more if you need to know anything Edited July 15, 2009 by hellohikaru
Mr March Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Hmm, that sounds a bit more involved than my knowledge of PS allows. I don't know how to do paths or effectively use the gradient tools. Maybe I'll see if I can find some tutorials online.
hellohikaru Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Hmm, that sounds a bit more involved than my knowledge of PS allows. I don't know how to do paths or effectively use the gradient tools. Maybe I'll see if I can find some tutorials online. hmm..Maybe you can try this tutorial. It's abit simplified but gets the pen path tools explained. Anyway here's a preview of how the F-27C is coming out. I need to tweak it abit more.
SchizophrenicMC Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 hmm..Maybe you can try this tutorial. It's abit simplified but gets the pen path tools explained. Anyway here's a preview of how the F-27C is coming out. I need to tweak it abit more. Looks awesome. Reminds me: I suck. I'm gonna need to start practicing some more.
hellohikaru Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 Probably not the final article but its getting close.
Mr March Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Haven't had time to look at that tutorial, but I will. Nice work on your Warhawk. Great looking art.
Mr March Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Interesting style. Your pictures are very graphic-artist-y. The line work could almost be the beginning of a badge insignia for a uniform. Good work.
hellohikaru Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) These are pretty much the finalised versions of the F-27J Warhawk 2, both birds from the Gifu test unit in both high vis and reduced vis decals. Some minor changes to decal orientation and making the engine bays bare metal. @Mr March Thanks..the Warhawks provide a change of nice change from the Howlers and Invaders. @Kylwell Thats pretty cool. Nice work EDIT: Added Prototype Test Scheme Edited July 17, 2009 by hellohikaru
hellohikaru Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Thanks for the comments and views everyone! I hope you guys spotted the little easter egg i planted in the TRDI scheme. Not too much done lately..just fixing glitches and adding a centerline drop tank for the F-27.
Mr March Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 A cat with a beanie? Bizarre Looking great as always. Well done. What is that little cylindrical looking thing in front of the cockpit canopy (dorsal side)?
hellohikaru Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) A cat with a beanie? Bizarre Looking great as always. Well done. What is that little cylindrical looking thing in front of the cockpit canopy (dorsal side)? That cat is supposedly the test pilot's lucky talisman. As for the shape ahead of the windshield..its a form of IR Search and Track(IRST) device. It does spoil the clean profile somewhat EDIT..added the Clean nose version for dedicated air to air work. Edited July 21, 2009 by hellohikaru
Talos Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 Since I'm working on -all- the VF-19 second generation versions, this one had to appear. I've been working idly on it some, finally got enough to preview.
hellohikaru Posted July 22, 2009 Posted July 22, 2009 Not much of an update.. Adversary Tactics Paintjob on a mid production F-27J. Note the definitive IRST system. Vanilla F-27 with IRST
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