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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:27 am Post subject: my first repaint!!!

So i have been fooling around with photoshop for some time but found it a pain to work with. i gave up ten times in the past 3 days but finally commited my self to making my Elixer Airways livery on the PMDG 737-700Winglet. This is an airline i currently "own" on airlinemogul.com and it will be used in an upcoming video showcasing the airline. Still not 100% perfect or finished, still creating a logo and still have to add text to the repaint but i am pleased with the out come. LMK what you think!
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s177/121arocks/fsscr001-2.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s177/121arocks/fsscr002-2.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s177/121arocks/fsscr004.jpg

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:31 am Post subject:

Different, but cool. Keep at it, especially getting used to layers in Photoshop, and their opacities. Keep an open mind too, I end up using two or three image editors, including 'Paint', Pixia, and Photoshop. Play with Photoshop's filters....all of them, and you start to get an idea of what can be done. Congrats on your first W.I.P repaint job mister, there's a ton of fun and learning ahead.

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:17 am Post subject:

thanks! certainly not looking to do this for fun, lol! yeah i used photoshop to edit some fs screens before. its not too bad but i get so confused with when to add a new layer and add a path and ....

i'm taking a break for now, the rest of the fleet still needs to be painted, the 5 other types of planes Elixer owns, lol.

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:42 am Post subject:

I like the look of the fuselage, but not too much concerning the wings. The contrast between the body and wings are kinda lost, unless you put the color shading into the wings.

Just my opinion.

As Hark noted, be sure to learn all the tools that photoshop has. As well, how to control those tools to your advantage. As such, some people don't know they can move layers above or below the next or last layer.

Take your time, and you'll get what your looking for. And if you need help, there are a few of us that will be here for you.

RD

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject:

thanks rd, yeah i kinda gave up on the wings, but it is a new day now so i might try it again.