Mvdarbs Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Hi Folks, Attached is a work in progress art deco air show poster I am putting together. I have never been the artistic type so I am struggling with coming up with a suitable way to add shading to the plane. As you can see there are 3 planes on my poster (There will only be one in the end) each one is an option I am looking at. 1 is white with no shading but I think it looks too clinical. 2 is one with a grey gradient added and 3 is a white one with a further black layer added over the top with the opacity reduced and with the noise increased. I'm not happy with any of them if I am honest. Is there anyone out there that can offer some advice? Cheers folks Mark SGA Poster v1.0.afdesign SGA Poster v1.0.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelrain Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Maybe it would be better if you would separate shading/lighting for each part individually: top wings, bottom wings, wheels, fuselage. Quote System specs: Win 8.1 Pro 64bit | AMD PhenomII X6 1055T @ 3.0Ghz | 16GB DDR3 @ 1600Mhz | WD10EZEX | GTX 960 4GB | Wacom CTL-672 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Hi Mvdarbs, I am not an artist either. The plane that I prefer is the one with the gradient, but to improve the contrast with the background of the image you could add a slight internal shadow and slightly modify the gradient in order to darken the tail if it must appear on an area very clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Here's my suggestion. Go with the grey, but change the gradient. Make it radial, not linear. Then change the gradient to almost white to pale blue like the sky. But position the white over the upper wing, and the blue over the opposite. That way the eye will see the feather shapes as being a different color across the range, and the silhouette of the plane, being reversed from the sky, will pop out better. While there are "artistic types," the old saying "Art is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration" is more or less true. Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renzatic Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 While there are "artistic types," the old saying "Art is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration" is more or less true. I'd say it's more 5% inspiration, 5% aping someone's style, and 90% goofing around with various stuff on top of that until you land on something that kinda looks cool. Or to put it another way, when in doubt, apply a gradient, and spin through your blend modes and layer effects. Mvdarbs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I'd say it's more 5% inspiration, 5% aping someone's style, and 90% goofing around with various stuff on top of that until you land on something that kinda looks cool. Or to put it another way, when in doubt, apply a gradient, and spin through your blend modes and layer effects. Picasso replied to a questions w. something like 'Of course I steal. Everybody steals. But the mark of genius is knowing who to steal from.' And then, slice and dice to your heart's content. Renzatic and Mvdarbs 2 Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mvdarbs Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Any advice on applying shadows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 If you were to go w. my suggestion of changing the direction of the gradient, you might continue w. a linear gradient, but add some stops to produce a darker band along one side of the length of the fuselage. Mvdarbs 1 Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiart350 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I just added a (dark brown) inner shadow on the white one and it looks pretty good. Love what you're doing here, the Christen Eagle is a beauty. Mvdarbs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mvdarbs Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hi Folks, Do you mean something along these lines? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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