Dawn Patrol

[deltacharlie]

Re-post (sort of) from before "the big crash"...although I did re-render to make the lighting angles more consistent between the two Fokkers. More post work as well trying to remember some of the crits, like I dirtied up the bottom of the wingleader's plane a little, and I tried to integrate the rendered planes into the image more. I noticed there was a tiny black outline making everything look cut-out.

BG image is not mine, it was found online. Snipes in the bg are photos of someone's plastic model, photoshopped to look like they belong.

[kevjon]

Excellent piece of work and really nice lighting and subject matter.

Good to see it reposted.

[Meshfan]

The background is beautiful. I also like the biplanes.

Maybe try to make them appear more "rough" and combat worn.

[deltacharlie]

Thanks, kev and meshfan!

On the texture maps, there is a lot of dirt, grime, soot, patches, peeled-off paint, mud, dye-overlap, etc., but at this distance with this lighting it all seems to go away. :(

So, my excuse is that they just came from the aerodrome and were well-maintained. :)

[Art 111]

Great stuff!
I like IWW themas!

[Spinner]

Very nice.
The distant aircraft would tell a better story going downhill.

[Gotardo]

that's a nice WWI piccie. Well done!
I like WWI renders :)