Thanks Mick.
I've basically just been playing around with Nigels aluminium textures as I don't have a paint kit. Just tinting, changing some values, and messing with the alpha so that I get more of a semi-matte metallic 'sheen' rather than a reflective surface like a polished aluminium surface.
These three Photoshop shots of the bare upper wing in aluminium dope give the values of the 'silver' I've applied. the little red line marks the spot on the wing the sample was taken from.
the final two are images of the alpha channel values.
I just start playing around with the texture files until I have something that looks 'right' to my eye.. it's THAT scientific! :-)
cheers
Dave
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