Digital Aircraft Renders

[rx79gez8gundam]

These are some digital renders I have created of my LDD aircraft MOCs using LDD to POV-Ray, POV-Ray, and Gimp 2.8. All the aircraftmarkings have been created digitally and applied using the Gimp photo editing software by me. I'm still re-learning to use Gimp, so please excuse the somewhat crude nature of the markings as I'm still a beginner with the software. The backgrounds are all non-commercial use images allowed with modification, so no copyright worries. I'm limited by computing power for now, so there is no anti-aliasing on the renders currently, but this will be changed as my equipment allows. Also included in the gallery is a modern US Navy flight deck tractor. Please leave feedback!

http://mocpages.com/folder.php/177663

"Recce Run" - RF-8G Crusader

"Last of the Gunfighters" - F-8E Crusader

"Phantom Final Approach" - F-4B Phantom II

"Thirsty Corsair" - KA-6D Intruder and A-7E Corsair II

"Cat Shot" - F-4N Phantom II

"Low Level Strike" - A-6E Intruder

"In Pursuit of MiGs" - F-4J Phantom II

Edited March 27, 2014 by rx79gez8gundam

[ThomThom63]

Hi!

Nice job!

Edited March 28, 2014 by ThomThom63

[rx79gez8gundam]

Hi!

Nice job!

Thanks! I'm getting better at the photo editing, it had been a while since I've had any formal training with the software. I need to master curving images to match complex surfaces, so far I can only mess with the perspective tool. Once I learn the other the markings will look much better when edited. All the other credit really goes to the LDD to POV-Ray software, it handles all the translation and lighting effects from LDD to finished rendered image for me, with my only input being the selection of the light settings. The only thing I'm actually changing in images with the photo editing software is the background and adding markings. I'm not doing any touch up to the models themselves. :D