Nieuport XVII Engagement Render

dacattack · 3 June 2009, 07:04 PM

Hey guys! I've been out of it for a while. Lot's of freelance and overtime at my regular job so i've been indisposed for a long while. But i'm back at it as i've been invited to a local aviation art show in Warner Robins and i'm working feverishly to get some pieces done so i can have them printed, framed and mounted.

The first piece im working on is a thus-far untitled piece featuring my Nie.XVII and it's vistory over an unknown Albatros D.III. Here's where im at for the moment!!!

sijko · 4 June 2009, 12:30 AM

THat IS impressive. All the drama that is the reality of aircombat. When you add the pilots, will you see the poor victim raising his arms in despair?

bristol scout · 4 June 2009, 01:42 AM

You can feel the heat!!! Superb action.
If i may be allowed one small critique------i feel your roundels are too small--and the strut work under the tail is not how it looked----sorry, that's two!

Dave.

dacattack · 4 June 2009, 02:28 AM

Thanks guys! Im still adding and tweaking the piece! I have thought about what the poor pilot of the Albatross will be doing IF visible at all. He could already have passed and therefore slumped over in the cockpit. But having an arm(s) visible might capture some of the true horror of Air-Combat!

thanks for the heads up bristol. It's always the little things that can kill ya.

Troy Raines · 4 June 2009, 04:48 AM

Very nice, can't wait to see the final product! Just a thought, wouldn't the fabric on the upper wing and possibly the tail be burning by now?

dacattack · 4 June 2009, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Troy Raines

wouldn't the fabric on the upper wing and possibly the tail be burning by now?

Yeah, Probably. But i want to show that one "moment" of destruction and speed. It's basically that one split-second where the flames are full, and intense from the front, and the speed is pushing the flames rearward before the rest of the wood and fabric shoot up like a roman candle.

But like a i said, still tweakin the whole scene, much could change between now and then.

Thanks -David

Thomas Trauner · 4 June 2009, 05:47 AM

Dave -
you know how it is, with those who just lean back, rising an eyebrow and beginning to mutter: “Yeah, great…but…What is the probability that a Nieuport 17 of the Lafayette Esc. meets an Albatros with Lozenge-covered wings ?”

Sorry – but that was my very first impression, only then I begun to look closely to this really very good made picture….

Thomas

dacattack · 4 June 2009, 06:58 AM

Thomas.
I've not only been only at this for about a year now. But also new to the historical accuracey of all the details. When did Germany start or where were the lozenge camos used. Im a student of all this history and am learning as i go.

thanks

Jock · 4 June 2009, 07:29 AM

I dont suppose you could offer some words of wisdom as to how you done your propeller could you. Ive got almost the same profile to do for my Dr1 and so far every single attempt has been scrapped, i just cant get it right. Whereas you seemed to have nailed it.

dacattack · 4 June 2009, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jock

I dont suppose you could offer some words of wisdom as to how you done your propeller could you. Ive got almost the same profile to do for my Dr1 and so far every single attempt has been scrapped, i just cant get it right. Whereas you seemed to have nailed it.

Sure.
I isolated the spinning prop and rendered that separately. Also select the camera and enable "motion blur" in the camera settings with a total of 30 or so "passes" to get the desired effect. Then just composited it in Photoshop. Voila!